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Atrium Health Navicent President and CEO Delvecchio Finley to Serve as Chairman-elect of the American College of Healthcare Executives

3.28.2022

Finley’s term will be followed by terms as chairman and immediate past chairman Atrium Health Navicent President and CEO Delvecchio Finley has been elected to serve as the chairman-elect of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). ACHE is an international professional society of more than 48,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems, and other healthcare organizations.

Atrium Health Navicent Continues to Require Masks in Clinical Buildings, Masks to be Optional at Atrium Health Navicent Wellness Center and Other Non-clinical Spaces

3.24.2022

Revised masking policy goes into effect March 30, 2022 As a COVID-19 precaution, Atrium Health Navicent continues to require teammates to wear surgical masks for all in-person interactions with patients and for visitors in buildings where patient care is taking place. Due to the decrease in local cases of COVID-19, masking will be optional in non-clinical buildings – locations where no patient health care is provided – beginning March 30, 2022.

Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital Encourages Caregivers to be Aware of Harmful Chemicals

3.23.2022

Doctors at Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital encourage the community to take note of potentially deadly chemicals that could cause harm to children during National Poison Prevention Week, observed March 20-26, 2022. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), poisoning is the leading cause of unintentional injuryrelated deaths in the U.S.

Phoebe – Atrium Health Navicent Partnership Benefits Southwest Georgia Pediatric Patients

3.22.2022

Lynnly Holley is a happy and active toddler now, but when she was born at Phoebe nearly three years ago, her life got off to a difficult start. “Everything happened really, really fast,” Lynnly’s mother Caitlynn Holley said, recalling the day her daughter was born. “They took her straight to the NICU. They stabilized her and let me see her for a few minutes before they took her to Macon.” After a complicated premature birth, Lynnly was diagnosed with a rare and serious condition that required a lengthy hospitalization and, eventually, surgery. “I don’t think she would be alive had she not gotten the care she got at Phoebe and from Dr.

Atrium Health Navicent Calls Attention to Diabetes on National Alert Day

3.21.2022

Atrium Health Navicent Diabetes Healthways encourages individuals to learn more about diabetes and ways of combatting the chronic disease by observing National Diabetes Alert Day on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Diabetes, a condition affecting an estimated 537 million people worldwide, is a metabolic disease in which the body is unable to produce enough insulin to regulate glucose levels in the bloodstream.

Atrium Health Peyton Anderson Cancer Center Earns National Rectal Cancer Accreditation

3.16.2022

Atrium Health Navicent’s facility is the only cancer center in Georgia to hold NAPRC accreditation Atrium Health Peyton Anderson Cancer Center, has earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons. The cancer center, an Atrium Health Navicent facility, is the first in Georgia to receive NAPRC accreditation.

Atrium Health Navicent Resumes Family Birth Center Tours

3.7.2022

Groups will be limited in size. Appointments are required After a pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Atrium Health Navicent Family Birth Center has resumed offering tours to expectant parents. “Tours allow patients to have more peace of mind in planning for the arrival of their new addition, offering a sneak peak at labor and delivery suites, where they’ll report to OB assessment and more,” said Debra Riley, assistant vice president for Atrium Health Navicent Patient Care Services. “With the decrease in local COVID-19 cases, we’re glad to resume offering tours.” Tours will comply with Atrium Health Navicent’s COVID-19 Safe Visitor Restrictions.

Two Atrium Health Navicent Leaders Named to National 67 Rural Hospital CEOs to Know in 2022 List

3.2.2022

Atrium Health Navicent Peach CEO Laura Gentry and Monroe County Hospital CEO Lorraine Smith have been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 67 Rural Hospital CEOs to Know in 2022 list. The national list features rural hospital chief executive officers who are leading small, but strong institutions and have worked tirelessly to serve patients throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Celebrate Free Pancake Day on March 1 to Support Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital

2.28.2022

In celebration of Children’s Miracle Network Hospital’s 39th anniversary and IHOP’s 17th Annual Free Pancake Day, IHOP will host the largest pancake party in the country on Tuesday, March 1. The celebration will allow guests to enjoy a free* short stack of original buttermilk pancakes between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital Celebrates Third Birthday

2.24.2022

The region’s only dedicated pediatric hospital celebrates its 3rd year of caring for children in central and south Georgia while expanding services to more children and their families In the three years since Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital (BKOCH) opened its doors on February 25, 2019, central and south Georgia’s only dedicated pediatric hospital has made strides in enhancing the lives of children through excellence in patient care and education. When the children’s hospital opened its doors three years ago, inpatient children’s services were consolidated under one roof, providing opportunities for expansion to better serve children in need.