03/07/2026
Congratulations to our CEO, Dr. Ringer, on being recognized by the Medical College of Georgia with the Community Advocate Award!
Dr. Ringer has been a champion for improving healthcare access in the communities we serve, and this recognition reflects his passion for caring for patients and strengthening rural healthcare.
We are grateful for his leadership and proud to have him guiding Oconee Valley Healthcare.
David Ringer, MD, a family physician and CEO for nonprofit Oconee Valley Healthcare in Greensboro, received a Community Advocate Award at this year's State of the College address.
“He is a longtime supporter of MCG,” Hess said. “He is the old-style country doctor who does both inpatient and outpatient care. He sees patients in local nursing homes, rotates as a hospitalist. Someone I deeply admire.”
Ringer received a bachelor of science in biochemistry from the University of Georgia before graduating from MCG. He completed his residency at Anniston Family Practice at the University of Alabama and later received a business management certificate from John Hopkins University.
Ringer is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, the American Board of Physician Executives, and the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Ringer owned Family Medical Associates of Lake Oconee for 22 years before joining his practice with what is now Oconee Valley Healthcare.
