706-722-9011

Locations

Piedmont Augusta

1350 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30901

Piedmont Augusta Breast Health Center

818 St. Sebastian Way, Suite 205
Augusta, GA 30901

Piedmont Augusta Summerville Campus

2260 Wrightsboro Road
Augusta, GA 30904
Piedmont Augusta
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Serving Our Community for Over 200 Years

Piedmont Augusta (formerly University Hospital) serves the Augusta-Richmond County area and 25 counties across two states. The hospital is an 812-bed, acute-care facility and part of a multi-campus system that includes three hospitals, a heart and vascular center, prompt and primary care, home health and private physician offices. Founded in 1818 as City Hospital, Piedmont Augusta has since moved through four facilities to its present location, which opened in 1970, and includes its Summerville Campus on Wrightsboro Road.

Piedmont Augusta offers state-of-the-art, comprehensive medical and surgical care that includes emergency services, cardiovascular, orthopaedics, neuroscience, oncology, bariatrics and weight management, robotic surgery and women’s services. Our cardiovascular services include state-of-the-art treatments for advanced cardiac conditions – including the Left Ventricular Assist Device, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and MitraClip for severe mitral valve regurgitation – and vascular conditions – such as the Fenestrated Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Graft and the Penumbra Indigo® System for minimally invasive clot removal in arteries and veins.

Piedmont Augusta at Summerville Campus, formerly University Hospital, was founded in 1952 and joined the Piedmont family on March 1, 2022. The hospital is known for its comprehensive diagnostic services, including cardiac catheterization, magnetic resonance imaging, and osteoporosis treatment.

It offers a 24-hour, 15-bed Emergency Department, a 12-bed inpatient unit and new and enhanced imaging services. Outpatient services include Wound & Hyperbaric Services, Diabetes Services, Full-service Lab, Sleep Lab, Coumadin Clinic, Primary Care and Piedmont Heart. It offers these services in the Summerville Medical Building and in the newly renovated Occupational Medicine suite.


Other awards and recognition include:

  • The American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With the Guidelines ®- Stroke Quality Award
  • The American Heart Association’s Target: Stroke(sm) Honor Roll Therapy award
  • The American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Honor Roll award
  • ACE™ Accreditation by Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence
  • IAC® Accreditation by Intersocietal Accreditation Commission
  • Credentialed DNV GL - Healthcare VAD Facility/CMS Certified Ventricular Assist Device Program
  • Piedmont Augusta receives Cycle Five Accreditation from Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care
  • BCBS Association designates Piedmont Augusta a Blue Distinction Center+ for Cardiac Care
  • Level 1 Emergency Cardiac Care Center designation from the Georgia Department of Public Health
  • Accreditation by the Commission on Cancer, a program of the American College of Surgeons
  • Credentialed as a Ventricular Assist Device facility by DNV GL
  • Full Cycle Five Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care
  • Blue Distinction Center+ designation for knee and hip replacement from Blue Cross Blue Shield®
  • Blue Distinction Center+ designation for spine surgery from Blue Cross Blue Shield®
  • Accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers for Piedmont Augusta’s Breast Health Center, the first established breast center in our area
  • Named No. 1 in the region by “US News & World Report” and ninth in Georgia
  • Ranked “High Performing” in nine reportable conditions or procedures by “US News & World Report,” including:
    • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    • Colon cancer surgery
    • Heart failure
    • Heart attack
    • Stroke
    • Kidney failure
    • Knee replacement
    • Hip replacement
    • Diabetes

Piedmont Augusta (formerly known as University Hospital) became part of Piedmont Healthcare on March 1, 2022 – expanding quality health services to our community.

*Piedmont Augusta complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

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Piedmont Augusta Hospital | Piedmont Healthcare
706-722-9011

Locations

Piedmont Augusta

1350 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30901

Piedmont Augusta Breast Health Center

818 St. Sebastian Way, Suite 205
Augusta, GA 30901

Piedmont Augusta Summerville Campus

2260 Wrightsboro Road
Augusta, GA 30904
Piedmont Augusta
ER
Wait
Time
10
min *

Serving Our Community for Over 200 Years

Piedmont Augusta (formerly University Hospital) serves the Augusta-Richmond County area and 25 counties across two states. The hospital is an 812-bed, acute-care facility and part of a multi-campus system that includes three hospitals, a heart and vascular center, prompt and primary care, home health and private physician offices. Founded in 1818 as City Hospital, Piedmont Augusta has since moved through four facilities to its present location, which opened in 1970, and includes its Summerville Campus on Wrightsboro Road.

