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Winter Weather Advisory: Don’t Get Caught in the Cold

1.16.2024

Central Georgia may not have experienced a white Christmas or a snowflake-filled New Year, but colder weather is on the horizon. According to climate data, January and February are often the coldest months of the year in Macon.

Atrium Health Implements Minimum Wage Increase

1.15.2024

As the new year sets in, many Atrium Health teammates will be seeing a larger paycheck. The health system will increase base pay for the bulk of its workforce by a minimum of 3%, with its hourly minimum wage increasing to $15 per hour at Atrium Health Floyd and Atrium Health Navicent in its Georgia and Alabama markets.

Make a Healthy Start in 2024 with Tips from Atrium Health Navicent

1.11.2024

New Year’s Day has come and gone. If you made a New Year’s resolution or two, you’re in good company.

Dr. Ivan Allen and Dr. Paul Jones Receive Prestigious Georgia Hospital Association Distinguished Service Award

1.9.2024

Dr. Ivan Allen, president of Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) in Macon, chairman for the Board of Trustees for Houston Healthcare and a Navicent Health Foundation trustee, and Dr.

Atrium Health Navicent Primary Care Fort Valley Expands to New Location

1.8.2024

Atrium Health Navicent Primary Care Fort Valley, a facility of Atrium Health Navicent Peach, opened its doors to patients in a new location Jan. 8. The move to 201 Avera Drive, Fort Valley, will allow the practice to expand its physical space and services to patients.

Advocate Health Selects New Southeast Region Nursing Leader

1.5.2024

After an extensive nationwide search, Advocate Health is proud to announce it has selected Janice Walker as its Southeast Region chief nursing officer. Walker will be responsible for providing strategic leadership for all nursing and other designated patient care functions and services for Atrium Health, which comprises the entirety of Advocate Health’s Southeast Region.

Atrium Health Receives $5 Million in Research Grant from Department of Defense

1.4.2024

Orthopaedic doctors and researchers at Atrium Health have received two grants totaling nearly $5 million from the Department of Defense to study the most effective treatments for distal femur and heel fractures. A $2.4 million grant will support a four-year, randomized clinical trial that will examine patient outcomes following calcaneus fractures, more commonly called heel fractures, treated with two different surgical procedures.

Atrium Health Navicent Dedicates Roses for OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade Float

12.18.2023

Atrium Health Navicent is proud to continue its partnership with LifeLink® of Georgia and Donate Life America by dedicating roses to be placed in vials on the 2024 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade float. The roses will join thousands of others to create a dedication garden which serves as a featured design element on the float each year.

Atrium Health Navicent Physicians Offer Safety Tips for Celebrating New Year’s Holidays

12.18.2023

When making plans to ring in the new year, Atrium Health Navicent physicians urge the community to stay safe behind the wheel. When people are impaired by alcohol, they may have poor judgment, impaired visual functions, declines in coordination and reduced reaction time.

Atrium Health Navicent Dietitians Offer Tips to Help You Eat Healthier this Holiday Season

12.13.2023

From mid-November until the ball drops on New Year’s Eve, it seems not even Santa’s reindeer can outrun the trays of cookies, plates of pies and glasses of holiday cheer that are heaped upon us every holiday season. From work parties to social celebrations and family meals, calorie-laden temptations abound.