“We are very pleased about the news of the CON approval and honored to be selected by South Fulton Medical Center and Tenet as a LTAC provider,” said Rod Laughlin, president and CEO of Regency Hospital Company. “South Fulton Medical Center recognized a need to expand the continuum of care available to the Atlanta community. We look forward to providing these highly specialized services to the people of South Atlanta.”

“The addition of a long-term acute care hospital within the walls of South Fulton is yet another milestone in our journey to become recognized at the best community hospital in Georgia. We chose Regency Hospital Company because of its commitment to excellence in customer service and quality medical care fits with our culture of striving to provide five-star service for each of our patients,” said Andrew Agwunobi, M.D., M.B.A., chief executive for South Fulton Medical Center.

Regency hospitals provide specialized treatment for chronically ill acute level patients whose severity of illness requires that they receive acute level care for an extended period of time. Many of these patients have complex medical conditions and may require life support.

Regency is one of the leading developers and operators of long-term acute care (LTAC) hospitals in the United States. The company collaborates with medical and surgical hospitals to operate separately licensed LTAC hospitals within their facilities providing high quality solutions for the hospital’s medically complex patients. More information about Regency is available at www.regencyhospital.com or www.ltac.com

Tenet Healthcare, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates 113 acute care hospitals with 28,502 beds and numerous related health care services. Its hospitals and subsidiaries employ approximately 113,750 people serving communities in 16 states. Tenet’s name reflects its core business philosophy: the importance of shared values among partners – including employees, physicians, insurers and communities – in providing a wide spectrum of health care.

Tenet can be found on the World Wide Web at www.tenethealth.com. South Fulton Medical Center, a 392-bed acute care hospital is affiliated with Tenet Healthcare Corporation. In addition to emergency care, the hospital offers cardiac care, physical and occupational rehabilitation, inpatient oncology, ambulatory surgery, and labor and delivery. The hospital also has a level-two neonatology intensive care unit. For more information on South Fulton Medical Center, go to www.southfultonmedicalcenter.com