A year after dignitaries stood outside of Newton Medical Center and watched as a tarp was pulled from the top of main entry way, the hospital has seen plenty of changes. Since Newton Medical Center became Piedmont Newton Hospital on Oct. 1, 2015, changes implemented have included new staff, new record systems and more. The most noticeable change has been the hospital moving up from a “D” to an “A” rating using Piedmont’s internal Leapfrog methodology.