University Medical Group Medical Oncology

Piedmont Augusta is anchored by the 581-bed Piedmont Augusta and serves Augusta-Richmond County and the surrounding region. Piedmont Augusta is governed by the Board of Trustees of University Health Services, which serves voluntarily to help ensure that our patients have quality medical services. Founded in 1818 as City Hospital, the hospital was first located on the 100 block of Greene Street. Piedmont Augusta has since moved through four facilities to its present location, which opened in 1970. Over the years, the campus has expanded to include the Heart & Vascular Institute and office buildings that house more than 600 private practice physicians and various treatment centers.

Piedmont Augusta has a long history as a leader in delivering cardiovascular, cancer and women's services. We developed the area's first outpatient cardiac catheterization and performed the region's first angioplasty. We opened the area's first Breast Health Center and put the area's first Mobile Mammography Unit on the road, giving more women in our community access to breast cancer screening.

Our Watson, , Women's Center features 36 obstetrical suites and state-of-the-art surgical suites dedicated for obstetrical and gynecological patients. The center has a well-baby nursery and a 40-bed Level III Special Care Nursery offering neonatal intensive care to our smallest and most critically ill infants.

The Heart & Vascular Institute, a 188,000-square-foot cardiovascular center with 72 universal inpatient suites, is the largest, most comprehensive center of its kind in the region and offers a full range of heart and vascular care, from diagnosis to rehabilitation.

Recognizing the need to serve more of the community closer to home, Piedmont Augusta has established medical centers in South Richmond County and expanded services in Columbia County to include medical office buildings, a joint-venture diagnostic imaging center, three skilled nursing facilities, Prompt Care and Primary Care facilities across 25 counties and two states.

Piedmont Augusta is accredited by DNV, which is an independent, not-for-profit organization, established more than 50 years ago.