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"poised to be" is different from "is."
"we have a lot of the right ingredients to bring something fantastic..." is different from "we are fantastic."
It sounds like great things are happening in Augusta, but it also sounds like they have a very long way to go to beat out cities such as Houston, Atlanta, even Birmingham for "THE MEDICAL CENTER" title.
Yeah, I forgot about Birmingham. UAB really doesn't get the credit it deserves.
That's a old picture of Augusta's skyline. Plus what does high-rises have to do with anything. Houston metro is over 5 million people. Of course its going to have more high-rises. Augusta has two skylines downtown and the Medical District. With a metro of only 540k. There are several buildings 9-13 stories in the Medical District. Were comparing the quailty of the Medical communities.
First of all, I was saying that the Texas Medical Center(which is about 95% hospitals, educational facilities, and other health institutions of that sort) has more buildings or highrises in just that one district than all(not just health-related) the buildings or high-rises of Central GA/Augusta's MSA. Which just makes you realize how important and huge the TMC really is. I wasnt comparing cities, i was pointing out that the amount of health-related buildings just in the TMC, is probably more than all the buildings in Augusta's MSA or region.
And that photo was dated from 2007, so it couldn't be that old.
I thought that Durham nicknamed itself "Medicine City" because of Duke.
UAB in Birmingham.
Sorry we're raining on your homerism party-of-one parade for Augusta, but hey, you asked. Not denying the accomplishments of the MCG, but that does not make it THE medical center of the south.
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Houston TMC easily.
Atlanta CDC/Emory.
I thought that Durham nicknamed itself "Medicine City" because of Duke.
UAB in Birmingham.
Sorry we're raining on your homerism party-of-one parade for Augusta, but hey, you asked. Not denying the accomplishments of the MCG, but that does not make it THE medical center of the south.
The Medical District in Augusta(the pic i showed) is only MCG and University hospitals downtown. We have MCG, University, VA, Trinity, Doctors, Eisenhower, etc. Doctors hospital is along Interstate 20 in West Augusta. Trinity and the VA are located in Midtown. Eisenhower is located on Ft. Gordon. All these hospitals have a surrounding campus of medical buildings.
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Orlando has an up and coming medical "city" that is still being built and isn't expected to be compete till sometime around 2012. But when its done it is expected to be one of the top medical destinations in the country.
The Medical District in Augusta(the pic i showed) is only MCG and University hospitals downtown. We have MCG, University, VA, Trinity, Doctors, Eisenhower, etc. Doctors hospital is along Interstate 20 in West Augusta. Trinity and the VA are located in Midtown. Eisenhower is located on Ft. Gordon. All these hospitals have a surrounding campus of medical buildings.
Okay, and? You asked for people's opinions and you're getting angry because other people aren't agreeing with your opinion. I guess you're pretty new to this message board/public forum thing, aren't you? I guess we all have to learn somehow...
Like I said, we're not saying that Augusta's hospitals are not important, but there are more well renowned medical centers in the South. I see that the TMC is one of the more popular answers so far. Like I said earlier, you asked.
Augusta is a city of 205,000 people with over 20,000 healthcare professionals. Over $600 million worth of medical related construction going/or starting next year. Augusta is pulling the best and brightest away from bigger cities medical fields. People from New York are a prime example. After our St. Sebastian pkwy is completed in 2010. Were building a Saint Sebastian research park.
We took a doctor away from New York, so we must be amazing! Dude do yourself a favor and stop trying to compare the Augusta medical community to that of major cities. If you wanted to say "Augusta has an impressive medical sector for its size" I think most people would agree with you...however if you're trying to compare it with the big dogs in the South like Houston, Atlanta and the Triangle, you're going to find a lot of people laughing at you.
This is not even half of the Medical District in Augusta. This is a very tiny portion.
Sept 2008
Dec 2009. The public housing projects are gone. There are cranes now at the site.
So? You can see the massive amounts cranes from all over the city. It has a larger sq ft area than downtown Dallas AND growing rapidly.
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