St. Mary's Hospital, where quality medical services and caring professionals go hand in hand. Macon County Health Department goes the extra mile to ensure all residents of the county, regardless of ability to pay, have the healthcare and health education needed. Baby Love works with women from the earliest stages of pregnancy through delivery of the baby and beyond. The program has the goal of creating healthy, self-sufficient families. The Case Coordination Unit works with senior citizens on an individual basis to help delay or eliminate need for nursing home placement.
Assistance varies, from homemakers and senior companions to home repair and renovation.
Immunizations for seniors are also available through the department's Health Clinic. Macon County Health Department has joined a nationwide campaign to raise the immunization percentage for children under two. The goal is 90 percent participation. Immunization clinics twice weekly and on some Saturdays have helped in moving toward this goal. Licensed preschool and day care centers give vision and hearing exams on a regular basis to children from 3 years of age and up.