City/Town: • Newnan |
Location Class: • Hospital |
Built: • 1962 | Abandoned: • 2012 |
Status: • Abandoned • Private Property |
Photojournalist: • Gage Griffith |
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The County Hospital
Established by the county Hospital Authority in 1962 just outside Newnan, Georgia, CCGH (Coweta General Hospital) was a public hospital created to serve the less affluent residents of Coweta County who couldn’t afford visits to the private city hospital in Newnan. The hospital, standing four stories tall and shaped like an H, featured brick masonry and marble. Initially equipped with 148 patient rooms, two operating rooms, and a state-of-the-art Radiology department, it aimed to provide accessible healthcare to the local community.
In 1973, the county successfully garnered funds for a significant expansion on the southern side of the hospital. CCGH officially augmented its emergency department by adding 20 beds and expanding its laboratory space. During this period, the hospital briefly served as the County’s Morgue. In 1980, another expansion took place, this time on the north side, resulting in the establishment of a new Intensive Care Unit. Funds for this expansion were raised through the sale of old equipment and by organizing a farmers market on the hospital grounds.
In 1980, CCGH was listed for sale as the County Hospital Authority found it financially unsustainable to maintain hospital operations. The county attributed the decision to factors such as staff wages, a limited number of surgeries, and outstanding medical bills amounting to millions of dollars.
Period of Instability
In October 1982, Humana Inc., a healthcare corporation based in Kentucky, acquired CCGH and subsequently rebranded it as Coweta General Hospital. By 1993, Humana had grown to become the largest hospital operator in the country, overseeing 77 hospitals. To streamline operations, Humana executives separated hospital operations from health insurance operations, forming Galen Health Care. The next year, they completed the sale of the hospitals under Galen Health Care Inc., including Coweta General, to Hospital Corporation of America.
Gallery Below of Coweta General Hospital
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