The University Health Care System officially joined the Piedmont system on Tuesday, March, 1 as Piedmont Augusta Hospital, Piedmont Augusta Hospital Summerville Campus, and Piedmont McDuffie Hospital. The two systems announced they had signed a letter of intent that proposed an affiliation in May 2021.
University Health Care System serves the greater Augusta region, anchored by University Hospital and includes University Hospital Summerville, downtown Augusta, and University Hospital McDuffie in Thomson, GA.
In addition, the system has two nursing and rehabilitation centers, serves ambulatory patients with physician practices and Prompt Care centers in downtown Augusta, Evans, South Richmond County, and Grovetown in Georgia, and in Aiken and North Augusta in South Carolina.
