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ATLANTA, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGA) and Piedmont Healthcare announced today that they have reached agreement on a three-year contract, effective August 1, 2009. Under the agreement, BCBSGA HMO/POS and PPO members can continue to access Piedmont Healthcare as an in-network provider, including services from Piedmont Clinic physicians, Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper, and Piedmont Newnan Hospital in Newnan.

ATLANTA, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Piedmont Healthcare President and CEO R. Timothy Stack and Mercer University President William D. Underwood announced today the establishment of the Piedmont Healthcare Chair in Nursing that will benefit Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer.

By Andy Miller, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Oct. 19--The parent company of Piedmont Hospital is creating a Heart Institute that's expected to soon add cardiologists -- and revenue -- to the Buckhead-based health system.