Primary Content Credit: Georgia Health News
Piedmont Healthcare is adding four HCA hospitals to its network in a deal valued at close to $1 billion.
The purchases from HCA, announced Monday, would make Atlanta-based Piedmont the leading system in Georgia in number of hospitals, at 15. The Emory and Wellstar systems are next, at 11.
The deal had been rumored for several days.
If regulators approve the acquisitions, as expected, the nonprofit Piedmont system will acquire Eastside Medical Center in Snellville; Coliseum Medical Centers and Coliseum Northside, both in Macon; and Cartersville Medical Center in Cartersville.
The targeted closing date is July 31. HCA, a chain based in Tennessee, valued the acquisition price at $950 million.
UGA announces 2021 Alumni Awards recipients
February 8, 2021
Outstanding alumni and friends recognized by the UGA Alumni Association
The University of Georgia Alumni Association has announced eight recipients of the 2021 Alumni Awards, an annual program dating back to 1936 that recognizes individuals and organizations who demonstrate a commitment to the university. The 2021 honorees are:
Chester Davenport, Alumni Merit Award
The Honorable Brian P. Kemp, Alumni Merit Award
Bonney Shuman, Alumni Merit Award
Dr. Libby Morris, Faculty Service Award
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Friend of UGA Award
St. Mary’s Health Care System, Friend of UGA Award
The Paris Family, Family of the Year Award
Piedmont Athens Regional opened one of the state’s first infusion centers to provide antibody treatment for high-risk patients diagnosed with COVID-19.
COVID-19 cases in Athens-Clarke County have been on an upward slope since Dec. 28, 2020, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. The county saw a 55% increase in cases reported between the last week of December and cases reported last week.
There was a slight dip in daily cases reported in the days following the end of the University of Georgiaâs final exams.
Facing the risks
On Jan. 8, as many students prepared to return to campus for in-person learning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a study about the risks of in-person learning at large universities for students and the community.