Under a bright sun on a freshly cleared plot of land in Kingsland, staff members from the Camden County Health Department dug shovels into the dirt during a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new health department building on April 15, 2024.
The new facility will enhance health department operations and accessibility by offering a more modern structure that can house clinical and environmental health services in one location. The facility is expected to open in 2025.
The groundbreaking event was attended by key stakeholders including representatives from the Coastal Health District, Camden Board of Health, Southeast Georgia Health System, the State, and the cities of Kingsland, St. Marys, and Woodbine.
The project cost for the new Camden County Health Department is over $5.38 million. In addition to land donated by Southeast Georgia Health System, funding is provided by:
- Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) VIII;
- Community Development Block Grant COVID (CDBG-CV);
- Coastal Health District; and
- Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
