Fayette

Community Hospital recently celebrated its two-year

anniversary.

Having

opened its doors for the first time in fall 1997, the

hospital at that point was the first new hospital in the

metro Atlanta area in 14 years. Now embarking on its

third year of service, the hospital is an indispensable

member and faithful supporter of the Fayette community.

The

hospital has increased its productivity and performance

each year, often doubling the results from the previous

year. In two years, Fayette Community Hospital has had

3,503 admissions, 22,766 emergency room visits, and

26,405 out patient visits. The hospital has employed 510

workers, has 364 physicians on staff, and 260 people

volunteering their time. In two years, 37,881 radiology

diagnostic tests and 32,187 lab tests have been

performed.

"We've

had an amazing two years," said Darrell Cutts, CEO

of Fayette Community Hospital, "and we look forward

to providing superior health care and health-related

services to the community for many years to come."

Employees

celebrated the two-year anniversary with a fun-filled day

of food, games and fellowship. They had a chance to dunk

the hospital CEO, dance to the sounds of the band

Identity Crisis, win door prizes, play volleyball, and

get their face painted. Many people played a significant

role in the success of the birthday party, as well as

with the hospital over the past two years.

Not only

has the hospital grown over the last two years, but it

also plans further expansion to meet the area's growing

health care needs. The Diagnostics Department has

extended its hours to accomodate patients who need to

schedule appointments outside of working hours and has

expanded the services available to include angiograms,

arteriograms and diagnostics-directed biopsies.

Fayete

Community Hospital also has added a bone density scanner

and a mobile MRI unit recently and is adding two new

operating rooms to support more than 430 surgeries a

year. In addition to the physical expansion of the

hospital and its equipment, a new form of treatment

called interventional radiology also is now available.

Interventional

radiology is less invasive than traditional surgery.

Through the use of imaging machines, physicians

"see" inside the body while they guide narrow

tubes, or catheters and other small instruments, through

the blood vessels to the site of a problem. The many

benefits of this type of surgery include lower cost, less

recovery time, shorter procedure time and fewer risks.

To learn

more about interventional radiology opportunities at

Fayette Community Hospital, phone Chris Caldwell, M.D.,

at 770-719-7007.

Fayette

Community is a not for profit subsidiary of Piedmont

Medical Center and member of PROMINA Health System. It is

on Ga. Highway 54 in Fayetteville and offers a number of

services including 24-hour emergency care, critical care,

physical therapy and comprehensive outpatient services.

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