Southside Church donates to Support Wound Center Patients at Piedmont

Pictured above: Chris Patton with Southside Church and Piedmont Newnan’s Wound Care team and hospital leadership.

From Special Reports

Piedmont Fayette Hospital and Piedmont Newnan Hospital recently received a large donation from Southside Church, to create a fund to support uninsured or underinsured wound center patients at both hospitals receive the wound care resources to assist in the healing process.

 “We thank Southside Church for their support of our patients, many of whom do not have the resources and funds to receive the resources they need, and whose wounds would not heal without these resources,” said Melissa Johnson, director of Wound Care and Hyperbarics at Piedmont Fayette and Piedmont Newnan. “This act of kindness shown by Southside Church to create this fund will truly make a positive difference for so many in need.”  

 Southside Church, is an affiliate of Northpoint Ministries that started in Peachtree City in 2005, and now has locations in Peachtree City, Newnan, Henry County, Chattahoochee Hills, and Fayetteville. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the church provided aid to Piedmont Fayette, Piedmont Henry and Piedmont Newnan, by praying for our healthcare workers and providing food for our staff. In addition, in January 2021, Southside Church donated baby monitors to Piedmont Fayette to use to monitor patients on isolation precautions, including patients who had COVID-19. The hospital’s clinical staff used the monitors to view the pulse oximeter monitors and communicate with the patients. It was one of the ways the hospital became innovative with technology during the pandemic to keep patients safe.

 “Piedmont cares for the communities we serve and we are happy to be able to give back when we see an opportunity to help,” said Chris Patton, Lead Pastor of Southside Church. “We are thankful to have the ability to help those in need and support these hospitals and their patients.”

 “Many of the patients we see at the Wound Center have diabetes and need expensive diabetic shoes or compression stockings for their wounds to continue to heal properly,” said Johnson. “But without the ability to afford them, their wounds get worse and limit the patient’s quality of life. We are so appreciative of this fund from Southside and the opportunity to help those patients in need.”

 As a not-for-profit health system, Piedmont relies on the generosity of donors like Southside Church to offer many programs and services to the community. To learn more or to donate to the Piedmont Healthcare Foundation, visit piedmont.org.