Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge is about to get a whole lot bigger. The hospital is set to open a new five-story patient tower on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, a major expansion valued at about $212 million. The project adds 96 inpatient rooms and lifts the hospital’s licensed capacity to 355 beds, along with a new dining area and kitchen serving patients, visitors and staff.
According to FOX 5 Atlanta, the new East Tower brings 96 additional patient rooms and three new operating rooms to the Stockbridge campus as part of Piedmont’s broader investment in the facility. The station reported that the added space is expected to increase surgical capacity and help speed transfers out of the emergency department, easing some of the pressure on one of Henry County’s busiest hospitals.
Construction timeline and budget
Construction on the East Tower began in May 2024, with crews hitting a key milestone at a topping-out ceremony in February 2025, local reporting shows. The Henry Reporter noted the building was designed with the structural capacity to support two additional floors in the future, a signal that this expansion may not be the last. The outlet also reported the multiyear project has been funded at roughly $212 million.
Why the extra beds matter
Hospital leaders have said the new rooms are aimed squarely at relieving frequent capacity crunches at the Stockbridge campus and cutting down on emergency department wait times. The Henry Reporter notes Piedmont Henry serves roughly a million people across its service area and is staffed by more than 450 physicians and about 1,600 employees, numbers that help explain why the hospital often runs full. “This tower is a community asset,” Piedmont Henry CEO David Kent said at the topping-out ceremony, according to the outlet.
What to expect next
Hospital officials and contractors will spend the coming weeks outfitting the new rooms and gradually shifting services into the tower before patients begin moving in. We Are Henry reported in April that the first patient had originally been expected in June, while more recent comments to local media have moved that timeline up, with the opening now set for this week.
County planners have also been preparing for the hospital’s growth. A Rock Quarry Road widening project near the campus has been cited as a way to improve access to Piedmont Henry in the years ahead, according to Choose Henry.
Piedmont provided overall project details through its media room, noted in Piedmont Healthcare, while local outlets including FOX 5 Atlanta carried the announcement. Hospital leaders say more operational details will be shared as staff settle into the new tower and the expanded campus comes fully online.
