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Piedmont Newton reports bed expansion and service growth after $2.2 million ARPA grant from Newton County
Summary
Piedmont Newton Hospital told the Newton County Board of Commissioners it used $2.2 million in ARPA funding plus hospital capital to expand beds and services; hospital leaders described increases in admissions and new clinical services.
Piedmont Newton Hospital briefed the Newton County Board of Commissioners May 20 on a recent bed expansion and a wave of new clinical services financed in part by a $2,200,000 ARPA grant from the county.
Lindsay Petrini, CEO of Piedmont Newton Hospital, told the board the county’s $2.2 million award, combined with about $1.882 million of Piedmont capital, funded a roughly $4 million bed expansion project that completed in December 2024. “The $2,200,000 that you provided to us has gone to good use,” Petrini said, and she outlined additional investments Piedmont has made in the facility.
Petrini said the expansion followed a state certificate-of-need award to increase beds by 10 percent and construction required a set of “domino projects” to move services temporarily. She presented a multi-year admissions chart showing average monthly admissions rising from about 419 in fiscal 2021 to roughly 589 in 2025 and reported over 600 admissions in April 2025.
Beyond beds, the hospital described new or expanded services added since 2023: oncology and rheumatology clinics, new cardiology, neurology and endocrinology providers, additional orthopedic services and robotic surgery support, upgraded imaging across modalities (mammography, CT, MRI, echo), a level 3 neonatal ICU (13 babies reported in the NICU at the meeting), a reopened sleep lab, and an East Side Crossing medical office building funded by Piedmont’s $8 million capital investment.
Hospital leadership said the expansion supports goals to keep care local and to reduce patient transfers out of Newton County. In commissioners’ remarks, several thanked Petrini for the hospital’s work and raised parking constraints as a continuing operational issue; Petrini said the hospital has taken steps to decompress parking and is exploring restriping and other options.
Piedmont also prioritized ambulatory and emergency services coordination with county EMS. Petrini credited local EMS leadership and said the hospital is pursuing primary stroke center certification and plans new clinics, including a heart-failure clinic. Commissioners and hospital staff agreed to continue working on ambulance logistics, service capacity and parking as follow-ups.
