The College Well being Care System is now beneath a brand new moniker.
College Hospital, College Hospital Summerville, College Hospital McDuffie and related doctor practices formally joined the Piedmont system on March 1.
The buildings will now be referred to as Piedmont Augusta Hospital, Piedmont Augusta Hospital Summerville Campus and Piedmont McDuffie Hospital.
The 2 programs introduced the signing of a letter of intent in Could 2021.
The Piedmont system now includes 19 hospitals.
“Piedmont’s mannequin is to offer complete care near house, and we’re excited that an awesome system like College Well being Care, which has been doing that for extra 200 years, is becoming a member of with us,” Piedmont President and CEO Kevin Brown mentioned. “Our focus is all the time on altering healthcare, making it simpler, extra seamless and eradicating the trouble, which is what we are going to carry to this partnership.”
Along with the three campuses named, College has two expert nursing and rehabilitation facilities, and serves ambulatory sufferers with doctor practices and Immediate Care facilities in downtown Augusta, Evans, South Richmond County and Grovetown in Georgia, and Aiken and North Augusta in South Carolina.
“At this time, we rejoice the start of a brand new chapter within the historical past of College Well being Care System,” mentioned James Davis, president and CEO of Piedmont Augusta and Piedmont McDuffie. “We’re excited in regards to the many prospects and new alternatives the partnership with Piedmont will carry to our sufferers, workers, physicians and the neighborhood.
“Turning into Piedmont ensures we safe high-quality care in our neighborhood into the long run. This has been our dedication for 204 years, and we’re excited the custom of excellence will proceed.”
“Piedmont Augusta and Piedmont McDuffie are each nicely positioned for progress,” Davis mentioned. “Being trusted by Piedmont to function their Augusta medical hub for healthcare is a large vote of confidence, and it took numerous work to get to today. It’s good to rejoice and make it official.”