The Georgia Department of Community Health has approved a new specialty hospital for a 14-county area in northeast Georgia.
Landmark Holdings of Missouri has received a state certificate of need to build a 42-bed hospital in Athens to serve long-term acute care patients. The project would fill a gap between traditional hospitals and nursing homes.
Compared to Athens' two major hospitals, the Landmark facility would provide cheaper care for patients who need more than 25 days of treatment for complex wounds, infectious diseases, and long-term complications. According to the Athens Banner-Herald, people looking for that type of care now have to go to Atlanta.
Landmark plans to open the 10-million dollar hospital in 2008, on five acres near the north side of the Athens Perimeter Highway.
Landmark Holdings of Missouri has received a state certificate of need to build a 42-bed hospital in Athens to serve long-term acute care patients. The project would fill a gap between traditional hospitals and nursing homes.
Compared to Athens' two major hospitals, the Landmark facility would provide cheaper care for patients who need more than 25 days of treatment for complex wounds, infectious diseases, and long-term complications. According to the Athens Banner-Herald, people looking for that type of care now have to go to Atlanta.
Landmark plans to open the 10-million dollar hospital in 2008, on five acres near the north side of the Athens Perimeter Highway.
