350+
beds
Piedmont Athens Regional joined the Piedmont system in October 2016, expanding the system’s footprint in northeast Georgia in line with our strategic growth initiatives. The 350-bed facility provides our communities with high quality patient and family-centered care, comprehensive cardiac, vascular and thoracic care, a neurosurgery unit, a stroke center, certified chest pain center and more.
For 2015-16, Piedmont Athens was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as number 10 in Georgia and as high performing in COPD and heart failure. In 2015, the hospital received the Women’s Choice award as America’s Best Hospital for Patient Safety, Obstetrics, Orthopedics, Heart Care and overall Patient Experience.
350+
beds
3,000+
total employees
80,700+
emergency
department visits
2,500+
newborn
deliveries
260
NICU patients
16,300
inpatient admissions
7
awards won
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
(BEST HOSPITALS)
Gastroenterology, pulmonology, nephrology, neurology, and neurosurgery
STROKE GOLD PLUS ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD & TARGET
Stroke Honor Roll recognition from the American Heart Association
SILVER-LEVEL BEACON AWARD
FOR EXCELLENCE
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit – from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
TOP 100 HOSPITALS
Patient Safety and Patient Experience
by WomenCertified
QUALITY HONOR ROLL
Georgia Hospitals Association
GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL
The Joint Commission for Primary
Stroke Centers
BEST HOSPITAL
For Patient Experience in Heart Care, Obstetrics, and Orthopedics by WomenCertified