The flurry of Georgia hospital deals continued Thursday with AdventHealth announcing that it’s purchasing an HCA hospital in Rome.
The acquisition of Redmond Regional Medical Center had been rumored for weeks.
It’s the fifth hospital that Tennessee-based HCA Healthcare plans to sell in Georgia. The other four — two in Macon and two in different parts of metro Atlanta — are to be purchased under an ...
Piedmont Healthcare, fresh off a deal to buy four hospitals from HCA, is looking to continue its expansion into new areas of Georgia.
The Atlanta-based system announced Wednesday that it has signed a letter of intent with University Health Care System in Augusta, exploring the possibility of adding it to the Piedmont family.
University includes three hospital campuses, three nursing homes and nine urgent care facilities. Its main asset is University Hospital, ...
By Judi Kanne and Andy Miller
The COVID-19 pandemic has showcased the heroic sacrifices and day-to-day service of nurses in an unprecedented way.
With their tireless work in mind, the Georgia Nurses Association (GNA) is planning to launch a Nurses Hall of Fame this fall, with about 10 inaugural members inducted.
Some will be honored posthumously, said Matt Caseman, CEO of the Nurses Association.
“There’s not ...
Georgia is last in the nation in conducting recertification inspections of its nursing homes, according to a recent media report.
By the end of March, nearly 80 percent of Georgia facilities had gone for at least 18 months without these comprehensive inspections, said the investigation report by CNHI, a newspaper company.
Georgia’s backlog surpassed those of every other state, exceeding the 76 percent in Maryland ...
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