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Get Ready to Return to Class with Back-to-School Tips from Atrium Health Navicent

7.24.2023

Help your child make a smooth transition into the school year with these tips The carefree days of summer will soon be interrupted by alarm clocks and homework. Doctors at Atrium Health Navicent encourage parents to get a jump start on the transition from summer time to the school year by making sure their children are ready to get back into a routine. “Back-to-school season is both exciting and daunting for children and parents.

Atrium Health Navicent to Hold Community Food Distribution

7.18.2023

Food available first-come, first-served July 21 Atrium Health Navicent and its community partners will be holding a community food distribution drive-thru event in the parking lot of Atrium Health Navicent Primary Care West, 3780 Eisenhower Parkway in Macon on Friday, July 21. From 9 a.m. to noon, those in need can receive fresh fruit, produce and other pantry items.

Atrium Health Navicent Offers AngioScreening For Early Heart Disease Detection

7.13.2023

Atrium Health Navicent is offering AngioScreens in two community sessions this month Is your heart worth 12 minutes of your time? Doctors at Atrium Health Navicent want you to know that a simple AngioScreen can help determine if you are at risk for heart attack or stroke — and the screening only takes a few minutes.

Walk with a Doc Baldwin Chapter to Host Inaugural Walk

7.12.2023

Take a step toward better health and join Baldwin County’s inaugural Walk with a Doc at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 15.

Atrium Health Navicent Doctors Offer Minimally Invasive Treatment for Uterine Fibroids

7.10.2023

July is National Fibroids Awareness Month and physicians at Atrium Health Navicent want women to know about this painful condition that affects 26 million American women ages 15 to 50. Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous tumors or growths within the uterus.

Trauma Research Could Help Save Lives

7.10.2023

Trauma is the leading cause of death among people under the age of 45. The most common cause of preventable death after experiencing a serious injury is extreme blood loss, which is often accompanied by clotting abnormalities.

New Atrium Health Navicent Robot Increases Capacity for Minimally-invasive Surgeries

7.5.2023

More than 900 robotic surgeries were performed at Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center in 2022 A leader in robotics surgery in central Georgia for 15 years, Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center has added a third Intuitive Da Vinci robot to increase capacity for minimally-invasive surgeries. “Using a robot as a tool, surgeons can utilize finer, more precise movements than allowed using laparoscopic instruments, and often make smaller incisions, resulting in safer surgeries and faster recovery times for patients,” said Dr. Danny Vaughn, an Atrium Health Navicent general and bariatric surgeon who also serves as Atrium Health Navicent’s director of robotic surgery. “By adding a third robot, we’re showing a commitment to making top technology and techniques available for patients here, close to home.” Having a third robot also allows Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center to now offer robotic surgery for emergency and critical care procedures such as hernia cases with obstructions, complicated gallbladder surgeries and abdominal wall and diaphragm procedures.

Atrium Health Navicent Offers Tips to Protect Your Skin from the Summer Sun

7.5.2023

It’s time for summer fun in the sun, relaxing by the pool and long days spent outside. But too much sun can be harmful to your body.

Atrium Health Navicent Receives Statewide Recognition for Community Leadership

7.3.2023

Award recognizes efforts to combat health disparities in central and south Georgia The Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) presented Atrium Health Navicent with its Community Leadership Award at a ceremony last week. The award honors Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center for programming and services which aim to reduce health disparities in central and south Georgia.

Atrium Health Navicent Encourages Fireworks and Gun Safety for Independence Day Holiday

6.29.2023

As our nation prepares to celebrate the Independence Day holiday, Atrium Health Navicent physicians urge everyone to keep safety in mind. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, an estimated 11,500 people were treated for fireworks-related injuries in U.S. hospital emergency departments in 2021, resulting in nine deaths.