Cartersville Ob/Gyn Associates, a full-service Ob/Gyn practice, was recently bestowed the “Small Business of the Year Award” for 2011 by the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce. Pictured left to right are Cartersville Ob/Gyn Associates’ owners Dr. Hugo Ribot and former Calhoun resident Dr. Malcolm Barfield, with Chamber of Commerce President Joe Frank Harris, Jr.

The yearly award was presented at the Chamber’s 2012 annual meeting, held on January 20, at the Booth Western Art Museum, in Cartersville. The Chamber’s selection committee chose Cartersville Ob/Gyn Associates for the honor among seven other nominees, citing the practice’s outstanding documentation of its growth, accomplishments and civic contributions for the past year.

According to Dr. Ribot, “This award acknowledges our level of excellence in our field and our commitment to our community. We strive to be the best in our specialty and provide the best care possible to our patients, even going above and beyond what is required by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.”

Dr. Barfield adds, “We are honored to receive this award, which recognizes the hard work and dedication we have put into our practice and our patients. It is fitting that the theme for the evening was community and teamwork, because we’re committed to providing women here with world-class care.”

Cartersville Ob/Gyn Associates has been a leader in women's healthcare since its 1984 founding, introducing numerous advancements that have become the gold standard of ob/gyn treatment and care. The practice was the first in the Cartersville/northwest Georgia area to offer obstetric patients collaborative midwifery/physician care; to provide non-invasive sterilization; and to introduce minimally invasive surgical procedures for hysterectomy, incontinence, infertility and many other common gynecological and pelvic conditions. It also is the only Ob/Gyn practice in Georgia with an onsite, fully accredited, state-of-the-art outpatient surgery center for performing all major and minor gynecological procedures: The Georgia Advanced Surgery Center for Women.

For more information, call 770-386-4824 or visit www.cartersvilleobgyn.com or www.ga-advancedsurgerycenter.com.