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Atrium Health Floyd Physician Specializes in Internal Medicine

Joshua Herndon, M.D., Sees Patients in Summerville

Atrium Health Floyd Physician Specializes in Internal Medicine.

SUMMERVILLE, Ga., Nov. 9, 2023 – Joshua Herndon, M.D., treats adult patients of all ages at Atrium Health Floyd Primary Care Medicine in Summerville. He has a passion for internal medicine and treating older patients.

“I think being from a small town and actually coming from a blue-collar family allows me to interact with my patients and relate to them on a different level," Herndon said. “I know a lot of the concerns they have because my parents had similar concerns."

He says that the best part of medicine for him is “the ability to influence my patient's health and life in a good way."

Herndon said he is very straightforward with his patients.

“I'm very approachable and stress to my patients that we are in it together. I'm not going to be hollering at you or anything like that, but I'm not going to sugarcoat many things," he said. “I'm pretty straightforward."

Herndon said he enjoyed math and science when he was in school. He received his medical degree from Mercer University School of Medicine in Savannah and his Bachelor of Science in biology from East Georgia State College in Swainsboro.

Atrium Health Floyd Primary Care Family Medicine Summerville is located at 11766 U.S. Highway 27. The office is open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

To make an appointment call 706-857-3915. You can also make an appointment through the myatriumhealth app.

About Atrium Health Floyd

The Atrium Health Floyd family of health care services is a leading medical provider and economic force in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd is part of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Floyd strategically combined with Harbin Clinic in 2024 and employs more than 5,200 teammates who provide care in over 40 medical specialties at four facilities: Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center – a 361-bed full-service, acute care hospital and regional referral center in Rome, Georgia; Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Georgia; and Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, Alabama; and Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Behavioral Health, also in Rome. Together, Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic provide primary care, specialty care and urgent care throughout northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd also operates a stand-alone emergency department in Chattooga County, the first such facility to be built from the ground-up in Georgia.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. Advocate Health is nationally recognized for its expertise in heart and vascular, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs more than 160,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to redefining care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.