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Denise ParrishAUGUSTA, Ga. – More than 500 children have died since 1998 after being left or becoming trapped in a motor vehicle. “Heat is more dangerous to kids than adults,” said Rene Hopkins, a nurse educator and coordinator for Safe Kids Greater Augusta, led...
Toni BakerDr. Bennett S. Greenspan, Professor in the Department of Radiology and Imaging at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, has been elected Vice President-Elect of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. Greenspan...
Area Kroger stores raise money for Children’s Hospital of Georgia Campaign will provide funds for NICU expansion AUGUSTA, Ga. – Today through June 9, local Kroger stores will be asking customers to Put Their Money Where The Miracles Are and purchase...
StaffWhen Dr. Robert Sorrentino, Director of Arrhythmia Services, started GRHealth’s Heart Rhythm program 10 years ago, he had one goal: not to fail. Following almost a 20-year career at Duke University Medical Center, where he honed his medical skills...
Kelly JasperAUGUSTA, Ga. – Drugs, drinking, distraction, and drowsiness are leading factors in motor vehicle crashes. These risky behaviors result in thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries each year, according to the American Trauma Society...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – If you are a fan of Fruit Ninja or Super Mario, the latest app developed by Georgia Regents University and local fifth-graders is a must-have. Battle Bacteria is educational, fun, and free to download. The main goal of the game is to...
Please join GRHealth’s Heart & Cardiovascular Services in honoring electrophysiology (EP) physicians and staff for 10 years of EP excellence. The reception will take place from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 22, in the EP lab (BI 8086)...
Danielle HarrisThey walk the halls with us and work diligently beside us. However, many of us are not aware of the lengths to which many of them have gone to ensure our patients and students receive quality care when they arrive on our campuses. In an effort to...
Eric JohnsonIn a continuing effort to improve the patient experience, hospital leadership has made some fundamental changes that are beginning to produce improvements in patient satisfaction. Recently, the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers...
Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home will be conducting a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 25, 2015, at 9 a.m. in the Courtyard. Lieutenant Colonel Peter Knight from Fort Gordon will be the guest speaker. In addition, Fort Gordon’s United States...
Tunisia WilliamsMark your calendars now. GRU will hold its annual Day of Service on Saturday, Sept. 12. This serves as an opportunity for employees and students to give back to the community. Last year, more than 500 volunteers contributed their time and services...
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, and Georgia Regents University’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion is providing several opportunities for the GRU community to celebrate Asian-Pacific culture. This year’s month-long celebration, signed...
Though Georgia Regents University and GRHealth have always promoted the development of leadership skills, the current build-out of the Leadership Academy, an enterprise-wide strategic initiative administered by the Office of Leadership Development...
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jennifer Lopez is joining Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals as an official spokesperson to encourage supporters to “Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are.” The actress and singer is the latest celebrity to join CMN’s efforts to...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – More than 60,000 Americans will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease this year, joining the nearly 1.5 million people – including actor Michael J. Fox – already living with PD. Learn more about this neurological illness when the...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – More than a dozen Georgia Regents University and Health System nurses were recognized at the 2015 Spirit of Nursing Showcase hosted May 2 by the CSRA Chapter of the Georgia Nurses Association. The annual Showcase and awards banquet is...
Have you been told you have gum disease? You may qualify to be in a study on Vitamin D and gum disease if you: -Have ever been told that you have gum disease -Are above the age of 18 -Are not taking any vitamins, minerals or herbal supplements -Are...
The gene and hormone soup that enables women to breastfeed their newborns also can be a recipe for breast cancer, particularly when the first pregnancy is after age 30. Researchers have now found that the gene DNMT1 is essential to maintaining...
Chaplain Brennan Francois says a prayer with nurses at Georgia Regents Medical Center during one of many Blessing of the Hands ceremonies on National Nurses Day during National Nurses Week 2015. Hospital chaplains roam the hospital floors each year...
U.S. News & World Report: May 5, 2015 More than 17 million Americans suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence. But not everyone can tell when heavy drinking crosses the line to alcoholism. To help people identify when drinking becomes a problem...