According to reporting by WRDW, the Defense Health Agency confirmed its intent to transition Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon in Augusta to an ambulatory care center

The proposed plan would end inpatient care and turn the emergency room into an urgent care facility

Atlanta, GA – U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statement on the proposal to reduce medical services at Fort Gordon’s Eisenhower Army Medical Center.

“I’m deeply troubled by the proposed cuts in services at the Eisenhower Army Medical Center. Fort Gordon military personnel and their families deserve comprehensive care options, not just urgent care.

“Augusta’s already-strained civilian health care system is not equipped to handle the influx of military personnel.

“I’m pushing Defense Health Agency Director Vice Adm. Darin K. Via and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to rethink this decision and reverse course. At minimum, the Defense Health Agency should delay this decision until there is a full plan in place to take care of our military heroes and their families.

“I’m continuing to stay in contact with impacted Augustans as I work to reverse or mitigate the consequences of this shortsighted decision.”

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