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Healthcare Expansions

f you have moved back to McDuffie
County after spending some time
Iaway, you may be slightly amazed at
how much is changing in the availability
of healthcare options for everyone. The
formerly named University Hospital is
now under the Piedmont umbrella that is
in-network for a large percentage of our
state’s residents.
MedNow Urgent Care expanded into
Thomson in its 8th regional location.
Barney’s Pharmacy – we say thanks
for keeping us going for 50 years and
counting, as we welcome the pharmacy
group to Thomson.

Did You Know?
Piedmont has more
than 37,000 Additional medical practices are building officially joined the Piedmont system on
employees across out in Thomson. What is special about the March 1, 2022 as the Piedmont Augusta
1,400 locations focus on this area is that residents will not Hub, which includes Piedmont Augusta,
have to rely on travel to bigger cities for
Piedmont Augusta Summerville Campus,
serving communities medical needs, tests, and prescriptions. and Piedmont McDuffie. In addition,
that comprise 80 Piedmont Augusta serves ambulatory
percent of Georgia’s University Hospital is now patients with primary care and specialty
Piedmont McDuffie.
physician clinics and Prompt Care
population. University Health Care System – formerly centers in more than a dozen locations
University Hospital, University Hospital in McDuffie, Richmond, and Columbia
Summerville, University Hospital McDuffie counties in Georgia, and in Aiken County
and associated physician practices – in South Carolina.

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