News Room

Navicent Health Foundation Approves $150,000 Grant for First Choice Primary Care

7.9.2019

Health System Continues Support for Local FQHC Navicent Health Foundation and its board of directors have approved a $150,000 grant to First Choice Primary Care, continuing the health system's commitment to Bibb County's Federally Qualified Health Center. Grant funds will be used to assist First Choice Primary Care as they transition to a larger medical office space, allowing the clinic to maintain and expand services, financing both renovations and medical equipment for First Choice Primary Care's new clinic location at 400 Poplar Street. "Access to primary care has been identified as a major issue in Macon-Bibb County.

Limited Number of Free Mammograms Available for Central Georgian Women

7.2.2019

Breast Care Center, Atrium Health Navicent is pleased to announce the availability of free 3D tomosynthesis screening mammograms and diagnostic breast testing for women in central Georgia. These services , made possible through a grant from Susan G.

Announcing the 2019 Navicent Health Physician Award Winners

7.1.2019

Doctors Recognized By Their Peers for Contributions to Care Navicent Health Foundation's Olin H. Weaver Society is pleased to present the 2019 Atrium Health Navicent Physician Awards.

The Medical Center, Navicent Health Receives Ninth Consecutive Award for Stroke Care

6.28.2019

American Heart Association also Includes Hospital on Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus The Medical Center, Navicent Health (MCNH) has received its ninth consecutive "Get With the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus" Quality Achievement Award, an annual award presented by the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association (AHA) for excellence in stroke care. In addition, MCNH has also been named to AHA's "Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite Plus" for the third consecutive year.

Independence Day Safety Tips

6.25.2019

Fireworks Injuries Drastically Increase in Weeks Surrounding July 4 According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, an estimated 280 people per day will visit emergency rooms across the U.S. in the month surrounding Independence Day. Children younger than age 15 accounted for approximately 36 percent of those injured.

Navicent Health EMS Awarded American Heart Associations Mission Lifeline Award

6.24.2019

Local EMS Recognized for Timely Care for Those Experiencing Heart Attack Atrium Health Navicent Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has received the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline® EMS Silver Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks. Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) the deadliest type of heart attack caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart that requires timely treatment.

Navicent Health Invites Community to Annual Code Med Health Fair

6.21.2019

Atrium Health Navicent invites the community to participate in a healthy day of learning and fun at the health system's annual Code Med Health Fair. The entire family is invited to participate in health screenings, demonstrations and seminars related to personal health and wellness.

Healthy Dates Calendar, July 2019

6.19.2019

7/1 - Prepared Childbirth Class (Monday series - July 1, 8, 15), 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 7/2 - Spinal Cord Injury Support Group, 6:30 p.m. Rehabilitation Hospital, Atrium Health Navicent (3351 Northside Drive, Macon), 478.201.6500 for information 7/2 - Men to Men Prostate Cancer Support Group, 7 p.m., The Wellness Center, Atrium Health Navicent, 478.633.6349 for information 7/6 - 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 7/8 - Chemotherapy Orientation Class, 10 a.m., Peyton Anderson Cancer Center, Atrium Health Navicent (800 First Street, Macon), 478.633.8537 for reservations 7/8 - Prostate Cancer 101, 12 p.m., Peyton Anderson Cancer Center, Atrium Health Navicent (800 First Street, Macon), 478.633.8537 for reservations 7/9 - Smoking Cessation Class, 6 p.m., Peyton Anderson Cancer Center, Atrium Health Navicent (800 First Street, Macon), 478.633.2614 for information 7/10 - 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 7/10 - Ribbons of Hope Cancer Support Group, 1 p.m.

Navicent Health Invites Community to Annual Code Med Health Fair

6.14.2019

Event Scheduled for Saturday, June 29 Atrium Health Navicent invites the community to participate in a healthy day of learning and fun at the health system's annual Code Med Health Fair. The entire family is invited to participate in health screenings, demonstrations and seminars related to personal health and wellness.

Navicent Health to Host Camp for Children, Families Affected by Asthma

6.4.2019

In an effort to assist children and families affected by asthma, Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital (BKO) will host its fourth annual asthma awareness summer camp. Camp Open Airways will be held on Saturday, June 8, 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., at Middle Georgia State University, 100 University Parkway, Macon. "In Georgia, an estimated 1 in 10 children have asthma, and children under the age of nine account for 36 percent of asthma-related emergency room visits.