Lawrenceville, GA—On Wednesday, Gwinnett Medical Center broke ground for its Heart & Vascular Center, which is slated to open in early 2012. More than 300 members of the community attended a groundbreaking celebration which featured presentations by Charles Bannister, Chairman of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners and Philip Wolfe, GMC’s president and chief executive officer.

Gwinnett County is an amazing place where nearly one million people now call home. We are diverse, progressive and visionary. We have proven time and again that we are passionate and dedicated to doing what it takes to deliver the very best to our community.

Gwinnett Medical Center sits at the heart of Gwinnett, focusing every hour of every day on caring for us. Thousands of physicians, nurses, clinicians, associates and volunteers work diligently to keep our healthcare system strong and vibrant so that we can all live our best lives.

The official Groundbreaking Ceremony for GMC's new Open Heart Services facilities will be hosted by the Foundation on June 16th at 4:30PM.  For more information, please call the Foundation office at 678-312-8500.

ART on the Square Wine Tasting: Friday, June 4^th

Hospital Tax, Medicaid Cuts, Eliminating the Sales Tax Exemption for Not-for-Profit Hospitals or the Tobacco Fee Increase.

At Issue:
To address a statewide budget shortfall in FY2011, Governor Sonny Perdue and some members of the Georgia General Assembly have recommended that the General Assembly pass a tax on adjusted gross revenues for hospitals and managed care plans, reduce Medicaid by 19%, or eliminate the state sales tax exemption for not-for-profit hospitals.