Augusta, Thomson hospitals celebrate one year with Piedmont

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Piedmont Augusta and Piedmont McDuffie rejoice their first 12 months underneath Piedmont Healthcare on Wednesday.

Neighborhood leaders, board members, executives and workers of each Piedmont and the previous College Well being Care System publicly celebrated the brand new partnership.

“Piedmont Augusta exemplifies teamwork and demonstrates a deep dedication to our sufferers and the group. On the similar time, we’re embracing the long run by welcoming change,” CEO Dr. Lily Henson mentioned.

Amongst Piedmont Augusta and McDuffie’s highlights throughout the previous 12 months:

• Contributing greater than $2 million in direct help of local people clinics and allied well being faculties.
• Launching a partnership with Augusta Technical Faculty to extra and increase its College of Well being Sciences to the Piedmont Summerville Campus
• Topping $1 million in funds raised by Piedmont Augusta Basis for nursing scholarships
• Being chosen to take part in a sophisticated cardiac nerve stimulation research, an progressive new therapy for coronary heart failure sufferers
• Celebrating 5 years because the area’s longest-running Left Ventricular Help System implementation program for superior coronary heart failure sufferers
• Finishing an intensive Neighborhood Well being Wants Evaluation and Implementation Technique for every hospital.

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