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Danielle HarrisMedia Advisory for Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25, 2015 Event: You better watch out – Santa Claus is coming to town … right down Harper Street, making a special delivery of toys and goodies to young patients at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia...
Toni BakerAUGUSTA, Ga. – Inside the brain, a protein called YAP, best known for its ability to help right-size our developing hearts and livers, appears to have the different but equally important task of helping control inflammation. Scientists at the...
StaffThe Holistic Grief Support Group, which provides emotional, social, spiritual, psychological and practical support for caregivers, family members, students and employees, will meet from noon until 1 p.m. each Wednesday in January in the second floor...
Eric JohnsonWe’ve only got a couple of days left to help the Children’s Hospital of Georgia win $15,000. In October, the Health Center Credit Union won a $10,000 donation for the Children’s Hospital of Georgia by making the video that earned the most votes for...
Denise ParrishBernard Roberson, administrative director of Patient- and Family-Centered Care at Augusta University, recently shared tips on how to successfully recruit patients and family members to serve as patient advisers for The Beryl Institute, a global...
Nick GarrettEvery week, Jagwire highlights the exceptional care shown by our GRHealth medical professionals in a segment we like to call “Heroes in Health Care.” This week’s installment of Heroes in Health Care begins in Geriatric Medicine, where Dr...
Arthur TakahashiDr. Simon Medcalfe, associate professor of finance at Augusta University, explains what the first interest rate hike since the Great Recession means for the average person.
Augusta University and Georgia Regents Health System Employee Advisory Council is seeking nominations for the following awards: Clay Adamson Facilities Services Employee of the Year (University Only) Erie P. Blissit (University Only) Golden Pen...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottMore than 100 faculty of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University have been recognized with Exemplary Teaching Awards for their contributions to students and residents at the state’s medical school. Awards for undergraduate medical...
In keeping with GR Health Medical Center tradition, hospital administration will be providing a free meal to all GRHealth employees who are working in the hospital on Christmas Day. Breakfast will be provided for those employees working 3rd shift on...
The University Compliance Program was created to ensure the University meets the commitment to comply with all laws, regulations, and operational policies. It is a proactive program which includes training workforce members (including student...
The Health System Compliance Program was created to ensure the commitment to comply with all laws, regulations, and operational policies is met. It is a proactive program which includes training workforce members to be better equipped to prevent...
If 30 minutes of your time could save a life, would you give it? According to Vergilia Velez, program specialist of Augusta University’s Blood Donation Program, that’s about how long it takes to donate blood. “The process of donating is very easy,”...
Each year, Augusta University, Augusta Technical College and Paine College come together to celebrate the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. Through this celebration, the institutions encourage the community to reflect upon the...
In an attempt to enhance patient throughput, a Patient Discharge Lounge is being piloted on 5 North in the Oncology Library, located right across from the South elevators on 5N (BA5301). The lounge opened at 1 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2015, and provides a...
As part of the Transformation Agenda, Adult Inpatient Medicine has embraced clinical growth, quality and enterprise throughput as goals for success in patient care. As part of the throughput goal and in order to better serve our patients, a 15 all...
AUGUSTA, Ga.— Last-minute holiday travel can be both expensive and stressful. However, don’t let pricey airfares and long lines in the airport turn you into a scrooge. Mark Thompson, interim dean of the James M. Hull College of Business at Augusta...
Students at Augusta University will soon be saving the world from a deadly and rapidly-spreading outbreak, albeit virtually. Dr. Jessica Schwind, an assistant professor in the Medical College of Georgia Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology...
Brennan MeagherBy 2020, 61 percent of jobs will require a career certificate or college degree. However, only 34 percent of Georgia adults currently have an associate degree or higher, according to Complete College Georgia. Further research shows that from 1970 to...
The Augusta University men’s basketball team hosted the second annual Education Day game on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at Christenberry Fieldhouse. Over 2,500 Richmond County fifth graders enjoyed watching the Jags beat Costal Georgia 89-85 in a game that...