New Hospital Brings Permanent Facility to Tornado-Hit Area

RICHMOND, Va. — The new Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, a 183,000-square foot replacement hospital for a tornado-ravished facility, recently opened its doors in Americus, Ga.

On March 1, 2007, an EF-3 tornado hit the city of Americus causing millions of dollars in damage to the community — including the destruction of the Sumter Regional Hospital, owned and operated by the Americus & Sumter County Hospital Authority.

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