Piedmont Tower

Piedmont Hospital opens new tower for COVID-19 patients

By Collin Kelley

Piedmont Hospital on Peachtree Road in Buckhead officially opened its new Marcus Tower in mid-July after entering a partnership with the state to provide additional hospital beds for COVID-19 patients.

“I’m very grateful to Kevin Brown and the entire Piedmont Healthcare team for their willingness to partner with the state of Georgia and provide this Gov. Brian Kemp toured Marcus Tower in July. critical resource to patients and surrounding hospitals,” Gov. Brian Kemp said on a July 14 tour of the facility. “These hospital beds will provide additional surge capacity for healthcare facilities in metroAtlanta and ensure COVID-19 patients receive the essential care they need.”

The partnership includes initial usage of 62 beds, with the capability to scale up based on demand. Kemp has also reactivated the field hospital at the Georgia World Congress Center in Downtown as COVID-19 cases surge.

Patients from the third floor of the existing Piedmont Hospital were moved into the Marcus Tower, creating additional capacity for patients to be treated on the vacated third floor space. The beds are being staffed by physicians and other personnel provided by the state.

The tower was made possible through an initial donation of $75 million from Bernie and Billi Marcus via The Marcus Foundation. Local philanthropists Brett and Louise Samsky and their son Connor have made an $18 million donation to establish the tower’s Brett and Louise Samsky Lobby and the Samsky Invasive Cardiovascular Services Center.

Piedmont was able to open the tower early thanks in part to a $1 million gift from Rooms to Go Founder, President and CEO Jeff Seaman.

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