HEALTH DEPARTMENTS WILL BE CLOSED OCTOBER 7TH DUE TO FURLOUGH AND OCTOBER 10TH DUE TO A STATE HOLIDAY

The Columbus (Muscogee), Clay, Crisp, Macon, Marion, Quitman and Schley County Health Departments in the West Central Health District will be closed on Friday, October 7th and employees required to take a day off without pay due to budget cuts and on Monday, October 10th in observance of Columbus Day. Please note - the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) office will be open in Columbus and Ft. Benning on Friday, October 7th.

"As the need for furloughs continues, I recognize there is a decrease in the quantity of days we are open to the public, but not the quality of services we provide. We certainly regret having to continue furloughing; however this is an unfortunate consequence of our budget cuts. We hope the need for furloughs does not continue the entire year, but this must be determined by future budget allocations. Most importantly, I wish to thank the entire staff of the West Central Health District for their understanding, support and loyalty to public health and the communities we serve," states Dr. Beverley Townsend, District Health Director.

The Columbus Department of Public Health resides in the Health and Human Services Building located at 2100 Comer Avenue. Please note this facility houses multiple agencies. This notice of agency closure pertains specifically to the Columbus Department of Public Health located on the 2nd floor.

Furloughing of staff is not something any of our Boards of Health take lightly and they understand that it affects our employees and the communities we serve. Currently, Health Departments affected by furloughs are: Columbus (Muscogee), Clay, Crisp, Macon, Marion, Quitman and Schley County.