Piedmont Newnan Hospital broke ground today on the first phase of its $65 million South Tower expansion project, which includes adding 80,000 square feet and 50 new patient beds. The first phase will consist of three levels that will connect to the hospital, with the structure designed to support five future additional floors.
Hospital staff and community members gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction.
“This groundbreaking is a huge milestone for our hospital and we’re very excited to be providing greater access to Piedmont’s high-quality services to our community,” said Piedmont Newnan Chief Operating Officer (COO) Vicki Kaiser. “We appreciate everyone who joined us to celebrate as we welcome this much needed expansion to our hospital’s campus.”
Piedmont Newnan has consistently been recognized for quality and safety and has the most Leapfrog A hospital safety grades in the state of Georgia. As a top destination for care in south Atlanta, this project is necessary to keep up with Coweta County’s fast-paced growth and to continue to provide high-quality, patient-centered care close to home for the county’s residents, especially after the increase in volumes since the opening of the new interchange at Interstate 85 and Poplar Road in 2019.
During the 10 years from 2012 to the present, Coweta County, Georgia's 18th largest county with an estimated population of 156,042, has grown by 21.97%, according to the US Census.
In 2012, Piedmont Newnan expanded to better meet the needs of county residents, opening a state-of-the-art 362,000 square-foot, 136-bed hospital. The growth of the hospital has correlated with the County’s growth, with impatient admissions growing 61%, outpatient encounters growing 62%, Emergency Department visits growing 14%, surgeries growing 85%, and newborn deliveries growing 71%, since 2012. The hospital currently employees over 1,200 staff and more than 600 physicians.
The hospital has previously expanded the current facility, growing from 136-bed to 167-bed facility, but remains full. The South Tower project which will add 50 additional beds, which includes the intent to continue to build additional floors in future phases, and is the most significant investment Piedmont has made in Coweta County since building this new hospital on Poplar Road almost 10 years ago. Since opening the new hospital on Poplar Road, Piedmont has invested almost $300 million in capital here at Newnan.
“The new tower expansion will be designed in line with the original campus which creates an atmosphere that supports and promotes healing, with a strong patient/staff orientation to nature and focus to the landscape,” said Jack Tillman, Chief Real Estate and Corporate Development Officer at Piedmont Healthcare. “The new addition will continue to prioritize natural light and will be built with the same warm materials such as the stacked stone, brick and large windows that are used on the existing hospital base.”
Construction is estimated to be completed in Spring 2024. Once complete, the hospital’s capacity will increase from its current licensed bed count of 167 to 217 licensed beds.
“We’re very grateful for the support of our community during this construction project,” said Kaiser. “The Piedmont Newnan team is looking forward to continuing serve the healthcare needs of those in Coweta and surrounding communities through this new addition to our hospital.”
For more information about Piedmont Newnan, visit piedmont.org.
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