Fort Gordon’s Eisenhower Army Medical Center could face near-shutdown

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Sen. John Ossoff is demanding answers from military health officials about reported plans to reduce services at Eisenhower Army Medical Center.

In a letter to the Defense Health Agency, Ossoff asked about potential cuts that could include closing inpatient, emergency room and operating room services at the Fort Gordon hospital.

The letter states hospital staff says Eisenhower currently serves 30,000 to 40,000 people.

The facility operates as a teaching hospital with 80 residents and employs about 1,500 people total.

Ossoff asked the Defense Health Agency specific questions about the facility’s future, including whether there are plans to reduce the scope of care and services offered at the hospital.

The senator also questioned whether leaders reviewed data to determine whether Augusta hospitals could absorb additional patients if cuts occurred.

The letter asks if the Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., and the facility in Beaufort, S.C., are among those the Defense Health Agency is considering for service reductions.

Ossoff set a deadline of Nov. 28 for responses from the agency.

News 12 reached out to a spokeswoman for the post and got an automated reply to an email that stated, in part:

“Thank you for your note. As a result of a lapse in appropriations, I am out of the office. I will return to the office once appropriations are approved and I am informed to do so.”

We reached out to a higher-level public affairs address listed in the email and haven’t heard back.

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