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Trauma Physicians at Navicent Health Encourage New Years Safety

12.26.2019

Healthy Dates Calendar, January 2020

12.16.2019

1/7 - Spinal Cord Injury Support Group, 6:30 p.m. Rehabilitation Hospital, Atrium Health Navicent (3351 Northside Drive, Macon), 478.201.6500 for information 1/7 - Men to Men Prostate Cancer Support Group, 7 p.m., Wellness Center, Atrium Health Navicent (3797 Northside Drive, Macon), 478.633.6349 for information 1/8 - Caring for the Caregiver, a support group for family caregivers, 1 p.m., Peyton Anderson Cancer Center, Atrium Health Navicent (800 First Street, Macon), 478.633.2020 for information 1/8 - Ribbons of Hope Cancer Support Group, 1 p.m.

Navicent Health is Committed to Proactively Protecting You, Your Family and Your Caregivers During Flu Season

12.10.2019

With influenza circulating in the community and primarily affecting young people, Atrium Health Navicent has set up a first line of defense. Atrium Health Navicent has implemented a youth visitation policy for the protection of patients, visitors and staff.

Are The Toys & Gifts You Purchase Safe for Your Children?

12.9.2019

Gift Givers, Consider These Safety Tips when Purchasing Presents The holiday season is a wonderful time to give gifts to the children in our lives, but pediatricians at Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital encourage gift givers to exercise caution when selecting presents for little ones. According to the U.S.

Navicent Health Baldwin Generates $131 Million for Local and State Economy

12.5.2019

Health System Supports Approximately 11 Percent of Jobs in Baldwin County In 2017, Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin generated $131,292,403 in revenue for the local and state economy, according to a 2019 report by the Georgia Hospital Association, the state's largest hospital trade association. During the same time period, Atrium Health Navicent provided $6,430,682 in uncompensated care while sustaining approximately 1,700 full-time jobs in Baldwin County.

Treating Leg Pain from the Wrist

12.4.2019

Physicians at Atrium Health Navicent Offer Innovative Approach for Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease Physicians at The Medical Center, Navicent Health (MCNH) are utilizing new and innovative technology, the Diamondback 360® Extended Length Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy Device (OAD) from Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI®) to treat patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD affects as many as 18 million Americans and is a circulatory condition in which narrowed and hardened blood vessels reduce blood flow to the limbs.

November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month

11.27.2019

Individuals Living with Diabetes Should Take Extra Care of Their Eyes Ophthalmology, Atrium Health Navicent and Diabetes Healthways, Atrium Health Navicent recognize November as Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month. Individuals living with diabetes are at an increased risk of developing conditions that affect their vision, including diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye condition and a leading cause of blindness among diabetic adults.

27th Annual Reindeer Run & Santa Stroll Scheduled for Saturday, December 7

11.27.2019

Annual Race Benefits Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital Initiatives The 27th Annual Reindeer Run & Santa Stroll - benefiting Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital - will take place on Saturday, December 7. Approximately 1,000 participants will race on a new course through downtown Macon that begins and ends at the beautiful new Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital.

Navicent Health Expands Patient Payment Plan Options Via AccessOne

11.26.2019

Navicent Health Expands Patient Payment Plan Options Via AccessOne AccessOne, a leading provider of patient financing options designed to help consumers manage their healthcare costs, announced today that it will serve as the exclusive patient payment plan provider for Navicent Health, a health system licensed for over 1,000 beds serving central and south Georgia. The partnership offers consumers increased flexibility when it comes to paying for care, with a range of programs with generous interest-free or low-interest payment plans depending on their needs.

Annual Tree Lighting to be Held in New Beverly Knight Olson Childrens Hospital

11.25.2019

Community Invited to Visit the Region's Only Dedicated Pediatric Hospital The community is cordially invited to join Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital (BKO) on Monday, December 2 at 6:00 p.m. for an annual holiday tradition, "A Night of Lights," the lighting of the Children's Tree. Bryan Thompson, an eight-year-old from Macon, Ga. and a cancer patient treated at BKO, will light the tree in honor of all of the hospital's young patients and children throughout the communities Atrium Health Navicent serves.