Augusta University
"Nursing school was the hardest thing I have ever endured, but I felt like I had found my purpose in life.”
AU Health registered nurse volunteered to help at three local sites and is now in Atlanta in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Check out this photo gallery from the AU Health Uniform Showcase on May 8 and 10 at the Lee Auditoria Center. More than 800 employees dropped in to browse the styles, colors and brands of uniforms and workwear during a first-of-its-kind Uniform...
Nurses Week, the annual time set aside for recognizing the important work being done by our nursing staff, kicks off on Saturday, May 6, with the 7th Annual Nurses Gala at West Lake Country Club and continues throughout the week. Please view the...
During Nurses Week, Augusta University Health nurses received a little extra pampering…and some well-deserved sweets.
Paula Chambers is recipient of the 2016 Nursing Specialty Award. Chambers is the charge nurse in the urology practice site and treats patients with prostate cancer and hypogonadism, among other conditions. “Paula advances the power of our patients...
Linda Wise is a senior staff nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit. She’s part of a team who transports sick infants by helicopter, plane or ambulance from other hospitals to CHOG and is also the coordinator for the neonatal ECMO program. ECMO...
Paul Smith is a senior staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit, where he takes care of patients who have open-heart surgery and other surgical procedures that require intensive care. The Nursing Specialty Awards are given each year during...
Marcie Johnson is a senior staff nurse in the post-anesthesia care unit and performs nursing assessments on patients who come from the operating room, manages their pain, assesses their physiologic and psychosocial health and transfers them to the...
Samantha Hughes is the charge nurse in the Children’s Hospital of Georgia’s emergency department. She helps to manage the nurses, EMTs and clerks on the pediatric side of the emergency department. Samantha is the lead-by-example kind; during busy...
Catrina Crawford is a senior staff nurse in the echo lab and performs stress tests to increase the heart’s workload and monitors for changes in the patient’s blood pressure and electrical activity of the heart. “Catrina advances the power of our...
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...
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...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – In recognition of National Nurses Week, Georgia Regents University and Health System have more than a dozen events planned to highlight and thank nurses for their contributions to quality patient care. National Nurses Week begins each...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Nursing student diversity is on the rise, says Dr. Faye Hargrove, chair of the College of Nursing Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee at Georgia Regents University. A diverse nursing workforce is key to providing culturally...
Nurses Week, May 6-12 Hospital Week will be celebrated from May 10 to 16 with a variety of events. On Monday, employees can get healthy snacks in Terrace Dining . On Tuesday, there will be random drawings for a variety of goods and services. On...
