Piedmont Henry to Build New Patient Tower
For Immediate Release
Contact: Michael Boylan, 404-414-9308 or Michael.boylan@piedmont.org
Piedmont Henry to Build New Patient Tower
Stockbridge, Ga. (Sept. 14, 2023) – Recently, Piedmont Henry Hospital received approval from the Piedmont Board of Directors on a $250 million expansion that will transform the hospital’s campus and help care for the citizens of a rapidly growing community.
The project will add a new patient tower and will have 95 new/additional inpatient rooms. The hospital’s new bed license is for 355 beds. There will be some additional surface parking added, as well as three additional OR suites, giving the hospital a total of 14. The expansion of the OR will provide more access with shorter wait times for high end surgical procedures. The extra patient rooms will also help improve wait times in the emergency department, which is one of the busiest in the Piedmont system.
“We are often at capacity now and this expansion will help us serve our patients, and the community, better,” said David Kent, CEO of Piedmont Henry. “We have grown with Henry County, and we will continue to grow to continue providing world-class, patient-centered care to the communities we serve well into the future.”
During construction, there are no expected impacts to patient or visitor access at either the North or South Tower lobbies, or the emergency department. There may be some limited disruption to parking. Patients will be asked to arrive a few minutes early for scheduled appointments once construction begins.
“We take the responsibility of caring for our patients and the residents of this community very seriously,” said Kent. “We’ve made a lot of progress over the past few years. In addition to being designated a Level III Trauma Center, we’ve increased our use of robotic assisted surgery, brought in world-class physicians, and maximized space, both on campus and adjacent, to provide safe, high-quality care. An expansion of this magnitude is the next step for us.”
Construction is expected to start in early 2024 and be completed within two and a half years.
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