History

The Northeast Georgia Diagnostic Clinic was founded in 1953 by Dr. Henry S. Jennings.  Dr. Jennings, who was then in practice at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, felt that the time was right to establish an Internal Medicine practice offering exceptional specialized care in Gainesville, which was then poised for growth.  His predictions proved to be correct.  Gainesville is now a thriving economic community and provides exceptional healthcare for the entire Northeast Georgia region.

From its humble beginnings in a small renovated house on Vine Street, then to a small office with 4 providers, the Northeast Georgia Diagnostic Clinic offered the Gainesville community and the Northeast Georgia region many of its first specialty providers.

• Dr. Sam Poole joined Dr. Jennings to expand the primary medicine department.
• Dr. Warren Stribling joined the clinic as the area’s first cardiologist.
• Dr. James Butts began Gainesville’s first dedicated Oncology practice.
• Dr. Butts also initiated chemotherapy services and was instrumental in bringing drug trials to the forefront of cancer treatment locally.
• Dr. Neil Kelley joined the practice as a Pulmonary Specialist, introducing pulmonary function testing to Gainesville.
• Dr. Sam Rauch established nephrology services, which included dialysis management and transplant referrals.

Since its beginning in 1953, the Northeast Georgia Diagnostic Clinic has grown into a multi-specialty practice of 33 physicians and 15 mid-level providers occupying 52,000 square feet of space in the Guilford Medical Complex on Jesse Jewell Parkway in Gainesville.