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Sofi Gratas

Sofi Gratas
Rural Health Reporter
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Sofi Gratas covers rural health and health care for GPB. She joined GPB in June 2022 as a Report for America Corps member. Based in Macon, her coverage area includes Middle and South Georgia. Her focus is on the crisis facing rural communities that consistently rank near the bottom nationwide in health and health care.  Sofi is a 2020 graduate of the University of Georgia's Grady School of Journalism. Prior to joining GPB, she worked at the Red and Black and WUGA. 

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Some current CDC employees at the protest wore surgical masks with blue masking tape to symbolize what some called their inability to speak out about changes art the CDC.

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  • Health

As FY 2026 budget moves through Congress, CDC cuts threaten public health in Georgia

Former directors of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are raising the alarm ahead of budget talks. 

July 03, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
A concrete portico at one of the former main entrances of Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center is torn down on June 30, 2025. The demolition project of the 1.8 million square foot site got started after a years-long moratorium from the city.

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Years after hospital's closure, the demolition project at Atlanta Medical Center kicks off

The city is supporting a multi-use project in the place of Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center, which closed suddenly in 2022.

July 01, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
Firefighters Roberto Jose Julkes and Michael White  at a photoshoot on June 4, 2025 for the Middle Georgia Firefighter Calendar.

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LISTEN: Behind the scenes at the Middle Georgia Firefighter Calendar photoshoot

The calendar, a charitable endeavor featuring the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department's finest, is back after a seven-year hiatus. 

June 25, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
Marian, left, and Charlie Keen get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Cochran, Ga. in January 25, 2021.  The South Central Health District which includes Cochran was on pace to vaccinate as many as 300 people at the six hour vaccination event.

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Georgia department of public health cautions about summer wave of infectious diseases

COVID cases often spike in the summer. Meanwhile reported cases of measles and pertussis have been much higher this year compared to last.  

June 18, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
Patricia Cheeley, center, has been coming to Homeplace Adult Day Center in Wrens, G.a. for about five years. She's often found in the living room reading from her Bible. Cheeley and others who are elderly and/or disabled and eligible for Medicaid can use it to pay for long-term support services, like attendance to a day center.

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For Georgia's aging population, Medicaid cuts threaten options for care

Medicaid helps pay for the services seniors can no longer do for themselves. Proposed cuts target federal spending for the program, worrying providers of caregiving services.

June 17, 2025
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