# Trinity Hospital of Augusta

> Trinity Hospital of Augusta was a 231-bed licensed acute care hospital at 2260 Wrightsboro Road. Acquired from Quorum Health in 2017 and renamed University Hospital Summerville, the campus joined Piedmont in 2022. Its successor, Piedmont Augusta Summerville, provides emergency, inpatient, diagnostic and outpatient care and houses health sciences education.

- **Founded:** 1952
- **Headquarters:** Augusta, United States
- **Founders:** Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet (Institutional founder of predecessor St. Joseph Hospital)
- **Products:** Historical acute care hospital, Successor emergency department, Successor inpatient and imaging services, Successor outpatient care, Health sciences education partnership
- **Notable:** Campus preserved through the 2017 acquisition and integration., COVID-19 isolation role beginning in December 2020., Health sciences education location opened in January 2023.

## Products & services

- **Historical acute care hospital** — Trinity provided inpatient, outpatient, surgical, diagnostic and emergency care; historical licensed capacity was 231 beds.
- **Successor emergency department** — Piedmont Augusta Summerville reopened 24-hour emergency services with 15 emergency department beds on May 16, 2024.
- **Successor inpatient and imaging services** — The reopening included a 12-bed general medicine inpatient unit and enhanced imaging.
- **Successor outpatient care** — Current services include primary care, heart care, diabetes care, wound and hyperbaric care, occupational medicine, laboratory, sleep services and a Coumadin clinic.
- **Health sciences education partnership** — Augusta Technical College opened its School of Health Sciences Summerville location in January 2023.

## Achievements

- Campus preserved through the 2017 acquisition and integration.
- COVID-19 isolation role beginning in December 2020.
- Health sciences education location opened in January 2023.
- Emergency and inpatient services restored May 16, 2024.
- Successor Clinical Laboratory Science Program at Summerville earned full NAACLS accreditation in May 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2024-05** — Successor Piedmont Augusta Summerville reopened emergency and inpatient services on May 16.
- **2025-08** — Piedmont published a nursing scholarship video describing more than $880,000 awarded to over 90 students since 2022, with work commitments across the Augusta network, including Summerville.
- **2026-07** — Piedmont announced the Summerville Clinical Laboratory Science Program had earned full NAACLS accreditation in May 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://www.piedmont.org/locations/piedmont-augusta-summerville
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trinity-hospital-of-augusta

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