AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - It’s nearly a week past the deadline for military officials to update Sen. Jon Ossoff on the future of Fort Gordon’s hospital, but he still hasn’t heard back.

Meanwhile, news reports of potential cuts at the hospital apparently set off a panic among employees.

In November, the Georgia Democrat demanded answers from military health officials about reported plans to reduce services at Eisenhower Army Medical Center.

In a letter to the Defense Health Agency, Ossoff asked about potential cuts that could include closing inpatient, emergency room and operating room services.

He gave the agency a deadline of Nov. 28 to respond.

But a spokesman for Ossoff said Thursday:

“Unfortunately for Augusta’s military families and veterans, the Defense Health Agency has yet t

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