Piedmont and the University of Georgia Athletic Association have signed a 10-year sports medicine and marketing partnership agreement, extending the relationship which began in 2016. As part of the partnership, Piedmont will provide University of Georgia student-athletes with specialized sports medicine care and seamless access to comprehensive health care services.
The agreement unites Piedmont, Georgia’s largest health-care organization, with 1,600 locations, serving communities that comprise 80 percent of Georgia’s population, with one of the state’s best-known and most popular brands. The University of Georgia athletic program has won 48 team and more than 225 individual national championships.
“Our relationship with University of Georgia athletics has great local meaning for us,” Piedmont Athens Regional CEO Michael Burnett said. “Community is very important to us and our relationship with the Georgia Bulldogs carries significance to our employees, who take great pride in it. From a clinical perspective, we are proud to have the responsibility to provide high-quality, patient-centered care to the hard-working student athletes who represent the university.”
“Piedmont has played an important role in the success of each of our 21 sports, and we are thrilled this partnership will continue,” J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks said. “As the official healthcare provider for our Athletic Association, Piedmont makes a positive impact in providing the very best care for our student-athletes. We look forward to the benefits of this partnership for many years to come.”
Piedmont provides medical care for student-athletes from all 21 University of Georgia athletic programs. Piedmont places highly trained and experienced physicians and other clinical staff on the sidelines, ready to immediately assess and treat any in-game injury or illness. Piedmont staff also work with student-athletes in the new on-campus sports medicine…
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