I. Introduction II. Description of Community Served by the Hospital III. The Assessment Process a. Community Economic and Health Profile b. Hospital Survey Results IV. Identified Needs V. Supplemental Material Description of Community Served by the Health Department Muhlenberg County was founded in 1798 and formed from the neighboring counties of Logan and Christian. Muhlenberg County was named after General John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, a clergyman, a soldier, and a politician of the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Post-Revolutionary eras. Built in 1907, the courthouse was and still is the focal point of downtown Greenville, the county seat. The two primary aquatic features of Muhlenberg County are the Green River and Lake Malone. The northern portion of the county is typically gently rolling hills, river flatlands, and some sizeable bald cypress swamps along Cypress Creek and its tributaries. The southern portion consists of rolling hills with higher relief. This area is also known for many sandstone formations and some small limestone caves, of which only two known limestone caves are thought to be in the county, both in the far southern region.
I. Introduction II. Description of Community Served by the Hospital III. The Assessment Process a. Community Economic and Health Profile b. Hospital Survey Results IV. Identified Needs V. Supplemental Material Description of Community Served by the Health Department Muhlenberg County was founded in 1798 and formed from the neighboring counties of Logan and Christian. Muhlenberg County was named after General John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, a clergyman, a soldier, and a politician of the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Post-Revolutionary eras. Built in 1907, the courthouse was and still is the focal point of downtown Greenville, the county seat. The two primary aquatic features of Muhlenberg County are the Green River and Lake Malone. The northern portion of the county is typically gently rolling hills, river flatlands, and some sizeable bald cypress swamps along Cypress Creek and its tributaries. The southern portion consists of rolling hills with higher relief. This area is also known for many sandstone formations and some small limestone caves, of which only two known limestone caves are thought to be in the county, both in the far southern region.
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