What: Leaders from Houston Healthcare, Piedmont Macon, Atrium Health Navicent and the Georgia Department of Public Health will hold a news conference to urge community vaccination.

Speakers will include:

• Charles Briscoe, Houston Healthcare President and CEO

• Stephen Daugherty, CEO of Piedmont Macon and Piedmont Macon North

• Delvecchio Finley, Atrium Health Navicent President and CEO

• Dr. Jimmie Smith, Macon-Bibb County Health Department Administrator

When: 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021

Where: Coleman Hill Overlook (Access the upper portion of the park via Bond Street in front of the Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law.)

One-on-one interviews will be available immediately following the news conference. Media representatives are asked to arrive by 9:45 a.m. to ensure time to park and set up equipment. 

Masking and social distancing will be observed.