Company Profile
Augusta Health
Company Overview
The 255-bed medical center features traditional inpatient care, as well as an inpatient rehabilitation unit, a 29-bed skilled nursing unit, and a 20-bed psychiatric unit (traditional and gero-psych). Outpatient services include Augusta Medical Group, an employed physician enterprise with 66 providers; both medical and radiation oncology treatment located in an integrated cancer that is an affiliate of the Duke Oncology Network; diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular services; a pain management center, a behavioral health center, a durable medical equipment company, home health, hospice, residential assisted living facility for end of life, a nursing treatment center and a sleep lab facility - many of which have also been recognized or awarded national certifications including The Joint Commission and American Heart Association's Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Center; the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer; the Society of Chest Pain Centers; and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers.
Augusta Health employs an integrated multispecialty group of 54 physicians and 14 midlevels serving the community at 25 different practice locations in the community. In the last 24 months, Augusta Health opened two urgent care centers and two convenient care centers.
Augusta Health's primary service area population is 120,000 with an expanded service area exceeding 200,000 residents.
Augusta Health also operates two urgent care centers, three convenient care clinics and a large number of primary care practices for a total of 25 practice sites throughout the service area. With a 230-acre campus, Augusta Health has significant room for future expansion.
To help meet the increasing need for quality cardiac care in the region, Augusta Health officially broke ground for a $30.6 million Heart & Vascular Center on September 30, 2011. When completed by the first quarter of 2013, the four-story, 67,500 square-foot addition will house the hospital's cardiac cath labs, and vascular testing services, cardiac rehab, support services, and physician offices in one central location.
Quick Stats
Admissions: 12,000 +
Outpatient visits: 514,000
Inpatient days: 52,000
Average LOS: 3.2 days
Emergency visits: 60,000 +
Inpatient surgeries: 3,600 +
Births: 1,000 +
Fulltime physicians: 225 +
Staff members: 2,300
Volunteers: 875
Payer Mix:
Medicare: 50%
Medicaid: 7.5%
Private/Self Pay/ 7%
Other: 35%
Company History
Augusta Health: is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located on a 230-acre campus in Virginia's scenic Shenandoah Valley. The organization was formed in 1994 by the merger of two predecessor hospitals in nearby Staunton and Waynesboro. A new hospital was built in Fishersville, half way between the two communities, and called Augusta Medical Center. The name was changed to Augusta Health in June 2009 to better reflect the myriad facilities and services provided within a system model. Augusta Health offers a growing range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.
In its 18-year history, Augusta Health facilities have doubled in size and now include on-campus facilities for community services, including an attached three-story medical office building and a number of free-standing physician offices, a conference center, a fitness and tennis facility, a sizeable ambulance and transportation company, a child care center, a residential hospice house, a medi-spa, and the county branch of the local community college.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals' by Thomson Reuters (now known as Truven) in 2011 and 2012, Augusta Health is also a two time winner of the Everest Award. The Everest Award winners represent an elite group of the 100 Top Hospitals that have set national benchmarks on a balanced scorecard of performance indicators. Augusta Health is also a recipient of HealthGrades 2012 100 Best Hospitals in America award. Only 13 hospitals in the country received both the Truven 100 Top Hospital and the HealthGrades 100 Best Hospital award in 2012. Augusta Health also received HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical ExcellenceT (2005-2007, 2009-2012) and received the 2012 HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence AwardT (2010-2012), ranking in the top five percent of all hospitals in the United States in clinical excellence patient safety for the third year in a row.
Benefits
THE COMMUNITY: Greater Augusta is located in the Shenandoah Valley region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, where the geography and climate are shaped by the beautiful and historic Blue Ridge Mountains. The community includes Augusta County and the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro. Approximately 120,000 people live in the Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro region. A short distance from Charlottesville (25 minutes), Richmond (1.25 hours) and easy access by rail or car to Washington, DC (2.5 hours).
Entering the Shenandoah Valley, people are amazed by the magnificent scenery. With the Blue Ridge Mountains at its eastern border and the Allegheny Mountains, including the Great North Mountain, at its western border, the valley is one of the most scenic in the United States.
The Shenandoah Valley is known for its friendly people and communities where business, industry and technology flourish. The superior quality of life includes attractive and affordable real estate, an excellent education system that includes private and public school systems, superb dining and shopping, as well as cultural and recreational amenities.
The area also includes a number of excellent higher education opportunities with seven four-year colleges, including the University of Virginia, James Madison University, Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute within a 45-minute drive. With these universities and other universities in the state, the Commonwealth of Virginia offers one of the most outstanding arrays of public higher education for its Virginia residents of any area in the country. There is an outstanding community college, Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC), with a branch location on the hospital campus. BRCC has arrangements with all Virginia universities to automatically transfer to a major Virginia university.
The Augusta County Public School division has a student population of approximately 10,700, and includes 12 elementary schools, in addition to multiple middle and high schools. There are also several great private schools in the area as well.
The Shenandoah National Park has more than 500 miles of hiking trails, including 101 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Some short trails lead to a waterfall or viewpoint; longer, more difficult trails penetrate deep into the forest. There are also more than 150 miles of horse trails. If you are a fly fisherman, the mountain streams of Shenandoah National Park are inhabited by many species of fish. The George Washington National Forest in Augusta County offers camping, hiking, hunting, bike riding, fishing, bird watching and fabulous places to picnic. Grand Caverns Regional Park features underground caverns, biking and hiking trails, picnic facilities, a swimming pool and tennis courts. Sherando Lake, in the George Washington National Forest, just south of Waynesboro, offers fishing, hunting, boating, swimming and camping.
Because of the climate, the golf season is exceptionally long and pleasant, even during the winter. Within an hour's drive of Augusta County, an avid player can find half a dozen first rate and competitively priced golf resorts. Residents of the valley also enjoy world-class ski resorts within a 90 minute drive: Massanutten, Wintergreen and The Homestead.
The region is a destination for Civil War buffs. Dozens of battle fields, interpretive centers and cemeteries depict the small battle that took place in the valley, as well as the role the region played as a Confederate supply depot. Monticello, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, the home of Thomas Jefferson, is just a twenty five mile drive from Augusta Health.
Cultural options include community and professional theatre, musical performing arts groups, historic sites, museums, libraries, art galleries and artisans centers. The American Shakespeare Center, located in Staunton, is a replica of one of William Shakespeare's theatres, built in 1620. The Queen City Acoustic regularly brings the best in contemporary folk music to the stage at the Blackfriars Playhouse. The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum is located in a historic residential neighborhood in Staunton. This presidential home/library explores the life and legacy of Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States who was born and raised in Staunton. Fishersville is also home to Barren Ridge Vineyards (on the Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail).
With gorgeous views, wonderful schools and a fabulous quality of life, the Greater Augusta community is a wonderful place to live and work and yet within short driving distance to DC, Richmond and the Virginia beaches.
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