The facility includes dedicated intensive care unit rooms, while every patient room can be converted to function as an ICU room if needed. | Photo Credit: SmithGroup
- Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center is scheduled to begin seeing patients Aug. 26 in Grovetown, Georgia.
- The 100-bed hospital will expand access to emergency, surgical, imaging, cardiology, neurology, oncology, orthopedic, specialty and inpatient care.
- SmithGroup’s project profile describes a 22-acre campus with six operating rooms, 19 emergency exam rooms, interventional radiology and cardiac catheterization, plus patient-room pods designed around close nursing visibility.
- An adjacent 92,000-square-foot medical office building with 11 outpatient clinics is expected to open later this fall.
GROVETOWN, Ga. — Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center is preparing to open Aug. 26 in Grovetown, Georgia, adding a 100-bed hospital and new clinical capacity in Columbia County and the broader Central Savannah River Area.
Along with expanded inpatient and specialty services, the campus incorporates design features intended to support flexible care delivery, staff collaboration, patient visibility and future growth.
The hospital will provide emergency care, surgical services, advanced imaging, cardiology, neurology, oncology, orthopedics, specialty care and inpatient services. Wellstar said every patient room can be converted for intensive care use if needed, while telehealth technology can connect patients with Wellstar MCG Health specialists and family members. Digital whiteboards are intended to keep patients and care teams connected to current medical information…