The health system includes a 483-bed adult hospital, a 149-bed Children's Medical Center, an Ambulatory Care Center with more than 80 outpatient clinics in one setting, the Georgia Radiation Therapy Center and a Specialized Care Center housing a 13-county Level I regional trauma center.

Augusta's sizable medical community is among the region's largest economic growth sectors, including the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta's third-largest employer. MCG officials have announced an expansion and plans to embark on world-class research in the biotech industry.

The health system includes a 483-bed adult hospital, a 149-bed Children's Medical Center, an Ambulatory Care Center with more than 80 outpatient clinics in one setting, the Georgia Radiation Therapy Center and a Specialized Care Center housing a 13-county Level I regional trauma center.

ATLANTA - The state's network of specialized trauma-care facilities has grown and taken on a greater share of emergency patients, according to a recent state review.

Implementing a new protocol to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia is the focus of a five-year grant for Georgia Regents University Cancer Center to lead an effort to improve outcomes.

In the CDC's latest flu report released Friday, the rate of seniors hospitalized with lab-confirmed influenza A H3N2 jumped from 69.8 per 100,000 to 82.1 per 100,000.

A national survey of hospital leaders found the parent company of many Blue Cross branches, Anthem/WellPoint, to be the worst to deal with in term of contracts and rates.

The reaction to the name Georgia Regents University was immediate, and protest efforts continued against the name for the consolidated universities.

A handful of Georgia Health Sciences University residents will begin rotations next month at University Hospital. The move is a substantial increase from informal relationships between the hospitals in the past.

Across the Augusta area, health care leaders generally reacted positively to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision.