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The Southeast Georgia Health System Foundation invites the community to participate in the ARTrageous Bras Fundraiser by decorating a bra to benefit the Health System cancer care programs. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the themed bras will be on display during the month of October on the Brunswick and Camden campuses. The public is invited to visit the displays and vote for as many ...
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Join Rebecca Knor, ATC, a certified athletic trainer with Southeast Georgia Health System Sports Medicine on Tuesday, Sept. 2, as she hosts "Sports Smart," a question and answer session focusing on "Low Back Pain: Prevention and Relief." The drop-in event, which takes place 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Golden Isles YMCA in the Southeast Georgia Health System Health Information Center, ...
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What is pre-diabetes and is it something you need to worry about? In the United States, 25.8 million people have diabetes, and another 79 million have pre-diabetes, a condition where their blood sugars are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes. People with pre-diabetes are at higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes and other serious health problems, including ...
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Southeast Georgia Health System is pleased to announce the naming of Trina Kelley, PCA, and Robin Brandon, R.N., as Stars of the Quarter. Each quarter, Health System team members nominate their peers for performance that exceeds the Health System’s standards of service excellence: initiative, dedication, accountability, compassion, ownership, and teamwork. From the many nominations, only ...
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The Wellness Wednesday Lunch and Learn lecture at the Golden Isles YMCA, 12 to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, will feature T. Wayne Rentz Jr., M.D., Southeast Georgia Physician Associates-Brunswick General Surgery. His lecture "Medical Education in the Community Setting" will offer an insight on the Georgia Regents University medical students in our community and their partnership with ...
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Southeast Georgia Health System is proud to announce that calcaneocuboid ligament sprain research by J. Melvin Deese, M.D.,board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and foot and ankle specialist, Summit Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Surgery, a strategic affiliate of the Health System, has escalated to national and international levels. "Calcaneocuboid sprain is a frequently overlooked cause of ...
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The Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick and Camden Campus Auxiliaries are partnering with Dynamic Cookware to host a Cookware & Housewares Fundraising Event, featuring a wide selection of merchandise, ranging from party trays to knives, electric grills to storage bowls, hair cutting kits to toothbrush organizers, and much more. The Camden Campus event will take place on Wednesday, Aug. ...
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Seventy percent of all Americans take one medication per day, and more than half take at least two. While medicines help us get well, improperly used, they can also make us sick. Experts report that the likelihood of medication errors occurring decreases substantially when patients are well-informed about their medications. Southeast Georgia Health System is offering the community an opportunity ...
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Southeast Georgia Health System is pleased to welcome Shontae Buffington, M.D. and Samantha R. Meeks, ANP-BC, to the medical staff of the Community Care Center, a strategic affiliate of the Health System. The Community Care Center has been providing pediatric and adolescent primary care for the Medicaid residents of Coastal Georgia for years. Now, with the addition of Meeks, a nurse practitioner ...
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