Piedmont Augusta offers state-of-the-art, comprehensive medical and surgical care that includes emergency services, cardiovascular, orthopaedics, neuroscience, oncology, bariatrics and weight management, robotic surgery and women’s services. Our cardiovascular services include state-of-the-art treatments for advanced cardiac conditions – including the Left Ventricular Assist Device, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and MitraClip for severe mitral valve regurgitation – and vascular conditions – such as the Fenestrated Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Graft and the Penumbra Indigo® System for minimally invasive clot removal in arteries and veins.

Piedmont Augusta at Summerville Campus, formerly University Hospital, was founded in 1952 and joined the Piedmont family on March 1, 2022. The hospital is known for its comprehensive diagnostic services, including cardiac catheterization, magnetic resonance imaging, and osteoporosis treatment.

It offers a 24-hour, 15-bed Emergency Department, a 12-bed inpatient unit and new and enhanced imaging services. Outpatient services include Wound & Hyperbaric Services, Diabetes Services, Full-service Lab, Sleep Lab, Coumadin Clinic, Primary Care and Piedmont Heart. It offers these services in the Summerville Medical Building and in the newly renovated Occupational Medicine suite.


Other awards and recognition include:

  • The American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With the Guidelines ®- Stroke Quality Award
  • The American Heart Association’s Target: Stroke(sm) Honor Roll Therapy award
  • The American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Honor Roll award
  • ACE™ Accreditation by Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence
  • IAC® Accreditation by Intersocietal Accreditation Commission
  • Credentialed DNV GL - Healthcare VAD Facility/CMS Certified Ventricular Assist Device Program
  • Piedmont Augusta receives Cycle Five Accreditation from Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care
  • BCBS Association designates Piedmont Augusta a Blue Distinction Center+ for Cardiac Care
  • Level 1 Emergency Cardiac Care Center designation from the Georgia Department of Public Health
  • Accreditation by the Commission on Cancer, a program of the American College of Surgeons
  • Credentialed as a Ventricular Assist Device facility by DNV GL
  • Full Cycle Five Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care
  • Blue Distinction Center+ designation for knee and hip replacement from Blue Cross Blue Shield®
  • Blue Distinction Center+ designation for spine surgery from Blue Cross Blue Shield®
  • Accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers for Piedmont Augusta’s Breast Health Center, the first established breast center in our area
  • Named No. 1 in the region by “US News & World Report” and ninth in Georgia
  • Ranked “High Performing” in nine reportable conditions or procedures by “US News & World Report,” including:
    • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    • Colon cancer surgery
    • Heart failure
    • Heart attack
    • Stroke
    • Kidney failure
    • Knee replacement
    • Hip replacement
    • Diabetes

Piedmont Augusta (formerly known as University Hospital) became part of Piedmont Healthcare on March 1, 2022 – expanding quality health services to our community.

*Piedmont Augusta complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

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Pneumonia

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Pneumonia - Animation

Everyone coughs from time to time. You might pick up a cold, have an allergy, or just get a tickle from something irritating your throat. But if you're really hacking and coughing up yellow or green mucus, and you've also got a fever, chills, and shortness of breath, you may have picked up a more serious infection, called pneumonia. And sometimes pneumonia's symptoms aren't as obvious. Pneumonia is caused by an infection in your lung. Bacteria or viruses like these can sometimes get into your lungs through your nose or mouth and make you sick. You're more likely to get pneumonia if you've got a problem with your immune system that makes it harder to fight off infections. You're also at greater risk if you've got a lung disease like COPD or cystic fibrosis, you've recently had the flu, or you're exposed to cigarette smoke. People who live in nursing homes are also more likely to get pneumonia. With pneumonia, you may cough up greenish or yellow phlegm. You also may run a fever and have the chills. Pneumonia can make it hard to breathe. You may feel like you've run up a flight of stairs when you were just sitting still. Your doctor can tell that you have pneumonia and not just a cold by listening with a stethoscope for crackle sounds in your chest. You may need a chest x-ray or blood tests to know for sure that you have pneumonia. If bacteria caused your pneumonia, your doctor can give you antibiotics, drugs that kill bacteria. Keep taking the antibiotic until you finish the whole prescription so you don't re-infect yourself. To help loosen all of that mucus clogging your lungs, breathe in the warm mist from a humidifier and drink plenty of water. Take it easy too. Don't try to run back to work and infect everyone else. Rest until you feel better. Whatever you do, don't smoke, it will only make your pneumonia worse. If your pneumonia is really severe or you have another serious health problem, your doctor may recommend that you get treated in the hospital. While there, you'll get antibiotics and fluids through a vein. You may also be given oxygen to help you breathe easier. The best way to deal with pneumonia is to avoid getting it in the first place. Older adults, children, and people with serious conditions like diabetes, asthma, cancer, and emphysema should talk to their doctor about getting vaccinated against pneumonia and the illnesses that cause it. Once you get treated, your pneumonia should clear up within a couple of weeks. Your doctor may want to check your lungs to make sure they're clear. Sometimes pneumonia can lead to serious lung complications, so call your doctor right away if your breathing problems get worse, you have chest pain, or you cough up blood.

