Healthcare
Lamar County is served by three hospitals within 20 minutes drive from anywhere in the county with ambulance service contracted with Upson Regional Medical EMS.
Emergencies are handled countywide by calling 911.
Seniors Care:
Heritage Inn Nursing Home serves the needs of the elderly in Lamar County
770-358-2485.
Sunny Grove Assisted Living
665 Gordon Rd.
Barnesville, GA 30204
678-359-1246
Social clubs for seniors include the Joy Club at 770-358-4748, the First National Bank First Friends Club at 358-1100, and First Baptist Church's Young at Heart, 770-358-2081
Hospice
Brightmoor Hospice
Skipper Burns
3223 Newnan Rd.
Griffin, GA 30224
(770) 467-9930
Email: skipper.burns@brightmoorhospice.com
www.brightmoorhospice.com
Thomaston Hospice
Al Hinson
316 West Gordon St.
Thomaston, GA 30286
(706) 647-2273
Email: alhinson@thomastonhospice.com
www.thomastonhospice.com
Social Services For the Elderly:
Public transportation is available for all citizens through a new pilot van program serving Lamar and neighboring counties. For information on this and other services, contact the McIntosh Trail Area Agency on Aging at 770-227-6300.
Lamar County is served by three hospitals within 20 minutes drive from anywhere in the county with ambulance service contracted with Upson Regional Medical EMS.
Emergencies are handled countywide by calling 911.
Spalding Regional
Medical Center
601 South 8th St.
Griffin, GA 30224
770-228-2721
Medical Center
601 South 8th St.
Griffin, GA 30224
770-228-2721
Upson Regional
Medical Center
801 Gordon St.
Thomaston, GA 30286
706-647-8111
Medical Center
801 Gordon St.
Thomaston, GA 30286
706-647-8111
Seniors Care:
Heritage Inn Nursing Home serves the needs of the elderly in Lamar County
770-358-2485.
Sunny Grove Assisted Living
665 Gordon Rd.
Barnesville, GA 30204
678-359-1246
Social clubs for seniors include the Joy Club at 770-358-4748, the First National Bank First Friends Club at 358-1100, and First Baptist Church's Young at Heart, 770-358-2081
Hospice
Brightmoor Hospice
Skipper Burns
3223 Newnan Rd.
Griffin, GA 30224
(770) 467-9930
Email: skipper.burns@brightmoorhospice.com
www.brightmoorhospice.com
Thomaston Hospice
Al Hinson
316 West Gordon St.
Thomaston, GA 30286
(706) 647-2273
Email: alhinson@thomastonhospice.com
www.thomastonhospice.com
Social Services For the Elderly:
Public transportation is available for all citizens through a new pilot van program serving Lamar and neighboring counties. For information on this and other services, contact the McIntosh Trail Area Agency on Aging at 770-227-6300.