EPISODE FIVE - RURAL HEALTH: THE HEART OF HOMETOWN HEALTH
On this week’s episode, Jimmy Lewis, Founder and CEO of Hometown Health joined HRG hosts, John and Danae. Hometown Health is a rural health consulting service based in Atlanta, Georgia committed to pursuing ways to help their network of rural hospitals, healthcare providers and best practice partners thrive in the healthcare industry.
Listen in as Jimmy discusses the unique challenges facing rural hospitals across America. While focusing on specific financial distresses COVID-19 has presented, Jimmy shares positive actions taken to help support these hospitals.
Jimmy Lewis
Chief Executive Officer
HomeTown Health, LLC
Under Jimmy’s leadership, HomeTown Health has grown to serve over 70 hospitals throughout the Southeast and partnered with nearly 60 vetted best practice business partners. HomeTown Health expanded its services into online education in 2005 mobilizing HomeTown Health University, www.hthu.net, which now serves over 10,000 professional learners nationwide through more than 300 online education courses, webinars and live training events. HTHU is an IACET accredited provider of CEU credits for professionals in a wide-variety of healthcare fields and licensure. HomeTown has expanded outside its Georgia base to serve multiple states through grant-based education partnerships, healthcare system membership and education subscriptions, and collective group networking.
Jimmy has been involved in very many state and local economic development and leadership projects throughout his career. He is a recipient of a number of professional awards and recognitions. He served as the 1993 Chairman of the Albany/Dougherty Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Leadership Georgia Class of 1992 and served three years as a host on the Georgia Red Carpet Tour, and worked ten years on the Southwest Georgia Fall Feather Hunt, the last two as Chairman. He received several business awards including 1992 Small Business Owner of the Year for Southwest Georgia by the Albany Chamber of Commerce and 1992 Exporter of the Year by the Atlanta Cobb Chamber. He has served on the Georgia Chamber Board of Directors among other activities.