Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center set to open Aug. 26 in Grovetown

Wellstar Health System says its new Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center, a six-story hospital planned for 100 beds in Grovetown, is scheduled to open Aug. 26, 2026.

The facility is located at 5000 Gateway Blvd. in Columbia County. Although it is not within the city of Augusta, Wellstar describes the project as part of an expansion of health-care access in the Central Savannah River Area, or CSRA, which includes the Augusta region.

Planned addition to regional care network

The hospital is intended to extend services already offered in Augusta to people living in more rural counties, including McDuffie County, according to Wellstar’s announcement. The health system characterized the project as a regional expansion rather than a replacement for existing Augusta-area facilities.

For patients and families, the announced opening date is a scheduling milestone for a new care location. Wellstar’s announcement does not list the specific services that will be available on opening day, nor does it say how many beds will be staffed when the facility opens. As a result, the planned 100-bed capacity should not be read as confirmation that all beds will be operating immediately.

Wellstar did not announce a patient enrollment process, eligibility requirements or an action residents must take before the opening. People seeking care should rely on the health system’s current service information as the opening approaches.

Training and workforce role

In addition to its planned patient-care role, the facility is expected to create additional clinical learning opportunities for students at the Medical College of Georgia. Wellstar also described the project as an investment in the regional health-care workforce.

That training component links the new hospital to the broader academic health-care network involving Wellstar MCG Health, Augusta University and the Medical College of Georgia. The announcement presents those opportunities as part of the project’s intended regional role; it does not specify the number of students, training placements or programs involved.

What is known before opening

Wellstar announced the late-August opening plan on May 21, with the information updated May 27. The hospital’s stated opening date is Aug. 26, 2026.

The available information establishes the building’s location, planned size and scheduled opening date, but it leaves important operational details to be announced. The source does not provide a service-by-service opening schedule, a staffed-bed count or a guarantee of access to particular care at the new site.

Wellstar Health System is the source of the opening announcement and the descriptions of the hospital’s planned access, education and workforce roles.