Community leaders, supporters, and residents broke ground for the St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Pavilion, a $45.6-million, 3-story addition to the hospital that will expand access to high-quality primary and specialty care in the greater Greene County and Lake Oconee area.
“This Pavilion is more than a building. It’s an expansion of our healing ministry to provide vitally needed, whole-person care for Greene County and the Lake Country region,” said Stonish Pierce, President and CEO of Trinity Health Georgia, in remarks to a standing-room-only audience that overflowed the giant tent set up beside the hospital.
“We often hear anecdotally that the clinical care and service delivery at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital is second to none, ‘But I wish they could do more!’” he said. “Well, investing in the Pavilion is our first step in ‘doing more’ and delivering on our long-term desire to best serve this community.”
Russell Dawson, Chair of St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Foundation, emphasized how important the hospital is to the community, at one point asking everyone who had received care at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital to raise their hand. Nearly everyone did.
“What would it be like here if this hospital wasn’t here?” he asked. “I couldn’t imagine it.” He went on to note that St. Mary’s and its parent ministry, Trinity Health, are making a $35.6 million investment in the health of the community.
“This is a remarkable investment,” he said. “They are looking for our community to come alongside with a $10 million investment. Every gift helps ensure that people throughout Greene County and the Lake Oconee region can receive exceptional care close to home for years to come.”
Highlights of services that will be provided at the Pavilion, which will attach to the south end of the existing hospital at 5401 Lake Oconee Parkway, include:
Expanded outpatient rehabilitation services, which will free up space inside the hospital for cardiac rehabilitation
Expanded non-oncology infusion services, increasing the number of infusion chairs from three to nine
Convenient laboratory and imaging services
A Community Education and Conference Center
13,000-square-feet dedicated to St. Mary’s Medical Group providers, including such specialties as primary care, breast health, cardiology, general surgery, gastroenterology, neurosurgery, orthopedics and
This project is about more than a new building but more importantly preserving access to care, improving lives, and strengthening the health and future of our entire community.
To donate, please contact Jennifer Messer with the St. Mary's Foundation at (706) 389-3942.
