About Us
Atrium Health Navicent is the leading provider of healthcare in central and south Georgia and is committed to its mission of elevating health and well-being through compassionate care. Atrium Health Navicent 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. Atrium Health Navicent provides high-quality, personalized care in 53 specialties at more than 50 facilities throughout the region. As part of the largest, integrated, nonprofit health system in the Southeast, it is also able to tap into some of the nation's leading medical experts and specialists with Atrium Health, allowing it to provide the best care close to home - including advanced innovations in virtual medicine and care. Throughout its 125-year history in the community, Atrium Health Navicent has remained dedicated to enhancing health and wellness for individuals throughout the region through nationally recognized quality care, community health initiatives and collaborative partnerships. It is also one of the leading teaching hospitals in the region, helping to ensure viability for rural health care for the next generation. For more information, please visit www.NavicentHealth.org.
History
Atrium Health Navicent was incorporated on November 17, 1994 as a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to coordinate Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center and other affiliated entities toward our mission: "Together, we elevate health and well-being through compassionate care."
Included within the Atrium Health Navicent system is Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center, a 637 bed, nationally-verified Level I-designated Trauma Center and a four-time Magnet Designated hospital for nursing excellence worldwide.
Atrium Health Navicent provides a broad range of community-based, outpatient diagnostic, primary care, extensive home health and hospice care, and comprehensive cancer and rehabilitation services spanning the full continuum of care. Included within the system are:
- Five acute care hospitals
- A rehabilitation hospital
- A new, state-of-the-art children's hospital
- Central Georgia's first life plan community
- An in-patient hospice facility, as well as in-home hospice care
- Wellness and preventative services
- Multiple urgent care centers
- Numerous community-based partnerships that help Atrium Health Navicent deliver on its mission.
Distinguished nationally for its excellence, Atrium Health Navicent is also one of the premier teaching hospitals in the United States and serves as the primary teaching hospital for the Mercer University School of Medicine. Atrium Health Navicent supports residency-training programs in family practice, general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics along with fellowships in critical care, geriatrics and orthopedic traumatology. Atrium Health Navicent also partners with a number of central Georgia universities and colleges to offer advanced training for nursing students. As a teaching hospital, Atrium Health Navicent attracts the best and the brightest to the area.
In 2019, Navicent Health strategically combined with Charlotte-based Atrium Health. With similar missions and complementary capabilities, we're bringing better care to everyone we serve throughout the Southeast, from the Carolinas to Georgia. Our combination has brought:
- Access to world-class care - from the top experts to the most advanced treatments in heart, cancer and children's care.
- The latest and most innovative care options - like real-time virtual care for everything from everyday illnesses to critical care to mental health needs.
- Care focused on the whole community - through programs that help prevent disease, address social factors impacting health (like access to safe housing or fresh food), and boost health outside our walls.
Our Purpose & Commitments
Atrium Health, part of Advocate Health, is redefining how, when and where care is delivered. We are rethinking methods of care delivery to reach more people and bringing human kindness to every step of their health journey. Our dedication to elevating health care for every individual, every teammate and every community is unwavering. We won't stop until everyone - no matter who they are or where they come from - has the possibility to live well. And because of this, we are redefining why we exist, our purpose as an organization and how we make it happen together as one.
Our Purpose:
From discovery to everyday moments, we're redefining care.
Our Commitments
are the promises our teammates make to fulfill our Purpose.
Lift Everyone Up:
We believe everyone matters and create spaces where all belong and can thrive.
Lead the Way:
We chart new paths to achieve the extraordinary.
Think Boldly Together:
We collaborate with humility, turning the best ideas into new possibilities.
Embrace the Unknown:
We drive change through fearless curiosity and unshakeable optimism.
Code of Conduct
This code establishes standards of integrity critical to our commitment to operational excellence and exceptional patient care. Read our Advocate Health Code of Conduct (PDF Download).
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