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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.

Take a Walk with a Doc in Milledgeville this Summer

5.15.2024

Lace up your sneakers and take a step toward better health this summer! Join Baldwin County’s Walk with a Doc wellness group at 10 a.m.

Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center Redesignated as a Level I Emergency Cardiac Care Center

5.15.2024

The Georgia Department of Public Health’s Office of Cardiac Care has redesignated Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center as a Level I Emergency Cardiac Care Center, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to excellence in emergency cardiac care. The hospital has held the designation since 2020. “This designation truly reflects Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center’s continued commitment to excellence in emergency cardiac care,” said Atrium Health Navicent Chief Clinical Officer Dr.

Physicians at Atrium Health Navicent Offer Tips to Improve Women’s Health

5.14.2024

The community is invited to join Atrium Health Navicent in recognizing May 12-18 as National Women’s Health Week. Beginning on Mother’s Day each year, this week serves as a reminder for women to take care of themselves and to make their health a priority.

Join Atrium Health Navicent in Recognizing National Stroke Month

5.13.2024

Atrium Health Navicent invites the community to participate in a 10-day Stroke Wellness Challenge in observance of National Stroke Month this May. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds.

Atrium Health Navicent Shines Spotlight on Nurses During National Nurses Week

5.6.2024

Atrium Health Navicent is proud to recognize and celebrate nurses during National Nurses Week, especially the approximately 1,800 dedicated nurses caring for patients in the health system’s hospitals and clinics across central and south Georgia. Nurses Week is recognized every year May 6-12 to honor those who see nursing as more than just a profession and selflessly answer the call to compassionately care for others.

Tax Credits Available for Georgia Residents Through Georgia HEART Hospital Program

5.2.2024

If you pay income taxes to the state of Georgia, you have a unique opportunity to use those tax contributions to benefit rural hospitals including Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin and Atrium Health Navicent Peach through the Georgia HEART (Help Enhance Access to Rural Treatment) Hospital Program. For many years, due to demographic, economic and health care industry challenges, Georgia’s rural hospitals have been facing a financial crisis that has jeopardized rural Georgians’ access to adequate health care.