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To Our Community:
“ This past year was truly a remarkable here in Macon. This was a time for the
year in the history of Navicent Health members of our community to voice their
We are working with our and for the region we serve. As we opinions of our proposed combination.
teammates at Atrium present our 2018 Report to Our I’m pleased to say that our community
Community and look back at the past turned out in overwhelming support,
Health to integrate our two year, I am amazed by all we accomplished unanimously supporting our desire
organizations, becoming in such a brief time period. to combine with Atrium Health. The
one of the leading health Attorney General said it was the longest
systems not only in the As you may know, in February 2018, hearing he had ever attended due to the
Southeast but in the U.S. Navicent Health and Atrium Health—a number of people who came to voice their
Charlotte, North Carolina-based health support. Not one person spoke against
” system and one of the leading system’s the proposed combination. Following the
in the nation—announced our intent hearing, the Georgia Attorney General
to enter into a strategic combination. approved our proposed combination.
Our purpose was multifaceted, and we
pursued this strategic combination for a Once the Georgia Attorney General
number of reasons, all for the benefit of approved the combination, the final
the residents of this region, including: terms were presented to the boards of
More Resources both organizations, and, in December,
both boards unanimously approved our
The combination of Navicent Health strategic combination, which became
and Atrium Health will bring more effective Jan. 1, 2019. As we move into
resources to expand healthcare delivery the new year, we are working with our
in central and south Georgia. teammates at Atrium Health to integrate
Maintain Access to Quality Local Care our two organizations, becoming one of
the leading health systems not only in
The partnership of Navicent Health the Southeast, but in the U.S.
and Atrium Health means patients in
central Georgia will get all of the medical While this was one of the main
care they need without traveling outside focuses of 2018, we continued to
the region. make a number of achievements on a
New Medical Advancements local, regional and national level. We
constructed the region’s only dedicated
Navicent Health will benefit from pediatric hospital. We continued our
Atrium Health’s commitment to commitment to minimizing healthcare
resources that has made it one of the disparities and improving health equity.
nation’s most advanced and innovative And we continued our commitment to
healthcare systems. providing the region with high-quality,
Local Control compassionate care. We invite you to look
back at the past year with us in the pages
Navicent Health will continue to have of this report, and we invite you to look
a local board with a strong voice to guide forward to the coming year with hopeful
local decisions. expectation.
Improved Growth Potential
With kindest regards,
As a result of combining with Atrium
Health, Navicent Health has the Dr. Ninfa M. Saunders, FACHE
opportunity to solidify and grow its President & CEO
position as one of the leading medical Navicent Health
centers in the southeast.
Following the announcement of our
intent to combine, we entered into a time
of due diligence. Then, in November 2018,
we participated in a hearing with the
Georgia Attorney General’s office, held
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