Quick Stats for beds active medical staff 2, employees volunteers 55, emergency visits 11, admissions 1, babies delivered new cancer patients , outpatient visits to Augusta Medical Group clinics , other Outpatient Registrations this includes Home Health, Laboratory, Outpatient Surgery, Imaging, etc.
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A bequest or other planned gift can accomplish this objective. Please contact the Augusta Health Foundation staff for more details. Search form Search. Over 31, square-feet of space, nearly double the current size 48 larger, walled, private rooms, a 69 percent increase over current capacity Dedicated care areas for patients suffering with behavioral health issues, stroke, heart attack, and other trauma Enhanced space for clinical collaboration for diagnoses, treatment and home care New family consultation areas when private conversations between physicians caregivers and loved ones are needed.
Dedicated work space for EMS, police and mental health professionals New ambulatory entrance with canopy, complimentary valet services and a convenient connection to the main hospital for after-hours access Improved efficiencies and care coordination for hospital admissions Second floor shell space for future operating room expansion. Members from each hospital formed the new Augusta Health Corp. The agreement stated a new hospital would be built to serve the area and the planning and design of the facility would begin as soon as it was financially feasible.
But the final decision whether to open a new hospital would be up to the new board. Douglas C. Wine, who was a Staunton city councilman at the time and an outspoken critic of the merger, said the merger benefitted Waynesboro at the expense of Staunton.
In defense, Paul Flanagan, a retired KDH administrator, said after extensive studies, meetings and negotiations between the two competing hospitals, and the boards, former rivals, met on equal terms.
After a year of controversy, on Aug. Tents and chairs were set up in the parking lot. A rainstorm developed and blew chairs from under tents until the skies cleared and turned blue. The chairman of the new board of directors said the storm was an appropriate metaphor for a project that early on met with strong opposition. Lambert predicted innovative projects like Augusta Medical Center would one day solve national health care problems, such as spiraling costs.
A project that took many years to realize was finally underway and construction began. Three years later, the first 26 patients were transferred from Waynesboro Community Hospital on that September weekend in The next day, Augusta Health was ready for emergency surgeries, and the first full surgery schedule happened the following day.
On Sunday, Sept. Her attention was with the patient who came into the brand new hospital in labor. She remembers quite well what happened next: The patient needed an epidural. The doctor who gave it was very tall. Anesthesiologist Dr. We had to pull the bed out. It was dark outside when the woman gave birth. The delivery was a success, and somewhere out in the world is the first baby born at Augusta Health on Sunday, Sept.
Looking back 25 years later, Flather says she thinks it feels better now than it did at the time. Over time, it has become more and more important to me.
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