MCG Health Inc., PPG and Reynolds Plantation to Explore Ambulatory Clinic

Augusta, Ga. -- Reynolds Plantation, MCG Health, Inc. and Physicians Practice Group recently reached an agreement to explore a primary and specialty ambulatory care physicians clinic in Lake Oconee Village, the commercial development of Reynolds Plantation.

"The demand for an ambulatory clinic currently exists in the Lake Oconee area," said Todd C. Ciavola, Director of Commercial Real Estate for Reynolds Plantation. "Because of the quality of its health care and the success of its previous community outreach efforts, we turned to MCG Health System to form a partnership."

"We look forward to meeting the health care needs of the Lake Oconee area and providing its residents with world-class medical care," said Don Snell, President and Chief Executive Officer of MCG Health, Inc. "This is a unique opportunity for us. The Lake Oconee area is a fast-growing community. We look forward to building a solid base of loyal patients."

"We currently have working relationships with Minnie G. Boswell Memorial Hospital (Greene County), TenderCare Clinic, Inc. (Greene County), Morgan Memorial Hospital (Morgan County), Wills Memorial Hospital (Wilkes County), and Tri-County Health System (Warren, Hancock, Glascock and Taliaferro Counties), which won't change. Our partnership with Reynolds Plantation allows us to appropriately broaden and improve our health care delivery to residents throughout the state and region," Snell added.

"Our highly skilled physicians are excited about bringing their skills to another population of Georgians. This partnership will place the expertise of our specialists and sub-specialists in close proximity to a portion of the state that truly desires the best health care," said Curt Steinhart, M.D., President of Physicians Practice Group.

MCG Health System is composed of MCG Health, Inc. and the clinical services offered by the faculty of the Medical College of Georgia 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.

Reynolds Plantation, located between Atlanta and Augusta, is an 8,000-acre golf and lake community boasting more than 50 miles of shoreline on beautiful Lake Oconee, one of the largest lakes in the southeast. Named "Best of the Best" Golf Community by The Robb Report, Reynolds Plantation features 81 holes of championship golf from designers Jack Nicklaus, Bob Cupp, Tom Fazio and Rees Jones, award-winning dining, swimming pools, tennis courts, a fitness center, pedestrian walking trails, two full-service marinas, and a myriad of social activities and recreational programs. For information, visit www.reynoldsplantation.com.