AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Wellstar will host a groundbreaking and beam signing ceremony for the long awaited Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center.

The event will include the following:

• The Honorable Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia
• First Lady of Georgia Marty Kemp
• Sonny Perdue, Chancellor of the University System of Georgia
• Dr. Brooks Keel, President of Augusta University
• Doug Duncan, Chairman of the Columbia County Board of Commissioners
• Candice L. Saunders, President and CEO of Wellstar Health System
• Ralph Turner, Hospital President, Wellstar MCG Health

Wellstar team members at the Augusta campus will later have the opportunity to sign the beam.

When the Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center and adjacent medical office building opens in 2026, the full-service acute care hospital will feature:

• 100 inpatient beds.
• An emergency department planned to be a Level II trauma center.
• A surgical platform that will include operating rooms, cath labs, interventional radiology and endoscopy.
• A 90,000-square-foot medical office building that will include primary care, women’s health and other specialties.

The ceremony will begin at the construction site on Gateway Boulevard.

Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center will expand access to the same level of world-class care from Wellstar MCG Health to the residents of Columbia County and surrounding areas. In addition to expanding access to care, the new hospital’s location near I-20 will complement the resources offered by Wellstar MCG Health in Richmond County.

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