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Atrium Health Navicent to Open Baldwin, Peach COVID-19 Vaccination Site

3.18.2021

Public vaccination services will be available weekly in Baldwin and Peach counties Beginning Friday, March 19, Atrium Health Navicent will begin providing public vaccination services at Navicent Health Baldwin and The Medical Center, Peach County, Navicent Health. Vaccines will be available from 9 a.m. to noon each Friday by appointment.

Carlyle Place Earns Third Consecutive Accreditation, Recognition for Commitment to Quality

3.16.2021

Carlyle Place, Navicent Health has earned a third consecutive Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) accreditation from CARF International, a nonprofit accreditor of health and human services. Accredited for a five-year term, Carlyle Place has voluntarily submitted to a rigorous peer review process and demonstrated to a team of surveyors, during an on-site survey, that it is committed to conforming to CARF’s accreditation conditions and standards.

Atrium Health Navicent Provides COVID-19 Vaccinations for Teachers, School Staff

3.13.2021

Atrium Health Navicent, in partnership with the Bibb County School District, held a special event Saturday to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to teachers and school staff. Nearly 700 Bibb County Schools employees registered to receive vaccines during the event at Atrium Health’s two Macon vaccination sites – the Family Health Center on Eisenhower Parkway and The Wellness Center on Northside Drive. “Teachers serve an important role in our community, nurturing the growth of our children, our future,” said Atrium Health Navicent President and CEO Delvecchio Finley. “Partnerships like this one with Bibb County Schools, and our other community partnerships to vaccinate seniors, are examples of how our health system is engaging with the communities we serve.” Educators and school staff, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers, and parents of children with complex medical conditions became eligible March 8 to receive a COVID-19 vaccine under Georgia’s priority distribution plan. "Case numbers for COVID-19 are declining, but we cannot let our guard down.

Atrium Health Navicent to Provide COVID-19 Vaccines to Georgians Aged 55 and Up, Those with Disabilities and Certain Medical Conditions

3.11.2021

Vaccine services are available by appointment at two Macon sites As part of Atrium Health Navicent’s commitment to the communities we serve, the health system stands ready to provide COVID-19 vaccination services beginning Monday to the newly expanded group of Georgians eligible to receive a vaccine as part of the state’s priority distribution plan. The new group includes those aged 55 and older, and individuals with disabilities and certain medical conditions.

New Partnership Provides Improved Pediatric Care In Southwest Georgia

3.8.2021

Phoebe is partnering with a top children’s hospital to expand access to pediatric care and enhance pediatric services for families in southwest Georgia. Leaders from Phoebe and Atrium Health Navicent announced a new clinical affiliation Monday at Phoebe’s main hospital campus in Albany. “We want to ensure children in our area have easy access to the best inpatient and specialty care, and this partnership will make that happen,” said Dr.

Atrium Health Navicent to Provide COVID-19 Vaccinations for Teachers, School Staff

3.3.2021

Health system to partner with Bibb County Schools to vaccinate school staff Atrium Health Navicent is partnering with the Bibb County School District to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to teachers and school staff at a special vaccination event on March 13. Vaccinations will be provided by appointment only.

New Partnership Expands Access to Pediatric Infectious Disease Experts for Patients at Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital

3.2.2021

Innovative virtual consultations bring care closer to home Patients at Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital (BKOCH) are benefitting from a new virtual pediatric infectious disease consultation partnership with Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. “This program is one of several virtual health initiatives recently implemented as part of the strategic combination between experts in Macon and Charlotte,” said Atrium Health Navicent President and CEO Delvecchio Finley. “These programs are dramatically improving access to high-quality, reasonably priced care while elevating health, hope and healing for all.” Physicians at Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital now can request a virtual consultation from a team of experts working on Levine Children’s Pediatric Infectious Disease Team. Utilizing a “computer on wheels” equipped with a webcam, specialists at Levine Children’s Hospital can consult face-to-face with BKOCH physicians, patients and their families. “Patients and their family members are able to ask questions and hear the consulting doctor’s recommendations directly,” said Dr.

Atrium Health Navicent to Open Drive-thru COVID-19 Vaccination Site

3.1.2021

Vaccinations are available by appointment as supply allows Atrium Health Navicent will open a drive-thru vaccination site outside the Family Health Center, located at 3780 Eisenhower Parkway in Macon, on Wednesday as part of the health system’s commitment to help slow the spread of COVID-19 through public vaccination services. “We’re proud to open this drive-thru vaccination site and encourage everyone to get a COVID-19 vaccine when they’re able,” said Atrium Health Navicent President and CEO Delvecchio Finley. “Expanding access to the vaccines is another way that Atrium Health Navicent is on the front line of the pandemic fight, improving our community’s health and wellness, elevating hope and advancing healing for all.” Vaccines will be available by appointment for individuals who qualify under phase 1a+ of Georgia’s priority distribution plan. Phase 1a+ includes first responders, healthcare workers and those who are at least 65 years old.

Atrium Health Navicent partners with Macon Housing Authority to provide COVID-19 vaccines to senior residents

2.23.2021

Vaccination events provide access to all qualified 1A+ Macon Housing Authority residents Atrium Health Navicent has partnered with the Macon Housing Authority (MHA) to provide on-site COVID-19 vaccination services for senior residents, many of whom may not otherwise have an opportunity to receive a vaccine due to transportation or other social determinants which might preclude them from accessing preventative care. “We are proud to partner with the Macon Housing Authority to remove barriers and improve access to COVID-19 vaccines for many of our community’s most vulnerable senior residents,” said Atrium Health Navicent President and CEO Delvecchio Finley. “During such a devastating pandemic, this partnership is another example of how we’re working to improve our community’s health and wellness, elevate hope and advance healing for all.” More than 40 people received vaccines Friday at the partnership’s first vaccination location, the Dempsey Apartments in downtown Macon. Future MHA vaccination sites will be announced in the coming days.

Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital opens breast milk depot to benefit premature babies

2.11.2021

Milk depot will be the only one of its kind in central Georgia Atrium Health Navicent is giving local mothers who breastfeed an easy way to donate their extra supply by opening a milk depot at Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital (BKOCH). Pre-screened milk donors will be able to drop off frozen donations beginning Thursday, Feb. 11.