Review Date: 8/19/2024

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Allen J. Blaivas, DO, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, VA New Jersey Health Care System, Clinical Assistant Professor, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, East Orange, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.

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Piedmont Augusta Hospital | Piedmont Healthcare
706-722-9011

Locations

Piedmont Augusta

1350 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30901

Piedmont Augusta Breast Health Center

818 St. Sebastian Way, Suite 205
Augusta, GA 30901

Piedmont Augusta Summerville Campus

2260 Wrightsboro Road
Augusta, GA 30904
Piedmont Augusta
ER
Wait
Time
10
min *

Serving Our Community for Over 200 Years

Piedmont Augusta (formerly University Hospital) serves the Augusta-Richmond County area and 25 counties across two states. The hospital is an 812-bed, acute-care facility and part of a multi-campus system that includes three hospitals, a heart and vascular center, prompt and primary care, home health and private physician offices. Founded in 1818 as City Hospital, Piedmont Augusta has since moved through four facilities to its present location, which opened in 1970, and includes its Summerville Campus on Wrightsboro Road.

Piedmont Augusta offers state-of-the-art, comprehensive medical and surgical care that includes emergency services, cardiovascular, orthopaedics, neuroscience, oncology, bariatrics and weight management, robotic surgery and women’s services. Our cardiovascular services include state-of-the-art treatments for advanced cardiac conditions – including the Left Ventricular Assist Device, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and MitraClip for severe mitral valve regurgitation – and vascular conditions – such as the Fenestrated Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Graft and the Penumbra Indigo® System for minimally invasive clot removal in arteries and veins.

Piedmont Augusta at Summerville Campus, formerly University Hospital, was founded in 1952 and joined the Piedmont family on March 1, 2022. The hospital is known for its comprehensive diagnostic services, including cardiac catheterization, magnetic resonance imaging, and osteoporosis treatment.

It offers a 24-hour, 15-bed Emergency Department, a 12-bed inpatient unit and new and enhanced imaging services. Outpatient services include Wound & Hyperbaric Services, Diabetes Services, Full-service Lab, Sleep Lab, Coumadin Clinic, Primary Care and Piedmont Heart. It offers these services in the Summerville Medical Building and in the newly renovated Occupational Medicine suite.


Other awards and recognition include:

  • The American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With the Guidelines ®- Stroke Quality Award
  • The American Heart Association’s Target: Stroke(sm) Honor Roll Therapy award
  • The American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Honor Roll award
  • ACE™ Accreditation by Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence
  • IAC® Accreditation by Intersocietal Accreditation Commission
  • Credentialed DNV GL - Healthcare VAD Facility/CMS Certified Ventricular Assist Device Program
  • Piedmont Augusta receives Cycle Five Accreditation from Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care
  • BCBS Association designates Piedmont Augusta a Blue Distinction Center+ for Cardiac Care
  • Level 1 Emergency Cardiac Care Center designation from the Georgia Department of Public Health
  • Accreditation by the Commission on Cancer, a program of the American College of Surgeons
  • Credentialed as a Ventricular Assist Device facility by DNV GL
  • Full Cycle Five Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care
  • Blue Distinction Center+ designation for knee and hip replacement from Blue Cross Blue Shield®
  • Blue Distinction Center+ designation for spine surgery from Blue Cross Blue Shield®
  • Accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers for Piedmont Augusta’s Breast Health Center, the first established breast center in our area
  • Named No. 1 in the region by “US News & World Report” and ninth in Georgia
  • Ranked “High Performing” in nine reportable conditions or procedures by “US News & World Report,” including:
    • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    • Colon cancer surgery
    • Heart failure
    • Heart attack
    • Stroke
    • Kidney failure
    • Knee replacement
    • Hip replacement
    • Diabetes

Piedmont Augusta (formerly known as University Hospital) became part of Piedmont Healthcare on March 1, 2022 – expanding quality health services to our community.

*Piedmont Augusta complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Piedmont App

Download the Piedmont Now app

  • Directions
  • Indoor Hospital Navigation
  • Find & Save Physicians
  • Online Scheduling

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