We're a community of caregivers made up of the most sought after and specialized medical and research professionals in their fields, offering the most advanced health care services in a 478-bed adult hospital, the 154-bed Childrens Hospital of Georgia, the Georgia Cancer Center, and more than 80 outpatient clinics across Georgia and South Carolina. From the most comprehensive and complex cancer care and telestroke network, to the regions only Level I Trauma Center and only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for critically ill infants with an air transport team we do what others simply can't.
Since 2000, Augusta University Health System has been the only regional health provider to have its physicians consistently ranked among the top 1% in the nation by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. and included in the national database of Americas Top Doctors for cancer, neurology, cardiovascular, gastroenterology, otolaryngology, urology, rheumatology, and plastic surgery services. But we didnt stop there. Over 50 AU Health physicians are among the top doctors in the region, making them some of the most experienced, educated and awarded professionals throughout the Southeast.
What do we offer that others cant? Life-saving expertise and care. Our list of onlys continues to grow each and every year and includes the highest-level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, the only pediatric emergency department with fellowship-trained physicians, a statewide telehealth network, bone marrow and stem cell transplant program, chest pain center, and Electrophysiology Lab in the region. Its no wonder why we serve as the regional coordinating hospital for Georgias East Central District and help respond to statewide natural disasters and events impacting the health of Georgians everywhere. Additionally, our teams travel to cities and towns throughout Georgia and South Carolina to teach the care techniques of tomorrow to patient providers today.
Why do people choose us? Our overarching commitment to a better tomorrow. That means we step up and out each and every day to solve the problems were uniquely qualified to tackle. Like the COVID-19 pandemic and mobilizing the resources necessary for statewide testing and screening. And, when COVID-19 vaccines became available, we were there, too, launching vaccination locations in permanent and underserved locations throughout the two-state. We know our calling, and were always here to answer. Our commitment is evidenced through the generous support of corporations and non-profit organizations across the county including Augusta National Golf Club, the Community Foundation of the CSRA, Peach Bowl, Peach State Health Plan, and many more. Want to be part of our story? We encourage you to join us. You wont regret it.
In addition to providing care in the Augusta area, Augusta University Health physicians travel to satellite practice sites throughout Georgia illustrating our commitment to care for people across the state and region. Augusta University Health is a thriving academic health center that also is affiliated with the following entities:
Augusta University Augusta University's Health Sciences Campus is composed of the Colleges of Allied Health, Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Nursing and the Medical College of Georgia, the nation's 13th oldest and sixth largest medical school.At Augusta University Health, our primary missions are: patient care, education and research. This means we bring world-class clinicians, pioneering research, and the latest technologies and breakthroughs directly to you, right here in Augusta, Georgia.
Patients have access to a full range of primary, specialty and subspecialty care given by board-certified and fellowship-trained specialists the most advanced level of education and training in health care.Physicians are constantly translating discoveries into new treatment options that revolutionize the world of medicine. Best of all, they offer them to their patients first. That includes offering clinical trials, which connect qualifying patients with treatments and/or counsel free of charge.Academic health centers teach tomorrows health care professionals, and the only way to do this is to stay on top of the latest treatments and tools. In turn, the providers are challenged by this culture of continuous learning. This benefits patients by leading to better care and health outcomes.Thats the power of an academic health center. And in this region its only at Augusta University. Our team of caregivers is renowned for partnering with you, starting with your routine care. At every step, were dedicated to helping you advance your options, health and life.
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As a national pioneer of Patient- and Family-Centered Care, Augusta University Health has been at the forefront of health care reform since the early 90s, and were still being recognized for our accomplishments today.
