Sen. Ossoff seeks answers on potential cuts to care at Fort Gordon medical center

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff announced Thursday, Nov. 13,  that he has launched an inquiry into reports of reduced services at a Fort Gordon facility.

Ossoff sent a letter to Dr. David Smith, the acting director of the Defense Health Agency, requesting information regarding reports over plans to reduce services at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center (DDEAMC) at Fort Gordon.

“Hospitals in Georgia are already facing cuts and closures of vital services,” Ossoff wrote. “I strongly urge DHA protect Eisenhower Army Medical Center from any proposed cuts to care.”

The reported plans to reduce services include closing emergency room and operating room services at the facility, according to WJBF.

The Eisenhower Army Medical Center serves between 30,000 to 40,000 active duty service members, retired military, their families, and Department of Defense civilians. DDEAMC has around 60 inpatient beds and six operating rooms, and employs around 1,500 people, according to the letter.

Ossoff’s request comes after several months of advocating for Affordable Care Act subsidies. The letter references Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act as the reason Georgia hospitals are struggling.

Last month, St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital closed the doors on its labor and delivery unit, citing recent cuts to Medicaid as a reason for the closure.

“This is what happens when you gut the Medicaid program,” Ossoff told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “It defunds hospitals and nursing homes, and now, when pregnant women in northeast Georgia go into labor, they may have to drive an hour or an hour and a half to get care.”