Summarized by the Alliance for Fort Gordon
Published October 2, 2026
A bipartisan effort in Congress seeks to prevent Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center from reducing services for Augusta-area soldiers, veterans and military families.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would preserve inpatient services at the Fort Gordon hospital. The proposal follows months of questions about the future of medical care at the installation.