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The growth of The Medical Center of Central Georgia into the largest and most technologically advanced health care system in the region is directly attributable to community support.

“Our Hospital/Community partnership makes the difference. It makes possible the highest quality healthcare for all residents in Central Georgia.”
           Don Faulk, President and CEO

Beginning in the 1890’s, when a group of women raised $50,000 to make the dream of a hospital come true, the community has committed its time, talent and finances. Recognized among the top 100 hospitals in the country and one of the leading 20 teaching hospitals, The Medical Center serves its patients in partnership with the community.

The hospital has responded to community needs, and the community has responded to hospital needs. This reciprocal commitment has created a true Center for Medical Excellence - always responsive - always innovative and always on the leading-edge.

1890		A mass meeting of citizens appointed a hospital committee and voted to allow the King's Daughters, a national philanthropic organization, to incorporate the Hospital and raise $50,000.
1890		A mass meeting of citizens appointed a hospital committee and voted to allow the King's Daughters, a national philanthropic organization, to incorporate the Hospital and raise $50,000.
1895		The Macon Hospital Association opened its doors with Dr. Olin H. Weaver, serving as the first resident physician and administrator.
1896		Thomas B. Gresham donated the John W. Gresham Building and a $6,000 addition. This building continued to serve the hospital until 1970.
1901		After raising $3,000, an “annex” of 16 ward beds and 2 private rooms were constructed for African-American patients.
1904		The Outdoor Poor Department, forerunner of the outpatient clinic, introduced for surgery and gynecology.
1905		Women’s Auxiliary raised $14,000 in support for a 3 story addition known as the “Private Pavilion.”
1915		City of Macon assumed control of the hospital. The newly appointed five-person Board of Commissioners approved a bond issue of $150,000. A residence hall for nurses, Memorial Cottage, and a new wing were begun.
1916		Construction began on a five-story addition.
1923		The Isaac Scott residence was donated.
1927		The Surgery residency was accredited.
1935		The First Cancer Clinic was opened.
1940		A $47,000 grant for expansion was received.
1952		The Hospital received a $10,000 trust fund from the Walter H. Turpin Foundation to assist with the cost of indigent care.
1956		An expansion program to provide regional care and to give the hospital a bed capacity of over 500 at a cost of $11 million was completed.
1957		The new School of Nursing was dedicated. 1962 The Macon Hospital Auxiliary was founded with 25 charter members.
1965		The Cardiac Care Unit, only the second in Georgia, opened.
1968		Ownership of the Hospital was transferred to the Macon-Bibb County Hospital Authority, a seven-person Board of Trustees.
1968		Damon D. King became the Hospital Administrator. The Hospital embarked on a $10 million Modernization and Expansion Program.
1969		Ground was broken for the East Tower Building.
1970		Neuro-Intensive Care Unit, the first in the southeast, was opened.
1971		The name was changed to "The Medical Center of Central Georgia" to reflect regional teaching and referral health care programs.
1971		The Volunteer program expanded to include junior volunteers.
1971		The Hospital entered an affiliation agreement with Mercer University School of Medicine as a clinical training facility.
1973		The Medcen Foundation was created to enable members of the community to philanthropically support new and ongoing projects, programs and services.
1977		The first open-heart surgery was performed.
1977		The Ambulatory Care Center opened to better care for the indigent population.
1977		Life Link, personal emergency response system, begun by the Auxiliary.
1980		The Doctor's Office Building, a 2-story parking deck, cardiac catherization lab and Central Georgia's first birthing room were added.
1982		The four-story West Tower was dedicated. Of the $5.2 million cost, over $2 million was donated by the community. It houses an Education Center, a Critical Care Center and patient rooms.
1987		The vertical expansion added three additional floors; $2 million was donated.
1988		Focal Pointe Women, the first comprehensive Women's Health Resource Center opened.
1988		The Wellness Center opened to provide preventive and maintenance health care.
1989		Construction Program completed, including Cancer Life Center, Georgia Heart Center, Med Centers - South, West and Downtown, Expansion of the Emergency Center, One Day Surgery Facility, Four-story parking deck, and Sleep Lab.
1989		The Children's Hospital, a pediatric "hospital within a hospital", was dedicated.
1990		The All Faiths Chapel was dedicated. Over $140,000 for construction was given by the community.
1990		Envision the Most Campaign to construct and equip a pediatric intensive care unit for The Children's Hospital began.
1991		The New Children's Intensive Care Unit was dedicated. Community support provided $1.5 million.
1991		The New Surgery Center opened containing 18 state-of-the-art operating rooms and 185,000 square feet for physician office space.
1991		The Family Health Center opened on Eisenhower Parkway, providing comprehensive family care.
1992		The East Macon Neighborhood Health Care Center opened providing access to primary and preventive care for the under insured.
1993		The Macon Health Club was donated to the Hospital and was renovated to provide preventive and maintenance heath care.
1993		The Family Birth Center opened to provide family centered labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum rooms.
1993		Just For Today, a short term care center for surgery outpatients who need a little extra time before or after treatment, was opened.
1993		The Regional Imaging Center opened.
1994		The Acute Care Dialysis Center opened
1994		The Georgia Federal Building was added to serve as headquarters for restructured corporate offices of Central Georgia Health System.
1994		Neighborhood Health Care Center in South Macon opened to provide access to primary and preventive care for the underserved.
1995		The Children’s Health Center opened
1995		The Hospital celebrated its 100th Birthday.
1995		The Advanced Surgery and Laser Center opened
