Public Invited to Celebrate Stand-alone Emergency Department in Trion

Atrium Health Floyd Plans Ribbon-Cutting, Tours, Door Prizes on Oct. 22

October 6, 2023

Public Invited to Celebrate Stand-alone Emergency Department in Trion

ROME, Ga., Oct. 6, 2023 – Atrium Health Floyd is inviting the public to a celebration of the stand-alone emergency department that is nearing completion in Chattooga County.

The community event will take place on Sunday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m. at the facility, 13583 U.S. 27, in Trion next to Walmart. Tours of the facility will be given after the official ribbon-cutting.

Health screenings and door prizes will also be available during the celebration.

The $18.4 million emergency department, which will open this fall, will serve residents in Chattooga County and portions of Walker County and northeast Alabama. The facility features six treatment rooms, an onsite laboratory and imaging services, including X-ray and a computed tomography (CT) scanner.

A helipad there will provide quick access to Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center, the only Level II Trauma Center in northwest Georgia.

Atrium Health Floyd's second Mobile Mammography Coach will eventually be headquartered at the 10,884-square-foot facility to ensure more women have convenient access to lifesaving breast cancer screenings.

About Atrium Health Floyd

The Atrium Health Floyd family of health care services is a leading medical provider and economic force in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd is part of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Floyd strategically combined with Harbin Clinic in 2024 and employs more than 5,200 teammates who provide care in over 40 medical specialties at four facilities: Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center – a 361-bed full-service, acute care hospital and regional referral center in Rome, Georgia; Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Georgia; and Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, Alabama; and Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Behavioral Health, also in Rome. Together, Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic provide primary care, specialty care and urgent care throughout northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd also operates a stand-alone emergency department in Chattooga County, the first such facility to be built from the ground-up in Georgia.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. Advocate Health is nationally recognized for its expertise in heart and vascular, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs more than 160,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to redefining care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.