Community project funding/congressionally directed spending - construction - atrium health navicent (AHN) is the leading provider of health care in central and south georgia and is committed to its…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), awarded a $558,000 Project Grant to The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc. (dba Medical Center) on September 30, 2024. The funding will be used to decommission four existing ambulances with over 300,000 miles and replace them with four new 2024 Ford high-top T350 ambulances equipped with Stryker power-loading systems. This will support the Medical Center's Atrium Health Navicent's Emergency Medical Services (AHN EMS) unit, which provides 911 emergency and non-emergency transportation services to a 5-county rural region in central and south Georgia. In 2023, AHN EMS provided 29,781 911 transports and 6,970 non-emergent transports, and expects to surpass these numbers in 2024. The funding will help ensure reliable and safe patient transport capabilities for this underserved rural area.

Community project funding/congressionally directed spending - construction - atrium health navicent (AHN) is the leading provider of health care in central and south georgia and is committed to its mission of elevating health and well-being through compassionate care. AHN is part of advocate health, which is headquartered in charlotte, north carolina, and is the third-largest nonprofit health system in the united states, created from the combination of atrium health and advocate aurora health. AHN is located in macon, bibb county, georgia and operates hospitals in milledgeville, baldwin county, georgia and byron, peach county, georgia. AHN also operates their own atrium health navicent's emergency medical services (AHN EMS) unit. Atrium health navicent's emergency medical services (AHN EMS) will utilize the hrsa CDS funding in the amount of $558,000 to decommission four (4) existing ambulances with mileage in excess of 300,000 miles and replace them with four (4) new 2024 ford high top T350 ambulances equipped with stryker power loading systems that provide safe automated loading and unloading of patients. AHN EMS is a premier ambulance service and provides access to rural communities via 911 emergency and non-emergency transportation operations provides support within a 5-county rural region comprised of the following counties: bibb, baldwin, jones, treutlen and twiggs. In 2023, they provided 29,781 9-1-1 transports and 6,970 non-emergent transports, and for 2024 they are projecting to surpass their previous years numbers.