SPRINGFIELD -- After further diagnosis, the Hospital Authority of Effingham County granted Effingham Medical Partners LLC more time to operate at its current location. During a joint meeting with the Effingham Hospital Inc. board Wednesday night, the authority approved a 24-month lease for Dr. Joseph Ratchford and Dr. Prakash Patel to continue practicing at 449 Ga. Hwy 119 South. Ratchford is making plans for a new office on Hwy 21 near the Clarence Morgan Complex but it won't be ready until 2019.
Ratchford gets more time in current space