News Room

Navicent Health to Honor Veterans on Monday, November 11

11.5.2019

Atrium Health, Navicent Health Physicians Deliver Joint Presentation on Broadband Access

11.4.2019

Partners Addressing Need for Broadband Access, Telehealth Options in Rural Areas Nearly one in four Americans - most of whom live in rural areas - do not have access to adequate broadband internet services. Physician leaders from Atrium Health and Atrium Health Navicent recently addressed the National Rural Health Association's Critical Access Hospital Conference, discussing "Broadband Access is Key to Improving Rural Health" to call attention to this important issue.

In Case of Fire, Are You Prepared?

10.30.2019

Time Change is Perfect Time to Review Your Family's Plan As part of Atrium Health Navicent's ongoing commitment to community safety and preparedness, the health system reminds the public to be prepared in the event of an unexpected fire. Atrium Health Navicent's Safety, Emergency Management and Physical Environment Manager Steve Ramsey offers the following tips to ensure you and your family are prepared in the event of a fire: Place fresh fire extinguishers near kitchens and garages.

Partners Join in Ride4Rehab Cycling Event to Raise Awareness of Adaptive Sports

10.28.2019

WHAT: Rehabilitation Services from Atrium Health and Atrium Health Navicent are joining together for a bike ride from Charlotte, N.C. to Macon, Ga. to raise awareness of adaptive sports programs, with future plans to create an adaptive cycling program at Rehabilitation Hospital, Atrium Health Navicent. The cyclists will depart from Atrium Health's Carolinas Rehabilitation on Monday, October 28, cycling throughout the night to arrive in at Rehabilitation Hospital, Atrium Health Navicent in Macon on October 29.

Macon-Bibb County Welcomes Kurobe City Hospital Delegation for 16th Year

10.28.2019

Unique Medical Exchange Fosters Partnership, Idea Exchange Between Sister Cities On October 21, Atrium Health Navicent and Mercer University School of Medicine welcomed six physicians, one nurse and one dietician from Kurobe City Hospital for the sixteenth year of a unique medical exchange between Macon-Bibb County and its sister city of Kurobe, Japan. Each summer, between May and September, three physicians and two nurses from Atrium Health Navicent visit Kurobe City Hospital for two weeks each to share their knowledge and experience of the American healthcare system with young physicians and nurses at Kurobe City Hospital and to learn about the Japanese healthcare system.

Healthy Dates Calendar, November 2019

10.17.2019

11/2 - Prepared Childbirth Class, 9 a.m., 478. 633.BABY or https://navicenthealth.org/service-center/women-s-services-navicent-health/beginnings-classes to register, $50.00 fee / prepayment required 11/4 - Prepared Childbirth Class (Monday series - Nov. 4, 11, 18), 6:30 p.m., 478.633.BABY or https://navicenthealth.org/service-center/women-s-services-navicent-health/beginnings-classes to register, $50.00 fee / prepayment required 11/5 - Spinal Cord Injury Support Group, 6:30 p.m. Rehabilitation Hospital, Atrium Health Navicent (3351 Northside Drive, Macon), 478.201.6500 for information 11/5 - Men to Men Prostate Cancer Support Group, 7 p.m., Wellness Center, Atrium Health Navicent (3797 Northside Drive, Macon), 478.633.6349 for information 11/6 - Infant CPR Class, 6:30 p.m., 478.633.BABY or https://navicenthealth.org/service-center/women-s-services-navicent-health/beginnings-classes to register for this free class, please register one month prior to due date 11/7 - Baby Care Basics, 7 p.m., 478.633.BABY or https://navicenthealth.org/service-center/women-s-services-navicent-health/beginnings-classes to register for this free class 11/8 - Stop the Bleed training class, 10 a.m., www.surveymonkey.com/r/STBNavicent to register for this free class 11/11 - Prostate Cancer 101, 12 p.m., Peyton Anderson Cancer Center, Atrium Health Navicent (800 First Street, Macon), 478.633.8537 for reservations 11/12 - Smoking Cessation Class, 6 p.m., Peyton Anderson Cancer Center, Atrium Health Navicent (800 First Street, Macon), 478.633.2614 for information 11/12 - Heart Failure Support Group, 11:30 a.m., The Medical Center, Navicent Health, 478.633.7157 to register (required) 11/12 - AFib Support Group, 5:30 p.m., The Medical Center, Navicent Health, 478.633.7157 to register (required) 11/13 - 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 11/13 - Ribbons of Hope Cancer Support Group, 1 p.m.

Down Home Fun to Benefit Beverly Knight Olson Childrens Hospital, Navicent Health

10.16.2019

Fall Festival Fun at Lane Southern Orchards benefits Children & Families Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital invites the community to join in some down-home fun at Lane Southern Orchards (LSO). Lane Southern Orchards (50 Lane Road, Fort Valley, Ga.) will host a fall festival on Saturday, October 19 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will donate a portion of all proceeds from ticket sales on this day to Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital.

As Hunting Seasons Approach, Navicent Health Physicians Encourage Safety

10.2.2019

ATV Accidents, Falls from Stands, Snake Encounters Contribute to ER Visits Each Year As the days grow shorter and the temperatures grow cooler, many Georgians are preparing for an autumn tradition - hunting season. Regardless of the game sought and the weapon of choice, physicians at Atrium Health Navicent encourage hunters of all ages to observe proper safety precautions to minimize risk of common hunting injuries. "Living where we live, often whole families enjoy hunting as a fall pastime.

Navicent Health Adopts Wire-Free Radar Localization Technology to Improve the Surgical Experience for Breast Cancer Patients

10.1.2019

Central Georgian Surgeons and Radiologists among first in Region to use the SCOUT ® System Peyton Anderson Cancer Center, Atrium Health Navicent (PACC) continues to demonstrate its commitment to offering the most advanced treatment options to patients with breast cancer by becoming the first hospital in the region to adopt the SCOUT® Wire-Free Radar Localization System in order to provide more compassionate care to patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer. "Having an abnormal mammogram and having to undergo a surgical procedure can be physically and emotionally distressing, and we strive to find ways to create a better experience - and better outcomes - for our patients. SCOUT eliminates the need to place a wire inside breast tissue to locate calcifications, a mass or even a tumor.

Dr. Dennis Ashley Named School of Medicine's Inaugural Will C. Sealy Endowed Chair of Surgery

9.30.2019

MACON - Mercer University today named Dennis Ashley, M.D., the inaugural Will C. Sealy Endowed Chair of Surgery in the School of Medicine (MUSM).