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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
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Dear Friends and Neighbors:
Thank you for the warm welcome! We are thrilled to join Athens-Clarke and the surrounding communities by
partnering with Athens Regional Health System - which includes an impressive network of physician offices,
urgent care centers, home health and more - and making Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center the
seventh Piedmont hospital. Over the last few months of planning for this integration, we've worked closely
with your hospital's leadership and felt the affirmation that this is a great collaboration for Piedmont, for
Athens Regional and for the communities it serves.
Piedmont is a family of community hospitals and physician practices providing some of the most advanced
clinical care of any community health system in the country. We've recruited and retained some of the best
and brightest physicians and clinicians and offer advanced technologies with potentially life-saving clinical
research, balanced with a true community approach and focus. Our hospitals and clinicians offer a full
spectrum of services, including transplant services (liver, kidney, pancreas and heart transplant services),
sophisticated neuroscience and orthopedic services, comprehensive cancer care, advanced cardiovascular
services, and a wide range of women's services.
As a result of this partnership, we are committed to reinforce the efforts already in place to provide high-
quality, patient-centered care. We will devote capital and resources to further develop Athens Regional as a
hub within the Piedmont system, enhancing access and keeping a comprehensive set of services close to
your home. The devoted team of physicians and healthcare professionals that walk our halls share a promise
to provide a compassionate environment where our patients can thrive.
Our track record validates that commitment. In other hospitals that have joined the Piedmont family, we
have seen significant improvements in quality measures and financial performance, patient, physician
and employee satisfaction. The care delivered by our hospitals and physicians has garnered awards and
recognitions for patient safety, clinical quality, service excellence and clinical information technologies. The
fact that Athens Regional is financially stable and recognized for its high-quality, patient-centered care is
evidence that our organizations are well-matched and poised for a great future together.
Also, as a not-for-profit organization, Piedmont takes seriously our responsibility to be good stewards of the
resources our communities entrust to us. We reinvest hospital earnings back into the community through
access to expanded healthcare services, incorporating new technologies, recruiting and retaining the best
talent, and enhancing quality care.
On behalf of Piedmont, we look forward to sharing our 110-year legacy of superior healthcare and welcome
the opportunity to work with you toward a common goal of providing the highest standard of care to Athens-
Clarke and the surrounding communities.
The future of healthcare in our communities holds great opportunity and promise. Working together with
Piedmont Athens Regional, we are confident we can realize that future.
Sincerely,
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Kevin Brown
President and CEO
Piedmont Healthcare
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Piedmont Healthcare and Athens Regional have teamed up.
And together, we're helping you get better.
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