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- Benjamin Disraeli
9/13/07 The Stroke Center at Grady Memorial Hospital continues
leadership in stroke care in the southeast thanks to the steadfast dedication
and multi-specialty approach of its team in diagnosing and treating stroke
patients... More
8/31/07 A 2005 study by the accounting firms Cherry Bekaert &
Holland and Horne LLP affirms that the Emory University School of Medicine and
the Morehouse School of Medicine are operating at Grady Health System in
compliance with their contract with the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority...
More
8/23/07 Dan Reeves, former Atlanta Falcons Head Coach, will speak
to cancer patients, their family members and caregivers at the 2007 Celebration
of Living on Oct. 13 at the Georgia International Convention Center in College
Park... More
8/11/07 The Maternity Center at Piedmont Fayette
Hospital (PFH) has had 1,000 deliveries since opening less than
one year ago. Wyatt Asa Walker...
More
7/20/07 On Saturday, July 7, Defa Anderson, 36, of Savannah, was
the 100th patient to receive a new liver at Piedmont Hospital, one of only two
liver transplant centers in Georgia. Anderson, mother to a seven-year-old
daughter, was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis in February of this year...
More
7/3/07 The Center for Rehabilitation Medicine at Piedmont
Hospital has received a three-year accreditation – the highest level of
accreditation awarded by the international accrediting commission known as CARF
– for its comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation program. This is the center’s
fourth consecutive three-year accreditation since opening nearly 13 years ago...
More
7/1/07 Piedmont Hospital and Carter, the Southeast’s oldest and
largest privately held full-service commercial real estate firm, held a
groundbreaking ceremony...
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4-10-07 Piedmont Fayette Hospital Women’s Imaging Center is
celebrating its second anniversary. Since it opened in April 2005,
it has screened more than 25,000 women, and the hospital recently
hosted its first breast cancer support group in March. More
He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has
everything. -
Thomas Carlyle
8/12/08 (8:21 p.m.) PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help
change the prevention and treatment paradigm for sudden cardiac arrest
(SCA), the National Medical Association (NMA) released a white paper
during their 2008 Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly that
outlines directives for elevating SCA to a...
More
7/26/08 (6:32 p.m.) Piedmont Fayette Hospital (PFH) is
pleased to announce the promotion of Frederick E. Willms, M.D., FRCPC,
FACP to the position of vice president of medical affairs and chief
quality officer...
More
7/19/08 (9:39 a.m.) Piedmont Fayette Hospital has been
named one of the nation’s Most Wired hospitals, according to the results
of the 2008 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study...
More
5/15/08 (Blogpost) Emory University Hospital has
been named as one of only 23 hospitals in the state to the Georgia
Hospital Association's (GHA) Partnership for Health and
Accountability (PHA) Quality Honor Roll. The honor roll is based
on clinical data provided by the federal Centers for Medicaid &
Medicare Services (CMS), which administers the nation's Medicare
and Medicaid programs. The data was collected from October 2006
through September 2007...
More
4/24/08 (Blogpost)
Cardiology of Georgia (COG) on Highway 54 West in Fayetteville has
become part of the Piedmont Heart Institute (PHI). Piedmont Heart
Institute expands its expertise with the addition of the 20-member
cardiovascular physician practice, Cardiology of Georgia, P.C.,
through a formal agreement with Piedmont Healthcare effective April
1, 2008. With eight locations including Fayetteville, Buckhead...
More
3/9/08 (Blogpost) Emory Eye Center is the lead
center among 47 other eye institutions across the country in a
National Eye Institute/National Institutes of Health-funded study to
compare two drugs, made by the same company, that treat age-related
macular degeneration...
More
12/11/07 (12:41 a.m.) George Israel, President & CEO of the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce had high praise for a proposal to fund a statewide
medical trauma care system that was outlined last week by Speaker of the...
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11/2/07 (6:55 p.m.) Piedmont Fayette Hospital has been
awarded a three-year term of accreditation in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI),
Computed Tomography (CT), Ultrasound (Obstetrical, Gynecological, General,
and Vascular) and General and Cardiac Nuclear Medicine as the result of a
recent survey by the American College of Radiology...
More
9/2/07 Myths are stories or beliefs that lack a factual
foundation. Though untrue, they take on an aura of truth and the more they
are repeated, separating fact from fiction becomes nearly impossible. Most
myths are harmless, but not all...
More
8/28/07 Avella Family & Cosmetic
Dentistry held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new Peachtree City office
with the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce last week. Dr. Harris has been
practicing dentistry since 1999 in Fayetteville and has now branched out to
the south end of Peachtree City. The practice is named Avella in honor of
Dr. Harris' daughters. Located at 1280 South Hwy 74, Ste 200, Avella Family
& Cosmetic Dentistry has a convenient location near the Starr's Mill School
Complex. For more information, call 770-716-0300 or go to
www.avelladental.com.
