Nell Wiegand Legacy Society

Northeast Georgia Health System has been caring for Northeast Georgia for more than 60 years. Over the years our region has grown, and our hospital has grown with it. Our team cares for more than one million people across the region through five hospitals and a variety of outpatient locations. Our mission, however, remains the same—we are committed to improving the health of our community.

Providing Excellent Healthcare
Our growing region deserves excellence in healthcare, and at Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) providing excellent healthcare is our highest priority. Lives are saved and medical advances occur daily thanks to the team of dedicated professionals who provide medical care to our patients. However, the cost of high-quality care increases annually due to the changing needs of our region and the increasing demand for new services and technology.

Financial Support Is Needed
As a provider of healthcare to the North Georgia region, NGHS desires to provide high-quality healthcare services and state-of-the-art technology and programs. A gift to Northeast Georgia Health System Foundation in support of the health of the communities we serve allows our organization to improve and expand healthcare services to provide the latest medical technology for our growing region. Philanthropic gifts will help NGHS sustain its legacy of healthcare excellence for generations to come.

Tax Benefits for Giving
In addition to improving healthcare across the region, philanthropic gifts can provide you with current income-tax benefits and significant reductions in federal and state death taxes. You don't have to reduce income or change lifestyle to make a gift. Certain options give you the benefit of an income-tax deduction while retaining the income from the gift.

Why pay unnecessary estate taxes when your bequest can create a permanent, personal legacy to support your belief in the importance of high-quality healthcare services in North Georgia?

For more than half a century, Northeast Georgia Health System has assumed major responsibility for the healthcare of our friends and neighbors. As the region has grown and become more diverse, the challenges of meeting this demand have increased. In order to continue to meet the needs of a growing and more diverse population, more resources are needed to deliver care, educate citizens for a healthier lifestyle, and improve the health of the region.

Through the years, Northeast Georgia Health System Foundation has been blessed by philanthropists who have created a personal legacy by supporting healthcare programs and services through planned gifts. These gifts create a commitment to healthcare excellence in our region for generations to come. The Nell Wiegand Legacy Society has been established to honor those who have remembered the health of the communities we serve when planning their estates. If you have made or would like to make a provision in your estate for Northeast Georgia Health System Foundation, please let us know.

How Can I Help?
Individuals have created a personal legacy in support of the healthcare programs and services by remembering Northeast Georgia Health System Foundation in planning their estates. Some have made outright bequests in their wills. Others have created gifts in trust, while some have contributed appreciated assets. Estate gifts may be designated for a specified use by or left undesignated and support Northeast Georgia Health System Foundation's endowment to ensure sustainability of the Foundation's work for years to come. If you plan to make us one of your beneficiaries, please advise us or ask your professional advisor to notify us that we have been included in your estate plan.

If you would like to explore gifts in trust, real estate, stocks, etc., please call Northeast Georgia Health System Foundation at (770) 219-8099. We can help your professional advisor ensure that your wishes are followed.

Membership and Special Recognition
By allowing us to publicly recognize your planned gift, you enable others to see the importance of philanthropic giving to the future of healthcare in our region. Northeast Georgia Health System Foundation offers special recognition to each philanthropist:

• A uniquely designed personal gift commemorating your membership
• Invitation to special recognition events
• Invitation to other NGHS programs and events