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The Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals works for Georgia's not-for-profit hospitals. We push for the enactment of sound health and hospital laws, rules, and regulations. We conduct research on important health care issues, and are a clearinghouse for ideas that will improve Georgia’s health care.

St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital announces $45.6 million expansion

May 20, 2026 – St. Mary’s Health Care System today announced it will build a 42,000-square-foot Pavilion adjacent to St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital to transform access to vital health services across the greater Lake Country region. “St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Pavilion will improve access to care and reduce the burden of travel for people across the communities we serve,” …Read More

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Hamilton Medical Center ranked a top Georgia heart hospital

Hamilton Medical Center (HMC), part of Vitruvian Health, is ranked as a top heart hospital in Georgia in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” issue. The designation comes from the American College of Cardiology and recognizes HMC’s commitment to optimizing cardiovascular care and patient outcomes. Ateet Patel, MBA, MD, FACC, Vitruvian Health – Heart & Vascular chief …Read More

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