The Medical District of

Augusta, Georgia Augusta is a city on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The city lies directly across the Savannah River from North Augusta, South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion. Augusta, the third mos ...

, is a special-use zoning district located between downtown and Summerville. The district is bounded to the north by Walton Way, to the east by R.A. Dent Boulevard, to the west by Heard Avenue, and to the south by

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. The district comprises a number of medical facilities and private medical companies.

Institutions

* Augusta University **

Medical College of Georgia The Medical College of Georgia (often referred to as MCG) is the medical school of Augusta University, the state's only public medical school, and one of the top 10 largest medical schools in the United States. Established in 1828 as the Medical ...

(MCG) **Dental College of Georgia (DCG) **College of Allied

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**College of

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*Augusta University Health System ** Augusta University Medical Center — 493 licensed beds **Children's Hospital of Georgia — 149 licensed beds **Ambulatory Care Center — has more than 80 outpatient clinics in one setting **Specialized Center — a 13-county

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**Sports Center ** Medical College of Georgia Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics *

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— 581 licensed beds **University Heart and Vascular Institute **University Outpatient Center **University Breast Health Center *Georgia Radiation Therapy Center *Augusta Sickle Cell Center *Specialty Select Hospital — 34 licensed beds *Augusta

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Research Center *Norwood VA Medical Center — 155 licensed beds

References

External links

Augusta Tomorrow: Medical District
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Institutions

See also

References

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