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StaffMany women struggle with asking sensitive questions about their health, but learning more could drastically affect your quality of life. Join us at the Columbia County Exhibition Center on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. for a night of hors...
Danielle HarrisUpdate: Brittany Crafton’s conjoined twins were delivered Monday, Nov. 9, at Georgia Regents Medical Center. They are being cared for at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia. AUGUSTA, Ga.- Brittany Crafton was excited the moment her...
Brennan MeagherLast month, Valerie Martin began chemotherapy treatments. Afterwards, Martin noticed she was slowly beginning to lose her hair. Two weeks ago, she started to lose it by the handful. “For a woman, your hair is a big part of you,” Martin said. “A...
If you’re not quitting smoking because you think the damage is done, put down that cigarette. The truth is, much of the damage from smoking can be reversed — and in as little as 24 hours after quitting. “It really doesn’t matter how long a person...
Denise ParrishPediatric patients and their siblings dressed as superheroes, firemen, Disney characters, witches, insects, and donned other Halloween apparel as they made their way through the floors of the Children’s Hospital of Georgia and a couple of...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A cutting-edge procedure at Georgia Regents Medical Center is helping terminal liver cancer patients live longer. “For people who are out of other options, including chemotherapy and surgery, transarterial radioembolization can offer...
Toni BakerAUGUSTA, Ga. — The American College of Emergency Physicians and the National Disaster Life Support Foundation, based at the Medical College of Georgia, Tuesday announced an agreement to greatly enhance the level of disaster training available to...
Nick GarrettAccording to the National Cancer Society, smokers are 25 times more likely to be diagnosed with lung and bronchus cancers than non-smokers. It’s a sobering statistic, but the reality is far more troubling. In 2014, the National Cancer Institute...
Eric JohnsonThe numbers are in, and the winner of the Bleed for Your Team blood drive is the College of Dental Medicine. Team CDM ended the month long competition having donated 128 units of blood, beating the Medical College of Georgia, which ended the...
By Shellie Smitley Special to Jagwire Superman, the Hulk and some of their caped crusading friends can be spotted at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia, not only visiting sick children, but also working on a top-secret project. “It is such a...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The trick to making Halloween a treat is being prepared, experts say. “The number one rule is plan, plan, plan,” says Carla Allen, a senior staff nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital of Georgia and an...
Quality performance deserves quality recognition. That’s why, as part of National Healthcare Quality Week, Georgia Regents University and GRHealth are recognizing several exceptional staff members who have demonstrated time and again that their...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Christopher J. Melcher has been named executive vice president for legal affairs and risk management, and general counsel for Georgia Regents University, Georgia Regents Health System and Georgia Regents Medical Center. Melcher joined...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottA new training program at the Medical College of Georgia will help train addiction medicine physicians to prevent, treat and manage the devastating and costly problems of substance use and addiction. The new addiction medicine postgraduate...
If you are a Georgia Regents Medical Center employee, you can be someone’s hero and donate your time today… The PTO/Catastrophic Leave Fund is in need! This fund consists of employee contributions that are used to assist other employees in...
Join us on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 3-6 p.m. at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia for an RN Open House! Currently, GRHealth is seeking RNs in the following areas: Critical Care Medical Surgery Emergency Department Operating Room Float Pool...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Tiny radioactive seeds are helping surgeons more precisely remove breast tumors and perform biopsies. Using a technique called radioactive seed localization, or RSL, non-palpable breast tumors or lesions targeted for biopsy are marked...
Preparation is well underway to fully implement the Care Facilitation Division on all nursing units toward the end of this year. To date, there have been numerous accomplishments in the major focus areas of this initiative: Departmental Operations...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta Mayor Hardie Davis Jr. will discuss “The Role of Faith Communities in Addressing Issues of Social Justice” during the keynote address at the 2015 Pastoral Leadership Conference on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Georgia Regents...
Get your kids ready for flu season with our Dependent Flu Clinics. Serving children of Georgia Regents Medical Center employees from 6 months to 18 years, these clinics, which start Tuesday, Oct. 20, are located in the Pediatric Surgery Practice...