History of PRMC

Providing quality healthcare to Peach and the surrounding counties has been a tradition at Peach Regional Medical Center for more than 50 years. Opening in September 1953 as a non-profit acute-care hospital, Peach County Hospital’s original building was funded through a grant from the Hill-Burton Program.

Peach County Hospital became Peach Regional Medical Center in 1997, placing an emphasis on the regional vision for healthcare provision to neighboring counties without a local hospital.

Continuing efforts to meet the changing healthcare needs of the community required many renovations and changes over the past 53 years. For example, in the last five years, Peach Regional Medical Center opened a Cardiac Rehab and Wellness program and added the capabilities to perform sleep and nerve conduction studies in Fort Valley. Taking a pro-active approach, the hospital has been successful in recruiting physician specialists so our patients can receive the specialized care they need close to home.

Changes occur in health care on a regular basis and to remain progressive you have to adapt to these changes. Peach Regional Medical Center did just that by being designated as a Critical Assess Hospital in November 2000. Staff members are committed to providing personalized, quality care, close to home and continue to stay focused while meeting challenges and adapting to the changes.

As a non-profit organization, Peach Regional Medical Center is governed by the Hospital Authority of Peach County, which is comprised of nine residents of Peach County. Three of the directors serve by virtue of their titles: the chairman of the county commission, mayor of Fort Valley and chief of the medical staff at Peach Regional Medical Center. Two of the members are appointed by the county and four by the board at-large. Each director serves for three years with a maximum of four consecutive three year terms (12 years).

The Hospital Authority is charged with establishing policies and providing for services of the hospital. Appointed by the Authority the Hospital Administrator/Chief Executive Officer is the direct representative of the Hospital Authority and is responsible for the effective day-to-day operations of the facility.

Activities of the Medical Staff and Administration are reviewed at regular meetings of the Hospital Authority. Their meetings, with dates and times posted in area media outlets and on this website, are open to the public. Authority members serve without pay – out of a sense of civic service – to make hospital care available to the communities we serve through the effective and efficient provision of quality health care services.