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Diagnostics Cowles Clinic Now Offers Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy
9.14.2020
Paul Dale, MD, Joins Clinic to Offer New Service Diagnostics Cowles Clinic, Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin is pleased to announce the addition of ultrasound guided breast biopsies for the Greensboro area. Ultrasound guided breast biopsy uses sound waves to locate abnormalities and remove tissue samples for testing, leading to quicker diagnosis and treatment.
Are You Prepared for a Natural or Manmade Disaster?
9.10.2020
September is Emergency Preparedness Month Hurricane season is upon us, and this Emergency Preparedness Month, Atrium Health Navicent reminds the community to be prepared year-round for both natural and manmade disasters. Steve Ramsey, Safety, Emergency Management and Physical Environment Manager for Atrium Health Navicent offers the following tips to ensure you and your family are prepared: Create a communication plan with your family, physically listing all emergency and family phone numbers with pen and paper.
Navicent Health Baldwin Partners with AmeriMed for Post-Acute Care
9.10.2020
Access to Care After Hospital Discharge Crucial for Patient's Continued Health Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin (NHB) has partnered with AmeriMed Mobile Integrated Healthcare to provide access to in-home care and assistance following discharge from the hospital. Studies have shown that patients who do not continue with follow up care within seven to 14 days of discharge from an acute care hospital face increased chances of becoming ill again, requiring urgent or emergent care, and hospital readmission.
Rehabilitation Hospital, Navicent Health Opens New Location for Specialized Clinics
9.9.2020
New Macon Location Offers Easier Access to Those with Certain Conditions Rehabilitation Hospital, Atrium Health Navicent (RHNH) is pleased to announce "The Clinics at Rehabilitation Hospital, Atrium Health Navicent." The new location provides expanded space for specialized clinics for those with certain diagnoses including neuromuscular issues and ALS. Pelvic and lymphedema clinics, and therapies for those with Parkinson's disease, will soon be added to the new location.
Beverly Knight Olson Childrens Hospital, Navicent Health Honors Sickle Cell Patients
9.8.2020
September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital (BKO) honors the young patients and families who live with sickle cell anemia during September, National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, by raising awareness of this genetic condition. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited form of anemia, a condition caused when the body does not produce enough healthy red blood cells to adequately carry oxygen throughout the body.
Brave The Shave!
9.2.2020
Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital Recognizes National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month This September, in recognition of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital (BKO) will renew its commitment to pediatric cancer patients by inviting the community to "Brave the Shave!" BKO challenges individuals to shave their heads in recognition and support of children with cancer. Those who "Brave the Shave!" may email before and after photos to socialmedia@navicenthealth.org by Thursday, September 10 to be featured on BKO's social media pages. "This is the seventh year that we've invited people in our community to "˜Brave the Shave!' and this year, due to COVID-19, we're going virtual.
Navicent Health Volunteers Award Grace Barnes Memorial Scholarship
9.1.2020
Annual Scholarship Supports College Students Pursuing Healthcare Degrees The Medical Center, Navicent Health Auxiliary has announced the winners of its 2020 Grace Barnes Memorial Scholarship. The following scholarship recipients will each receive $750.00 per semester to pursue degrees in healthcare fields: Daniel Hicks (Jones County High School, class of 2020) Justin Kim (Mount de Sales Academy, class of 2020) Ethan Rimando (Mount de Sales Academy, class of 2020) "We are thrilled to be able to provide this annual scholarship to outstanding students pursuing careers in healthcare.
Surgical Institute Baldwin, Navicent Health Physician Group Welcomes Eric Long, MD
8.27.2020
Macon Surgeon Expands Practice to Milledgeville Navicent Health Physician Group is pleased to announce that Eric Long, MD, FACS has expanded his practice to join Christopher Seth Rion, MD at Surgical Institute Baldwin in Milledgeville. Dr.
The Medical Center, Navicent Health Nationally Recognized for AFib Care
8.27.2020
American Heart Association Recognizes Macon Hospital Among Peers for AFib Management The Medical Center, Navicent Health (MCNH) has received the Get With The Guidelines®-AFIB Silver Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association and Heart Rhythm Society guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AFIB). Get With The Guidelines-AFIB was developed to assist healthcare professionals to provide the most up-to-date, research-based guidelines for patients with AFIB, an irregular heartbeat that can lead to stroke and other complications.
Collaborative Partners Bring New Virtual Care Option to Midstate
8.24.2020
Virtual Behavioral Health Integration Available to Midstate Residents When Charlotte-based Atrium Health and Macon, Ga.-based Atrium Health Navicent announced their strategic combination in January 2019, one primary objective of the partnership was to improve the depth and breadth of services offered to healthcare consumers in the Georgia market, particularly in the area of virtual care. At that time, the two health systems announced that Atrium Health would invest capital and work with Atrium Health Navicent's clinical experts to enhance services, particularly implementing innovative treatment models like virtual care and telepsychiatry to create the next generation of behavioral healthcare for Georgians.