The 927,000-square-foot, 11-story Green Tower opened Feb. 8, with about 80 patients being moved from the hospital’s original patient tower, as well as from the Gray Tower, which previously housed cardiovascular and other specialized care units.
Features, according to a news release, include:
- A new emergency department on the ground floor
- A helipad on the roof
- Georgia Heart Institute services including cardiac testing, catheterization labs and endovascular operating rooms
- A new café
- Five new operating rooms on the second floor, which houses the Ronnie Green Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
- Mechanical support on the third floor
- A coronary care unit and the cardiovascular intermediate care unit on the fourth floor
- The Woody Stewart Heart Failure Treatment Unit on the fifth floor
Northeast Georgia Health System said the Green Tower opened with 96 inpatient care beds, but there is shell space on floors six through nine to accommodate future growth.
“Finally getting to see patients and visitors in the Green Tower is a special moment,” Carol Burrell, president and CEO of NGHS, said in the release. “There were so many people who helped bring this to fruition, and I know it will continue to improve the health of our community for years to come.”
