MCG ANNOUNCES EYE CARE SERVICES IN SOUTH AUGUSTA

November 5, 2002

Augusta, Ga. -- MCG Health System plans to open a new eye care facility in South Augusta.

MCG Eye Care Associates-South Augusta will open for business around Thanksgiving. Located off Bobby Jones Expressway at the site of a former Nissan dealership, the site will offer comprehensive eye care services for the entire family.

MCG Eye Care Associates also provides comprehensive and specialty eye care services at MCG Hospitals and Clinics as well as at its West Augusta branch in Hillcreek Professional Village.

"By adding another location, we hope to better serve our customers, making it more convenient for them to access our services," said Joseph Thornton, Administrative Director of MCG Eye Care Associates. "Our South Augusta branch is another option that will provide our patients with the high-quality care they've come to expect from MCG."

MCG HealthCare is the health system of the Medical College of Georgia and is comprised of MCG Health, Inc. and the clinical services offered by the faculty of the School of Medicine and the members of the Physicians Practice Group. MCG Health, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation operating the MCG Hospitals and Clinics, Children's Medical Center, the Georgia Radiation Therapy Center and related clinical facilities and services. MCG Health, Inc. was formed to support the research and education mission of the Medical College of Georgia and to build the economic growth of the CSRA, the state of Georgia and the Southeast by offering the highest level of primary and specialty health care.