Northeast Georgia Health System Foundation’s annual Medical Center Open golf tournament benefits local community initiatives to help health of the community.
Event Details
Start Times
October 1, 2026
Player Registration – 8:00 a.m.
Shotgun Start – 10:00 a.m.
19th Hole Reception – 3:30 p.m.
Chicopee Woods Golf Course
2515 Atlanta Highway
Gainesville, GA 30504
Raffle Tickets
Purchase a raffle ticket for the chance to win $5,000. When you purchase a ticket, you’re supporting NGHS Workforce Development. Only 300 will be sold, and when they are gone, that’s it! Tickets are $100. Purchase your tickets using the link below.
- David & Misty Dickerson
- David Kennedy & Associates
- Eskimo Cold Storage
- Forum Communications, Inc
- Habitat for Humanity of Hall County
- Jake Martin & Son Contractors
- J&B Property Management, LLC
- Memorial Park Funeral Homes & Cemeteries
- New Leaf Landscape Services
- Peach State Truck Brokers
- Peach State Truck Lines, Inc
- Carl Rogers
- Carl Volle
- GG Mack Luxe Travel
- Juli Hayes
- Dawn Marie Bernhard, Co-Chair
- Neal Booth, Co-Chair
- Carey Baeumel
- Suzanne Bagwell
- Richard Cheek
- Reese Daniel
- Angela Daniels
- Vince Davis
- Headen Embry
- Maddie Horton
- David Lee
- Zach Propes
- Ricky Pugh
- Tara Ravi
- Matt Smith
- Philip Wilheit, Jr.
Support the Medical Center Open
Secure your sponsorship today. Learn more about our sponsorship opportunities.
Game Day Sponsorships
Does not include a golf team. Sponsorships $5000 and above may add a team on game day for $1000.
Game Day Engagement Sponsorships
This sponsorship level offers game day visibility and includes a golf team.
To secure one of these sponsorships, please contact Carey Baeumel at 770-219-8081 or carey.baeumel@nghs.com.
- Black Bear Treatment Center
- GEDS
- Healthcare IT Leaders
- New Leaf Landscape Services, Inc.
- Northeast Georgia Rentals
- Tom Barrow Company
- Fieldale Farms
- Gainesville Motorsports
- Pinnacle Bank
- Wes Turner
- Avison Young
- McGriff Insurance Services
- Zach & Katie Propes
- Advantage Appraisals, Inc.
- Hasty Pope, LLP
- Industrial Pipe & Supply Company
- The Oxley Group
- Peach State Bank
- Susan Daniel Creative
- Emmett & Julie Forrester
- Accelerated Claims
- Avison Young
- Burke Realty
- City Plumbing & Electrical Supply
- J&B Property Management
- Somer Daniel
- Meadowlark Coffee
- Memorial Park Funeral Home
- Microsoft Nuance
- Superscribe, LLC
The Medical Center Open is excited to fund Workforce Development initiatives at Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) this year. This unique program addresses critical healthcare talent shortages by connecting NGHS employees and local students with opportunities to grow professionally within the healthcare industry. By offering development programs, scholarships, and investing in local education programs with regional colleges and high schools, these efforts will build a strong talent pipeline. More importantly, this initiative will create meaningful career opportunities for future healthcare leaders in our region.
Learn more about our sponsorship opportunities here.
Additional resources
Local golf tournament funds the future of healthcare workers in Northeast Georgia
Northeast Georgia Health System’s (NGHS) Medical Center Open golf tournament has a long history of supporting the community, and this year’s tournament will continue that tradition for generations to come. The more than $309,000 raised at this year’s tournament will support workforce development at NGHS, enabling people to further their careers while also helping others.
“We are grateful to our sponsors, including the premier sponsor, Bank of America, for their generous support,” said Neal Booth, chair of the golf committee. “Many of our sponsors have supported this tournament for a long time. Their continued support, year after year, is why this tournament continues to exist and serve the needs of our community.”
The tournament, which has been around for more than 30 years, was held at Chicopee Woods Golf Course in Gainesville and included more than 200 golfers and more than 100 sponsors. The winning team included Chad Bruce, Shane Reed, John Scroggs and Devon Danbury.
“It was a great day,” said Dawn Marie Bernhard, co-chair of the golf committee. “To see the committee’s hard work over the last several months culminate in that kind of turnout was tremendous.”
Workforce development supports a sustainable workforce by identifying critical healthcare talent needs, creating programs focused on those needs and partnering with local colleges and high schools to identify and develop that talent. This is accomplished through need-based scholarships for NGHS employees, investing in local technical education programs for both NGHS employees and local job seekers, increasing career advancement programs and sponsoring regional high school healthcare programs.
“The money raised from this year’s Medical Center Open will allow us to position ourselves as leaders in the education and retention of the future of healthcare professionals in our community,” said Brett Gaines, executive director of Talent Acquisition and Workforce Development at NGHS. “Essentially, those who have supported the tournament this year are helping build the future of healthcare.”