Augusta University Medical Center has been named the recipient of the Georgia Hospital Associations prestigious Community Leadership Award for its smoking cessation efforts throughout the Augusta area.The trauma program at Augusta University Health has been verified as an adult Level I trauma center and a pediatric Level II trauma center by the Verification Review Committee, an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons.The Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home has been ranked in the top 15 percent of senior care providers in the country, earning its highest reviews ever from Pinnacle Quality Insight, a nationally recognized customer satisfaction firm.AU Health was named a top performer in health care equality by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nations largest advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights.The American College of Cardiology added the Resuscitation designation to the Chest Pain Center at AU Medical Center. The hospital was the first in the region to be designated a Chest Pain Center and the first to obtain the Resuscitation designation as well.The Movement Disorders Clinic at AU Medical Center earned a five-year extension as a National Parkinsons Foundation Center of Excellence, a designation held since 2002, when it became the first hospital in Georgia to earn this.For the third time in four years, the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home has been ranked in the nations top 15 percent of senior health care providers, earning the 2018 Customer Experience Award from Pinnacle Quality Insight, a nationally recognized customer satisfaction firm.Georgia Trend has released its 2017 list of hospital rankings, and Augusta University Medical Center placed on the list as a top teaching hospitals. It is the sixth consecutive year the medical center has made the list.Augusta University Medical Center had a successful review of its Chest Pain Center by the American College of Cardiology in late September. The hospital was recommended for full accreditation as a Cycle V CATH/PCI Chest Pain Center.Stilianos Kountakis, chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, is the recipient of a 2017 Presidential Citation from the American Rhinologic Society.Augusta University Medical Center has been awarded the CEO Cancer Gold Standard for incorporating strategies in the workplace to help employees and their families reduce their risk of cancer. The medical center has been a Gold Standard healthy employer since 2014.Thirteen physicians named 'America 's Top Doctors,' the top 1 percent in the nation For 15 consecutive years, Augusta University Medical Center has been the only hospital in the Central Savannah River Area to have its physicians ranked among the top 1 percent in the nation and included in this prestigious list.Augusta University Health has earned a Patient-Centric Imaging Award fromHealth Imagingmagazine for its makeover of the pediatric imaging suite at CHOG. This is the second award for Augusta University Health; the first was presented in 2013 for patient care advances in theBreast Health Center.Augusta University Health earned awards for improving infant sleep safety through education efforts at Augusta University Medical Center and for curbing patient wait times through more efficient supply protocols in the pediatric medical/surgical unit and improving on-time start rates in pediatric surgery at theChildrens Hospital of Georgia at Augusta University (CHOG).CHOG offers high ECMO survival rates, according to data published by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, the international non-profit health care consortium that sets the standards for ECMO and other therapies that support failing organ systems.Augusta University Medical Center earned a CEO Cancer Gold Standard re-accreditation for maintaining a strong commitment to the health of its employees and satisfying the latest , comprehensive requirements of the Gold Standard.CHOG's ECMO program recognized for the fifth consecutive time with an international Award for Excellence in Life Support from the Extracorporeal Life Support OrganizationThe ELSO Award is recognized byS. News and World ReportandParentsmagazine as criteria for top pediatric hospitals.Caregiver Action Network named Augusta University Medical Center one of the Nations 25 Best Practices inPatient and Family EngagementOnly nine U.S. hospital systems were recognized, and the medical center was the only one in Georgia.Augusta University Medical Centerhas earned a statewide award for enhancing cardiac care from the Partnership for Health and Accountability, an affiliate of the Georgia Hospital Association, for successfully managing blood sugar levels in heart surgery patients.Augusta University Medical Center the first hospital in the Peach State to achieveAdvanced Comprehensive Stroke Centerdesignation from the Joint Commission was recently reaccredited and remains the only such center outside Atlanta in Georgia.Roosevelt Rehabilitation & Specialty Hospitalshas earned the Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval by demonstrating compliance with national standards for health care quality and safety in patient care. The Roosevelt Rehabilitation Hospital earned gold for stroke care, and the Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care Hospital for wound care.Augusta University Health was presented the prestigious Harry Orme, M.D., Partnership Award for exemplary Patient- and Family-Centered Care at the national PFCC Conference in October 2015 in California.Awarded first place in the Partnership for Health and Accountabilitys 2012 Quality and Patient Safety Awards, earning the prestigious Josh Nahum Special Achievement Award for Infection Prevention and ControlThe Primary Stroke Center atAugusta University Medical Centerwas named the Target: Stroke Honor Roll by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for excellence in emergency stroke care.'The Consumer 's Choice: Augusta University Health receives top honors'Augusta University Health has been recognized as the No. 1 hospital among consumers in the Augusta metro area for overall quality and image by the National Research Corporation.The ECMO Team at the Children's Medical Center won the international ELSO Award for excellence in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, a life-saving measure often administered to critically ill children.Augusta University Medical Center won the prestigious 2009 Socius Award from the National Patient Safety Foundation for promoting positive and effective partnering between patients, families and health care providers in the pursuit of improved patient safety.More than a dozen Augusta University Medical Center physicians are included annually as Americas Top Doctors, a consumer health care referral book published by Castle Connelly, which includes only the top 1 percent of physicians in the nation by specialty.For four out of five years, Augusta University Medical Center made the Community Value Index Top 100 list, the only Georgia health system so named by Cleverly + Associates for adding value to the community.Our mission is to provide leadership and excellence in teaching, discovery, clinical care, and service as a student-centered comprehensive research university and academic health center with a wide range of programs from learning assistance through postdoctoral studies.
