Healthcare & Research
The area’s medical, academic, and business communities work in collaboration to make the Augusta MSA one of the south’s leading healthcare innovation centers. Through its seven major hospitals, including two national V.A. Hospitals and the U.S. Army Eisenhower Medical Center, the area is not only known for its world-renowned, specialized patient treatment, but for its commitment to ground-breaking research and biotechnical developments. The Augusta MSA healthcare industry boasts all of the following:
- With seven major hospitals and more than 25,000 healthcare professionals, the Augusta MSA serves as the central healthcare provider for the 18-county Central Savannah River Area of Georgia and South Carolina.
- World-renowned, specialized centers for the cardiac, cancer, and burn research and treatment.
- Georgia’s only publicly-supported medical and dental school (Medical College of Georgia), which is one of the top public medical schools in the U.S. The amount of research grants awarded to MCG has increased by 300% over the last decade.
- The Georgia Medical Center Authority, the MCG Life Sciences Business Development Center, and the Augusta BioBusiness Center foster the creation and growth of area biotechnology companies. With the most well-equipped biotech incubator network in the southeast, the Augusta MSA is recognized as part of the “Emerging Bio-Industry South” by Southern Business & Development (2004).