Medical Center of Central Georgia

Medical Center of Central Georgia
Geography
Location	Macon, Georgia, United States
Coordinates	32°49′58.8″N 83°38′10.2″W / 32.833°N 83.636167°W / 32.833; -83.636167Coordinates: 32°49′58.8″N 83°38′10.2″W / 32.833°N 83.636167°W / 32.833; -83.636167
Organization
Funding	Non-profit hospital
Affiliated university	Mercer University Mercer School of Medicine
Services
Emergency department	Level I trauma center
Helipad	Yes FAA LID: 77GE
Beds	637
History
Founded	1895
Links
Website	http://www.mccg.org/
Lists	Hospitals in Georgia

The Medical Center of Central Georgia (MCCG) is a 637-bed hospital located in Macon, Georgia. MCCG is the second largest hospital in Georgia, behind Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. MCCG is a teaching hospital affiliated with Mercer University Medical School. MCCG Serves 28 counties throughout Central Georgia and southern Georgia, an area of approximately 750,000 residents.^[1] MCCG EMS serves Baldwin, Bibb, Jones,and Twiggs Counties. MCCG also has a large children's hospital inside the hospital.

History

In March 1895, the Medical Center, then known as the Macon Hospital, was opened. Its administrator was an Atlanta physician named Olin Weaver. In 1915, the city of Macon assumed ownership of the hospital. In 1960, the hospital became a member of the American Hospital Association, though it wasn't until 11 years later, in 1971, that the name was changed to The Medical Center of Central Georgia. Throughout the following years, the Medical Center continued to develop several residency programs, including ones for family practice and internal medicine, as well as affiliating the General Surgery Residency Program with the Mercer University School of Medicine. MCCG has offered a general clinical or PGY1 pharmacy residency accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists since 1996.^[2] In 1998, the Medical Center became only the 4th hospital in the state to have a Level 1 Trauma Center.

References

1. ^ Medical Center
2. ^ [1]

External links

• Official site