MCGHealth Medical Center

Description

About Us
Based in Augusta Ga MCGHealth is a worldclass health care network offering the most comprehensive primary specialty and subspecialty care in the region MCGHealth provides skilled compassionate care to its patients conducts leadingedge clinical research and fosters the medical education and training of tomorrows health care practitioners

MCG Health Inc dba MCGHealth is a notforprofit corporation that manages the clinical operations of Georgia Health Sciences University including the 478bed MCGHealth Medical Center the Medical Office Building with more than 80 outpatient practice sites in one convenient setting the Critical Care Center housing a 13county regional trauma center and the 154bed Childrens Medical Center The health system also includes a variety of centers and units such as the MCGHealth Sports Medicine Center and MCGHealth Cancer Center

In addition to providing care in the Augusta area to patients from Georgia the Southeast and beyond MCGHealth physicians travel to satellite practice sites illustrating our commitment to care for people across the state and region MCGHealth is part of a thriving academic medical center that also includes the following entities

Georgia Health Sciences University GHSU is composed of the Colleges of Allied Health Dental Medicine Graduate Studies and Nursing and the Medical College of Georgia formerly the MCG School of Medicine

Faculty group practice plans including the Physicians Practice Group the Dental Practice Group the Allied Health Practice Group and the School of Nursing Faculty Practice Group

Being an academic health center MCGHealth differs from community hospitals We have three primary missions patient care education and research As an academic health center we must provide a full range of clinical services and maintain the infrastructure to foster education and research

Our physicians have the most uptodate knowledge and training Many of our health care professionals train the next generation of caregivers while others conduct pioneering research that improves medical diagnosis treatments and technology bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today

Mission
To Care

To Serve

To Educate

To Discover

Vision
To achieve excellence in compassionate patient care lifelong learning dedicated public service and leading edge research

Values
We are committed to the following values

Respect
We respect and respond to all individuals with honesty and integrity

Service
We provide quality service in a safe patientfamilycentered environment throughout the continuum of care

Diversity
We value the uniqueness of all individuals recognizing their beliefs culture needs and strengths

Communication
We value open and honest communication to strengthen our relationships and to enhance a cooperative spirit

Quality
We provide excellent service to meet the needs of individuals and communities in a patientfamilycentered environment throughout the continuum of care with emphasis on optimal clinical quality and patient safety

Collaboration
We seek opportunities to collaborate as teams within our organization and the community locally statewide and beyond to provide excellence in health care

Cost Efficiency
We efficiently use our resources to provide quality services at the most reasonable cost