The 2026-27 fiscal year started off strong for both Piedmont Augusta and Piedmont McDuffie with national quality awards, clinical excellence recognitions, workforce development initiatives, and community health achievements.
Piedmont Augusta was named the No. 1 Best Regional Hospital in the Augusta metro area and ranked No. 14 in Georgia in the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.
Piedmont McDuffie Hospital earned re-designation as a Remote Treatment Stroke Center by the Georgia Department of Public Health, recognizing its continued ability to provide rapid, evidence-based stroke care through telemedicine and its connection to Piedmont’s regional stroke network.
There are 2,000 physical locations in Georgia, which include 28 hospitals, 122 immediate care locations, 1,875 Piedmont Clinic physician practices, and more than 3,900 Piedmont Clinic members. There are more than 50,000 caregivers, comprising the largest Georgia-based private employer of Georgians.
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