Primary care physician now seeing patients in Cedartown
ROME, Ga., Aug. 11, 2025 – Joining Atrium Health Floyd Primary Care Family Medicine & Pediatrics Polk is a homecoming for Dr. Jacob Collier, who is happy to be treating patients in Cedartown, where he grew up.
“It was my goal to be back and be able to serve Cedartown. So, it's been a blessing to be able to come back here," said Collier, who served as a chief resident at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Family Medicine Residency.
“One of the rewards of being in a position like this in a small town is you get to meet the people. You get to develop relationships with them. So, being a physician in a small town really appealed to me because everybody knows everybody," Collier said.
He said it is also likely he will bump into patients around town, giving him more opportunity to build relationships with patients outside the walls of a medical clinic.
“I really want it to be a partnership, helping them take care of themselves. Shared decision-making is an important part of the physician-patient relationship," added Collier, who sees patients age12 and older.
Collier played high school football and wrestled as a student at Darlington School. He said he looks forward to being involved in providing care for high school athletes in Polk County, whether it's being on the sidelines Friday night or at tournaments involving other sports.
He received his medical degree from Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon after completing a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmaceutical chemistry from Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw.
Atrium Health Floyd Primary Care Family Medicine & Pediatrics Polk, 2370 Rockmart Hwy., treats patients Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 770-748-7818 to make an appointment.
About Atrium Health Floyd
The Atrium Health Floyd family of health care services is a leading medical provider and economic force in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd is part of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Floyd strategically combined with Harbin Clinic in 2024 and employs more than 5,200 teammates who provide care in over 40 medical specialties at four facilities: Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center – a 361-bed full-service, acute care hospital and regional referral center in Rome, Georgia; Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Georgia; and Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, Alabama; and Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Behavioral Health, also in Rome. Together, Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic provide primary care, specialty care and urgent care throughout northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd also operates a stand-alone emergency department in Chattooga County, the first such facility to be built from the ground-up in Georgia.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. Advocate Health is nationally recognized for its expertise in heart and vascular, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs more than 160,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to redefining care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.