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Join Atrium Health Navicent in Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week

4.11.2024

In recognition of Black Maternal Health Week, celebrated nationally April 11-17, Atrium Health Navicent encourages the community to learn about the maternal health disparities that disproportionately affect Black women in Georgia, and ways to combat those disparities. Georgia has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation, and due to a number of factors, black women in our state are more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications.

Atrium Health Navicent Launches Program to Give High School Students an Opportunity to Learn More About Health Careers

4.1.2024

Atrium Health Navicent is accepting applications for a new program which will provide Bibb County high school juniors and seniors with the opportunity to shadow health care workers and receive hands-on training for heath careers. Funded by the Navicent Health Foundation, the Realizing and Encouraging Adolescents to pursue Careers in Healthcare (REACH) program, seeks to provide students with a pathway to pursue careers in health care through a four-week session, averaging 32 hours a week.

Help is Available at Atrium Health Navicent for Women Suffering from Painful Endometriosis

3.28.2024

March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month and doctors at Atrium Health Navient want women to know that treatment is available for painful periods. Endometriosis is a condition affecting a woman’s uterus.

Atrium Health Navicent Calls Attention to Diabetes on National Alert Day

3.26.2024

Atrium Health Navicent physicians encourage individuals to learn more about diabetes and ways of combatting the chronic disease by observing National Diabetes Alert Day on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. In addition to committing to a healthy diet and exercise, Atrium Health Navicent urges everyone to schedule regular checkups with a primary care provider who will routinely check for diabetes risk factors and recommend steps to prevent the disease. “National Diabetes Alert Day is a reminder of the importance of knowing your status, prioritizing regular health check-ups, and committing to a healthy lifestyle,” said Dr.

Atrium Health Navicent Peach Receives Pathway to Excellence Designation

3.25.2024

Hospital is one of eight in Georgia recognized by the American Nurses Association program Atrium Health Navicent Peach has received the prestigious Pathway to Excellence Program designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association. Pathway to Excellence is the premier designation for healthy work environments and recognizes health care organizations that demonstrate a commitment to establishing the foundation of a healthy workplace for staff. “Supporting our nursing staff with professional development opportunities, a safe work environment and ensuring they have supportive leadership dedicated to their success has a direct impact on how they interact with our patients, leading to the highest quality of patient care,” said Atrium Health Navicent Chief Nurse Executive Tracey Blalock. “Congratulations to Atrium Health Navicent Peach on achieving this designation!” Atrium Health Navicent Peach is one of eight Pathway to Excellence designated hospitals in Georgia and one of 215 in the nation.

Atrium Health Navicent Pediatricians Urge Caregivers to be Aware of Toxic Household Items

3.21.2024

Atrium Health Levine Children’s Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital encourages the community to take note of potentially deadly household substances that could cause harm to children during National Poison Prevention Week, observed March 17-23, 2024. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), poisoning is the leading cause of unintentional injuryrelated deaths in the U.S.

Atrium Health Children’s Services Unify Under Levine Children’s Brand

3.19.2024

Unified brand delivers everything parents need for complete children’s health care With a goal of continuously offering best-in-class pediatric care and connecting families to the most comprehensive care across the Carolinas and Georgia, Atrium Health has reached an exciting milestone within its children’s services. Effective today, all pediatric care services at Atrium Health Navicent, including Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital in Macon, Georgia, and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, including Brenner Children’s Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, are unifying under the Atrium Health Levine Children’s brand, joining additional health care facilities in North Carolina.

Atrium Health Navicent Primary Care Fort Valley Celebrates Ribbon Cutting

3.14.2024

Members of the community joined Atrium Health Navicent Primary Care Fort Valley, a facility of Atrium Health Navicent Peach, to celebrate a ribbon cutting ceremony March 14. The facility opened its doors to patients in a new location, 201 Avera Drive in Fort Valley, on Jan. 8.

Join Atrium Health Navicent in Recognizing Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

3.12.2024

The community is invited to join Atrium Health Navicent Peyton Anderson Cancer Center in recognizing March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer, a combined term for colon cancer and rectal cancer, is the third most diagnosed type of cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death among men and women in the United States.

Atrium Health Navicent Peach CEO Laura Gentry Named to National Rural Hospital and Health System CEOs to Know List

3.11.2024

Atrium Health Navicent Peach CEO Laura Gentry has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 110 Rural Hospital and Health System CEOs to Know in 2024 list. Gentry, who additionally serves as vice president for Atrium Health’s Georgia market primary care service line, was also included on the list in 2022 and 2023.