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Atrium Health Navicent Breast Care Center Designated as Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence

6.6.2024

The National Consortium of Breast Centers’ National Quality Measures for Breast Centers (NQMBC) has designated Atrium Health Navicent Breast Care Center as a Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence. Located at Atrium Health Navicent Peyton Anderson Cancer Center and Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center in Macon, Atrium Health Navicent Breast Care Center provides services for both the prevention and treatment of breast cancer.

Atrium Health Navicent to Participate in Large Research Project to Study Sexually Transmitted Infections

6.5.2024

Atrium Health Navicent has been chosen as one of the sites for a large research project to study HIV, Mpox and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The $3.4 million, four-year contract was awarded to Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Advocate Health and Vysnova Partners.

Stay Safe in the Water with Tips from Atrium Health Navicent

6.4.2024

As many families are planning pool parties and trips to the beach, Atrium Health Navicent encourages the community to exercise caution when cooling off in pools and natural bodies of water such as rivers, lakes and the ocean to reduce drowning risk. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death for children ages 5 to 14.

Atrium Health Navicent Offers Sonata Incisionless Treatment for Fibroids

6.3.2024

Atrium Health Navicent is now offering Sonata Treatment for uterine fibroids. The health system is the first in central Georgia to offer this new, incisionless fibroid treatment option.

Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin Offers Free Lunch n’ Learn Series

5.30.2024

Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin is offering the community an opportunity to learn about a variety of important health topics in a series of recurring of Lunch n’ Learn sessions this year. The next Lunch n’ Learn will take place at noon June 4 with guest speaker Dr.

Join Atrium Health Navicent in Celebrating Cancer Survivors

5.30.2024

Atrium Health Navicent Peyton Anderson Cancer Center invites the community to celebrate cancer survivors and help raise awareness for their ongoing journey on Sunday, June 2. National Cancer Survivors Day is observed annually on the first Sunday in June as people across the world unite to honor those living with cancer, raise awareness of the ongoing challenges cancer survivors face and celebrate life.

Atrium Health Navicent Launches Community Virtual Care Program

5.28.2024

Atrium Health Navicent is offering a new community-based option for patients who may face barriers getting the health care they need. Beginning next week, the Community Virtual Primary Care program will begin offering care at central Georgia churches on rotating Mondays.

Atrium Health Navicent Physicians Share Tips to Lower Your Skin Cancer Risk

5.21.2024

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and doctors at Atrium Health Navicent want to remind you to be sun-safe when planning summer activities. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light, an invisible type of radiation that comes from the sun, tanning beds and sunlamps, can lead to skin cancer, as UV rays are especially damaging to skin cells.

Atrium Health Navicent Urges Pregnant Women to Stay on Track with Prenatal Care

5.20.2024

May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month and doctors at Atrium Health Navicent are raising awareness about the condition which results in the deaths of 50,000 mothers and 500,000 babies worldwide each year. Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific condition that occurs after 20 weeks of pregnancy and affects 5 percent to 8 percent of expectant mothers.

Advocate Health recognized with national awards for advancing sustainability

5.16.2024

Advocate Health has been recognized as a national leader in environmental sustainability by Practice Greenhealth, a nationally leading organization dedicated to sustainability in health care. Advocate Health won the prestigious “System for Change Award,” which was earned by only nine health systems nationwide this year.