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Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center Wins Statewide Patient Safety Awards

3.4.2024

Initiative to reduce blood clots in patients has been recognized by The Georgia Hospital Association Atrium Health Navicent has been presented with a Georgia Hospital Association Patient Safety and Quality Award for the project, “Preventing VTE.” The project won third place for improving patient safety in a hospital with more than 300 beds. The annual Patient Safety and Quality Awards recognize Georgia health care organizations for achievement in reducing the risk of medical errors and improving patient safety and medical outcomes.

Atrium Health Navicent Recognized for Lifesaving Procedure for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

2.29.2024

Residents of central and south Georgia living with coronary artery disease can rest easy knowing world-class care is available close to home at Atrium Health Navicent. In fact, Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center has earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures.

Navicent Health Foundation Names 2024 Children’s Miracle Network Champion, Celebrates Community Fundraising

2.26.2024

The Navicent Health Foundation named Lily Kinsey, 3, as Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital’s 2024 Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) champion during a ceremony Monday. As a newborn, Lily was diagnosed with ABO Incompatibility, a condition in which a baby’s blood type is different from the birthing parent’s blood type.

Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center is First in Central Georgia to Successfully Place Barostim Implant

2.22.2024

In January, Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center became the first health system in central Georgia to perform a Barostim implant in a heart failure patient. The implant stimulates natural sensors in the body that tell the nervous system how to regulate heart function and helps to relieve symptoms of heart failure by reducing the heart’s workload and improving the heart’s pumping efficiency. “Our bodies have a sympathetic system, also known as the ‘fight or flight system,’ and the parasympathetic system which calms us down.

Atrium Health Navicent’s Rise to Success Program Helps Train Future Health Care Workers

2.5.2024

Graduating high school seniors are eligible to apply for entrance into Atrium Health Navicent’s Rise to Success program. Now in its second year, the program provides part-time employment and financial support for students pursing health care careers.

Prioritize Cardiac Health During American Heart Month

2.2.2024

Atrium Health Navicent Luce Heart Institute Offers World-Class Care Close to Home According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. All year long, Atrium Health Navicent provides excellent health care to help those with heart conditions live their best lives, but during American Heart Month, observed each February, the health system also asks the community to join in the effort to raise awareness for heart health.

Georgia Trend Names Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center a Top Teaching Hospital

1.25.2024

Georgia Trend, a regional business publication, recently released its list of “Top Hospitals” which included Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center as one of the top teaching hospitals in Georgia. Georgia Trend ranked the state’s Top Teaching Hospitals as follows: 1.

Join Atrium Health Navicent in Raising Awareness about Cervical Cancer

1.22.2024

January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and doctors at Atrium Health Navicent invite the community to help raise awareness about cervical cancer by encouraging women to make their annual gynecology visits a priority. The American Cancer Society (ACS) has estimated about 13,960 new cases of invasive cervical cancer would be diagnosed in the United States in 2023, leading to about 4,310 deaths.

Atrium Health Navicent Physicians Offer Tips to Help Prevent Birth Defects

1.17.2024

In observance of Birth Defects Awareness Month, physicians at Atrium Health Navicent encourage expectant mothers and women of child-bearing age to become educated about steps they can take to prevent and detect birth defects. Birth defects — structural changes present at birth that can affect almost any part of the body — affect 1 in every 33 babies born in the United States each year and are the leading cause of infant deaths, accounting for 20 percent of all infant deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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.