University Hospital (Augusta)

University Hospital is a 581 bed tertiary care center located in downtown Augusta, Georgia directly across from the Medical College of Georgia. It was established in 1914, one of the oldest hospitals in Georgia. The name of the hospital came from the close proximity of the Medical College of Georgia as a replacement hospital and has a close affiliation with the college. It is the 3rd largest hospital in Georgia (behind Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon). In 1967, University Hospital was on it's 2nd expansion project that included a conoary and intensive care units which opened in 1970. Today, the hospital has an important role in Augusta's economy, having a economic impact of $909,351,266. Along with MCG, the hospital is currently undergoing a large renovation and expansion project that will include a cardiovascular center and a new medical office in the suburb of Evans, GA. The Outpatient Center opened in July of 2007 and the whole project cost at an estimated $93 million. The expansion project should be finished in the summer of 2009.