Atrium Health Navicent Peach Explained

Atrium Health Navicent Peach
Org/Group:Atrium Health
Region:Byron
State:Georgia
Country:US
Coordinates:32.6047°N -83.7592°W
Address:1960 Georgia 247 Connector
Funding:Non-profit
Helipad:Yes
Beds:25
Founded:1953
Former-Names:Peach Regional Medical Center
Peach County Hospital
Website:https://www.navicenthealth.org/service-center/medical-center-of-peach-county

Atrium Health Navicent Peach, formally known as the Peach Regional Medical Center, is a critical access hospital located in Byron, Georgia.

History

Opening in September 1953 as a non-profit acute-care hospital, Peach County Hospital's original building was funded through a grant from the Hill–Burton Program. Peach County Hospital became Peach Regional Medical Center in 1997.[1]

Previously located in Fort Valley, Georgia, work on a new facility in Byron started in 2012.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.peachregional.org/history.cfm History of Peach Regional Medical Center
  2. Web site: March 28, 2012. Peach Regional Medical Center to Break Ground on New Facility. live. 2021-10-11. navicenthealth.org. Byron. https://web.archive.org/web/20150428171126/http://www.navicenthealth.org/community/single_news/peach-regional-medical-center-to-break-ground-on-new-facility . 2015-04-28 .