Facility Type:

Multi-Specialty Clinic

Employer Selling Points:

Employment Status, Stability of Workforce, Call/Practice Coverage

Community Type:

Rural

Community/Service Population:

10,001 - 25,000 / 5,001 - 10,000

Community Information:

The City of Gallipolis is located on the Ohio River in Gallia County. Gallipolis lies 40 miles upriver from Huntington, West Virginia, 58 miles northwest of Charleston, West Virginia, 50 miles west of Marietta, 109 miles southeast of Columbus, and 156 miles east of Cincinnati.

Gallipolis was first settled by Europeans in 1790: "The French 500" were a group of French aristocrats, merchants, and artisans who were fleeing the violence and disruption of the French Revolution.^​​ They were led by Count Jean-Joseph de Barth, an Alsatian member of the French National Assembly. ^​ It is the second city to be founded in the newly organized Northwest Territory of the United States. It is known as "The Old French City" because of this beginning.

Community Selling Points:

Recreational Opportunities, Climate, Community Need/Support of Health Professional

3RNET Network Coordinator
Contact Information:

Brandon Carman
Office of Community and Rural Health Services
Division of Rural Health & Recruitment
350 Capitol Street, Room 515
Charleston, WV 25301-3716
Tel: 304-558-4382
Brandon.K.Carman@wv.gov

J-1 Contact Information:

Bethlhem Amare, Bureau for Public Health
Office of Community and Rural Health Services
West Virginia State Office of Rural Health
350 Capitol Street, Room 515
Charleston, WV 25301-3716
Tel: 304-558-4382
bethlhem.s.amare@wv.gov