8/12/07 Dr. John Kim, MD MPH, former CEO of Summit Center for
Health & Healing in Newnan, completed training in family medicine,
acupuncture, preventive medicine, and holistic and integrative medicine...
More
7/19/07 With Grady Memorial Hospital teetering on the brink
of financial collapse, the officers of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce today
voted unanimously to support efforts to create a new nonprofit board to
govern the hospital... More
7/13/07 For the 18th straight year, Emory University Hospital
has joined the prestigious ranks of America's top medical institutions in
the annual U.S. News & World Report guide to "America's Best Hospitals."...
More
7/3/07 Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson
(R-Hiram) announced today that he has appointed a special committee
to study the current situation at Grady Hospital and create a plan
to keep Grady viable in the future....
Counselor Abbie Able, Dr. Harry Snapperman and Principal Karen
Bullock
1-19-07 Two new Partners in Education have joined Kedron
Elementary.
Mike and C's restaurant and Dr. Harry Snapperman are the latest
businesses to partner with the school in an effort to help to
provide enhanced educational opportunities for students.
More
8/7/08 (10:18 p.m.) Piedmont Fayette Hospital is pleased to
announce the addition of Nicole L. Sroka, M.D., as the first fellowship
trained breast surgeon on staff. Dr. Sroka is part of the Piedmont Breast
Surgical...
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7/23/08 (8:43 p.m.) Communicating effectively,
developing powers of persuasion and negotiating skills are the
key topics of the American Association of Occupational Health
Nurses’, Inc. (AAOHN) Conference for Leadership Advancement (CLA)
September 10 -12, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta...
More
6/19/08 (7:04 a.m.) Piedmont Hospital and
Piedmont Fayette Hospital have received funding from the Greater
Atlanta Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for...
More
4/27/08 (11:19 p.m.) In
the first national, standardized, publicly-reported survey of
patient satisfaction, Piedmont Fayette Hospital ranked third of 38
hospitals in the Atlanta market. Piedmont Hospital ranked...
More
4/24/08 (Blogpost) FORWARD OPRATING BASE KALSU,
Iraq - Citizens who once were afraid to leave their homes because
terrorists were among them freely gathered March 26 to celebrate
the grand opening of a middle school and health clinic in
Adwaniyah...
More
2/29/08 (Blogpost) Piedmont Fayette is expanding
its cancer services, and soon cancer patients can receive
treatment closer to home. Piedmont Fayette Hospital (PFH) has
received approval to provide radiation therapy. The Certificate of
Need (CON) application for a linear accelerator was....
More
1/14/08 (8:50 p.m.)
Piedmont Physicians at Fayette welcomes Crystal Young,
M.D., to its healthcare team. She joins Jose Rossello, M.D., and Samantha
Kraly, M.D... More
11/28/07 The Atlanta Cardiology Group (ACG) has
signed an agreement formalizing an affiliation with Piedmont
Healthcare as part of the Piedmont Heart Institute, effective
November 15. The 25-member cardiovascular physician practice will
become a new group practice under the Piedmont Heart Institute and
open a new main office on the Piedmont Hospital campus in December,
while maintaining offices across Georgia. With the addition of ACG,
more than 80...
More
11/4/07 (8:20 a.m.) Flu vaccine delivered through
painless microneedles in patches applied to the skin could soon be
an alternative to delivery through hypodermic needles, according to
researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of
Technology... More
9/16/07 Emory University has endorsed a call for a
state audit of the financial relationship between the Emory and
Morehouse schools of medicine and Grady Health System, saying any
objective examination will only confirm the extent to which Emory
and Morehouse have extended themselves as partners to the
financially beleaguered hospital...
More
September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness
Month 9/2/07 Every year, more than 80,000
American women are diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer, the
uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells in the female
reproductive organs. Any woman is at risk for developing a...
More
8/30/07 Permanently
blinded and severely wounded by a booby trap in Vietnam in 1969,
Stephen Maguire spent more than 17 months being treated at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center here...
More
8/12/07 Piedmont Fayette Hospital (PFH) has received
approval for an additional 37 beds which will allow an expansion of
its ICU and acute care inpatient beds. The Certificate of Need
(CON) application was recently approved by the Georgia Department of
Community Health, Division of Health Planning...
More
7/23/07 The voice is as lovely and refreshing as mint juleps on a
hot summer day. It's also the song that coma patients have been
known to respond to when it is sung. Hospice Advantage's own
Singing Chaplain, Yvonne English, has the grace and the vocals to do
justice to this song...
More
Statement of Governor Perdue on
Grady Hospital Recommendations
7/13/07
Governor Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce’s final report on Grady
Hospital: “Every other urban hospital authority in Georgia
has become more financially stable by updating their corporate
structure. Losing Grady, particularly the trauma services provided
there, would be a blow to Georgia and would likely overburden
other hospitals in Metro Atlanta. We will continue to evaluate the
proper role for the state to play in the long-term health of
Grady, including our continued efforts to find funding for a
trauma care network in the state.”
