"The MCG

Children's Medical Center remains on the cutting edge of technology and

services," said Dr. Henry Wiles, chief of pediatric cardiology. "The

Amplatzer Septal Occluder is the latest in a long line of comprehensive

services, including heart surgery, intensive care support and treatment

of heart disease in utero. And as always, the MCG Children's Medical Center

is focused on supporting our patients and families, thanks to our philosophy

of patient- and family-centered care."

MCG Health

System is composed of three separate organizations MCG Health, Inc. and

the clinical services offered by the faculty employees of the Medical

College of Georgia and the members of the Physicians Practice Group.

The physicians

of MCG Health System are community physicians and faculty employees of

the Medical College of Georgia and the Physicians Practice Group, not

employees of MCG Health Inc.

MCG Health,

Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation operating the MCG Medical Center,

MCG Children's Medical Center, the MCG Sports Medicine Center, MCG Ambulatory

Care Center, the Georgia Radiation Therapy Center and related clinical

facilities and services.

MCG Health,

Inc. was formed to support the research and education mission of the Medical

College of Georgia and to build the economic growth of the CSRA, the state

of Georgia and the Southeast by providing an environment for faculty employees

of the Medical College of Georgia and the Physicians Practice Group and

community physicians to deliver the highest level of primary and specialty

health care.

For more information,

please visit www.MCGHealth.org.

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