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Hospitals and Health CareGeorgia, United States501-1000 Employees
St. Mary’s Health Care System is a regional, not-for-profit Catholic teaching health system based in Athens, Georgia. It operates three hospitals and a comprehensive health network that includes a medical group, graduate medical education, home health, hospice services, senior living, and extensive outpatient care, with academic affiliations to the University of Georgia and Augusta University. Founded in 1906 by local physicians, the organization became a Catholic hospital in 1938 and is a member of Trinity Health, aligning with a mission to provide compassionate, transforming healing in the communities it serves. Its service footprint includes facilities such as St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens, St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro, and St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, along with Georgia Neurological Surgery & Comprehensive Spine and several outpatient centers. The system has maintained Joint Commission accreditation since 1954 and holds designations for advanced stroke care and thrombectomy, as well as Chest Pain Center recognition. In 2026, St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital earned the DAISY Award for Nursing Excellence for a bedside nurse, reflecting ongoing emphasis on patient care quality.