1996		Groundbreaking held for Peyton Anderson Regional Health Education Center. Community support provided $6 million. 1996 Georgia Hand Therapy opened
1997		Damon D. King retired after serving 29 years as CEO of The Medical Center, and Don Faulk succeeded him as President and CEO.
1997		Through philanthropic gifts, Crescent House opened to provide advocacy and support for victims of child abuse.
1997		The Medcen Foundation was renamed Medcen Community Health Foundation, making direct grants to community health initiatives
1997		The $10 million Healthy Macon Campaign was begun to support the Ronald McDonald House, the Emergency Center, The Children's Hospital, Hospice of Central Georgia, the Georgia Heart Center, Community Health and Senior programs.
1998		The Medical Center received the Better Business Bureau’s 1998 Torch Award for their commitment to the practice of high marketplace ethics.
1998		MCCG’s new joint replacement program, JointWorks, opened.
1998		The Emergency Center was named one of only 4 Level I trauma centers in the State.
1999		Golden Opportunities began a new membership program, Senior Advantage, and moved into new offices in the Wellness Center
1999		The Medical Center of Central Georgia’s Heart Center was named one of the nation’s Top 100 Hospitals for Cardiac Intervention
1999		Neighborhood Healthcare Center East celebrated its seventh anniversary by moving into an expanded new facility adjacent to the previous site on Jeffersonville Road.
1999		Golden Opportunities kicked off its new Senior Membership Advantage Program in January and moved into new, expanded offices in the Wellness Center in November.
1999		Through a generous grant, the Ambulatory Care Center and Pharmacy were renovated and renamed the W. T. Anderson Health Center.
2000		The Peyton Anderson Health Education Center was completed and opened. It houses administrative offices and conference rooms, the Trice Conference Center, Health Education Resource Center and Learning Center.
2001		Breast Care Center opened, providing comprehensive breast care, including diagnostic, treatment, follow-up and support services, in one location. 2001 Renovation of Emergency Center was begun, to include specialized, stroke treatment rooms and a designated pediatric emergency area.
2001		Carlyle Place, Central Georgia’s first Continuing Care Retirement Community, opened.
2002		The Medical Center purchased the former Middle Georgia Hospital to be primarily used as the new home for The Children's Hospital. 2003 Phase I of the renovation of the Emergency Center completed.
2003		The Children's Hospital completed a phased-in move to its new home. 2003 Medcen Community Health Foundation launched “Challenge Your Heart,” a $10.5 million capital campaign with $6 million earmarked for the new Georgia Heart Tower.
2004		Phase II of the Emergency Center Renovation completed. 2004 Historic Lanier Building renovated and opened to provide physicians’ office space.
2005		The first Healthcare Humanitarian of the Year Award was presented to Oscar Spivey, MD, guiding spirit of the Children's Hospital at the Medical Center of Central Georgia.
2005		Medcen Community Health Foundation completed the $10.5 million “Challenge Your Heart” Campaign with almost $16 million, exceeding the goal by 57%.
2005		MCCG achieved Magnet Hospital status in recognition of excellence in nursing. This status had been achieved by only 3 other hospitals in the state.
2005		Groundbreaking was held in September for the Albert J. “Buddy” Luce Heart Institute.
2005		Medcen approved a 4-year, $16 million campaign, “Generation to Generation,” to renovate and expand specialized ICU facilities, establish a Children’s Cancer Center, renovate and expand the NICU, and provide a free-standing, inpatient Hospice facility.
2006		Six new beds were added to the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit for a total of twenty-six.
2006		A “Parents’ Time Out” lounge was opened in The Children's Hospital to give parents of Children's Hospital patients a place to relax, do laundry, heat up a meal or watch TV.
2006		MCCG’s Chest Pain Center was fully accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers.
2006		The Medical Center created a partnership with rural primary care hospitals to improve the quality of heart care in rural areas. MCCG supports the smaller hospitals in implementing their award-winning chest pain procedures, in diagnosing, and when appropriate, in transporting patients to MCCG.
2006		MCCG garnered top national awards for efficiency in the use of technology, in operations, and in supply chain economies. An Emergency Center video took first place internationally and is now in the library of the American College of Surgeons.
2006		HealthGrades, conductor of independent quality studies of healthcare facilities, rated the Medical Center of Central Georgia among the nation’s best for clinical outcomes for the second year in a row.
2007		The expansion of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), adding six beds to the Levely III NICU was completed as part of the Generation to Generation campaign.
2007		HOPE (Hematology Oncology Place of Excellence) in the Children's Hospital was opened, bringing children’s oncology services into one child and family friendly center. This was also a part of the Generation to Generation campaign.
2007		The Georgia Neuro Center opened the Biplane Surgical Suite, the only one in the Southeast and only the fourth in the world. A hybrid of diagnostic imaging and a neurosurgical OR, it provides acute interventional care to patients presenting with symptoms of a stroke. The Neuro Center also provides breakthrough therapies, such as deep brain stimulation, for Parkinson’s, tremor, and other neurological disorders.
2008		The Albert Luce Jr. Heart Institute, the new technologically advanced home of the Georgia Heart Center, opened. This consolidated heart facility is designed to house all outpatient and diagnostic cardiac and vascular services under one roof. It features 13 procedure labs, sixty 23-hour stay beds, 42 recovery rooms and 10 diagnostic testing rooms.
2008		The Georgia Neuro Center was designated a Level 1 stroke treatment center.

Our community has made The Medical Center's story one of progress and service. Working together we continue to lead the way in health care for all our citizens by meeting the medical challenges of the future.