The Sumter Tornado

The Hospitalist. 2007 June;2007(06):

June 1, 2007 | The Hospitalist

Dr. Davis could not be more pleased with how Sumter Regional’s hospitalists responded to the disaster. “I am real proud of the doctors I work with,” she says. “They really stepped up to the plate—above and beyond the call of duty. No one complained. No one worried about getting paid. No one worried about their malpractice insurance. I am very proud.” TH

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About Americus

Americus, Ga., home of Habitat for Humanity’s headquarters, is just east of former President Carter’s hometown of Plains, Ga. The close-knit community is far from affluent. According to the 2000 Census, the median household income in Americus is $26,808, compared with $42,433 in Georgia as a whole. Americus is 10 miles from Fort Sumter (better known as Andersonville, the infamous Confederate prison camp) and was the site of racial violence during the Civil Rights era. Today, more than half the town’s residents are African American. -RN