Augusta University
Eric JohnsonLast year, over 2,000 Richmond County fifth graders enjoyed some great Jaguar basketball as well as photo ops with Santa and Buddy the Elf at the inaugural Education Day at Christenberry Fieldhouse, and this year promises to be even better. When: 11...
Brennan MeagherAt the age of seven, second-grade student Hunter Piper got sick. It soon became clear to his parents, and doctors, that this wasn’t a common cold. Blood tests and X-rays came back inconclusive. Eventually, doctor’s ordered a CT scan. Piper was...
StaffThe hospital gift shops, Ferns and Fossils and the Little Store, will close at 1 p.m., Wednesday, November 25th. The stores will re-open, Monday, November 30th, at 9 a.m.
Nick GarrettThe Faculty and Staff Service Recognition Program held a dinner ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Legends Club to honor 201 faculty and staff members with 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of service to either Georgia Regents University or GRHealth. The...
Danielle HarrisAUGUSTA, Ga.— Kick off the holiday season with legendary jazz musician Wycliffe Gordon as he teams up with Georgia Regents University’s Department of Music to present the Wycliffe Gordon and Friends Holiday Concert at 7:30p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, in...
Drew DawsonWycliffe Gordon is from Sardis, Waynesboro and Augusta. Now, he is a citizen of the world, thanks to a decades-long career as a trombonist and music educator, who’s garnered just about every accolade available to a jazz musician. Gordon’s career...
It’s that time of year again. Flu season. Not only does the spread of flu cause employees to miss work, but the flu can be extremely harmful to our patients as well. Therefore, a special visitor’s policy has been implemented to try to limit...
Cerner’s Capacity Management Patient Flow system will be implemented hospital-wide on Dec.15, 2015. This new electronic bed management system will greatly improve patient throughput and increase both staff and patient satisfaction. There are several...
When you give a child a toy as a gift, the toy story you want to hear is how much the child enjoys playing with it — not how it sent Junior to the ER. Careful toy selection is important for happy and healthy gift-giving. Here are some tips to shop...
Denise ParrishAUGUSTA, Ga. – Georgia Regents University has been named an Engine of Opportunity school by the U.S. Department of Education for offering affordable education to low-income students and contributing to their mobility into the middle class. The...
Arthur TakahashiAthletic Director Clint Bryant talks turkey – Thanksgiving turkey – and gives us a Bryant family bonus: Stuffin’ Muffins.
Melissa Johnson-Bates“Tomorrow’s nurses … today” is the long-standing mantra of the College of Nursing at Georgia Regents University and was the theme of the 2015 State of the College Address delivered by Dean Lucy Marion on Friday. “This statement so eloquently speaks...
Karen Brown is from Augusta, and although she’s known as a lead dancer in world-renowned ballet companies, and as a world class dance educator, music was one of her earliest passions. In today’s edition of “Where I’m From” Karen Brown talks with...
The value of good leadership is something that can’t be overemphasized, and we’ve always recognized the importance of building leadership capacity across our vast and varied institution. Not only does it make our organization better equipped to meet...
The following email was distributed by Shawn Vincent, vice president of Partnerships, International Healthcare and Strategic Affiliations: Dear Colleagues, As you may recall, we were quite fortunate to start our Thanksgiving celebration a day early...
This year’s Christmas tree lighting on the Summerville Campus will be a night of firsts. Not only will it be Dr. Brooks Keel’s first as president, it will also be the very first tree lighting in the history of Augusta University, which will legally...
The GRHealth Neuroscience Center will host a free seminar titled “Parkinson’s disease and Essential Tremor: Updates for Best Medications and Surgeries” on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. to noon in the J. Harold Harrison, M.D. Education Commons...
Toni BakerAUGUSTA, Ga. – When a high-fat diet causes us to become obese, it also appears to prompt normally bustling immune cells in our brain to become sedentary and start consuming the connections between our neurons, scientists say. The good news is going...
Investing your time to vote daily could yield $15,000 return In October, the Health Center Credit Union won a $10,000 donation for Children’s Hospital of Georgia by making the video that got the most votes for the month in the CU Solutions Group’s...
This week’s installment of Heroes in Health Care begins in the Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, where Dr. Suzanne Smith and the clinic staff are in high demand. “Dr. Suzanne Smith is the consummate physician in every respect: compassionate, wise...