Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin Sleep Center Receives National Reaccreditation
Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin Sleep Center has received a five-year reaccreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
The reaccreditation covers all types of sleep testing offered at Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin, including in-center polysomnography, multiple sleep latency testing, maintenance of wakefulness testing, and home sleep apnea testing.
Since 1977, AASM’s standards for accreditation have been the gold standard by which the medical community and the public evaluate sleep medicine facilities. Achieving AASM accreditation demonstrates a health care provider’s commitment to high quality and patient-centered care.
“As an AASM accredited health care facility, Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin not only demonstrates excellence in health care, but we’re also working to raise awareness of a good night’s sleep as an important element for a person’s health and quality of life,” said Thomas Goss, Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin’s chief operating officer. “We extend our thanks to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine for reaccreditation and to all our teammates who work tirelessly to elevate health in Milledgeville and the Lake Oconee region.”
Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin is a 140-bed, acute care facility located in Milledgeville, providing 24/7 emergency services, radiology services, women's services and general medical and surgical services to the 150,000 residents living in Baldwin County and the surrounding community. Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin's Sleep Center is on the fourth floor of the hospital, located at 821 North Cobb Street in Milledgeville. The facility offers testing in a comfortable home-like atmosphere to patients of all ages. There are over 70 sleep disorders that can be diagnosed, including CPAP and BIPAP trials with mask fitting, diagnostic polysomnogram, diagnostic testing for sleep apnea, home sleep testing, maintenance wakefulness testing, multiple sleep latency testing, Servo ventilation and split night polysomnogram. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 478-776-4676.
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About Atrium Health Navicent
Atrium Health Navicent is the leading provider of health care in central and south Georgia and is committed to its mission of elevating health and wellbeing through compassionate care. Atrium Health Navicent is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Navicentprovides high-quality, personalized care in 53 specialties at more than 50 facilities throughout the region. As part of the largest, integrated, nonprofit health system in the Southeast, it is also able to tap into some of the nation’s leading medical experts and specialists with Atrium Health, allowing it to provide the best care close to home – including advanced innovations in virtual medicine and care. Throughout its 125-year history in the community, Atrium Health Navicent has remained dedicated to enhancing health and wellness for individuals throughout the region through nationally recognized quality care, community health initiatives and collaborative partnerships. It is also one of the leading teaching hospitals in the region, helping to ensure viability for rural health care for the next generation. For more information, please visit www.NavicentHealth.org.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States – created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois, Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.