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April 30, 2015 – On Saturday, April 25, 2015, Rosemary Greer participated in the 40thAnnual Ms. Georgia Health Care Pageant held at the Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort at Stone Mountain, Georgia. A resident of the Southeast Georgia Health System Senior Care Center-Brunswick, Greer traveled to the pageant with Karen Andrews Daniel, LNHA, administrator, and Caticia Barber, activity ...
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April 24, 2015 – Southeast Georgia Health System is pleased to provide access to quality mammography in Glynn County and rural areas of Southeast Georgia with its Wellness on Wheels (WOW) mobile health vehicle. The Health System began its mobile mammography in 2006 with the custom designed WOW, a completely self-contained mobile health vehicle that only requires space in a parking lot. The ...
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April 23, 2015 —What is cholesterol? Why is some cholesterol “good” and some “bad”? What are the risks of having high cholesterol? Taking control of your cholesterol and improving heart health requires understanding the numbers from your cholesterol screening. Join us for the Lunch and Learn For Your Health lecture at the Golden Isles YMCA from 12 to 1 p.m. on ...
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April 22, 2015 – What is lung cancer? What are the risk factors for lung cancer? Can it be prevented or detected early? What are the new lung cancer screening guidelines? Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer in both men and women in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, tobacco smoking is by far the leading cause of lung cancer. At least 80 percent of lung ...
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April 20, 2015– Southeast Georgia Health System will offer an educational presentation on the positive aspects of including complementary care, such as Tai Chi and Yoga, in the cancer care experience. The free presentation, which is open to all cancer survivors, will take place on Tuesday, April 21, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., at the Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick Campus in the Linda S. ...
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April 16, 2015 – Southeast Georgia Health System honored its volunteers during a National Volunteer Week Luncheon on Monday, April 13, at the Jekyll Island Convention Center. The theme for the celebration was “Volunteers Go the Extra Mile.” Honorees included volunteers from the Brunswick and Camden Campus Auxiliaries, Volunteens, First Steps Program, Therapy Dogs International, ...
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April 9, 2015 – Southeast Georgia Health System is pleased to announce the newly opened Ribbon of Hope, a health care specialty boutique. Located in the Medical Plaza, adjacent to the Health System’s Brunswick Campus, the boutique offers post-surgical specialty products, apparel and gift items for adults and children. “Oftentimes, post-surgical and cancer patients can feel ...
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April 6, 2015 – What is the difference between minimally invasive laparoscopic/robotic surgery and traditional open surgery? What are the benefits of robotic surgery for a patient with urologic conditions? What are the risks of a robotic surgery? When medicine, lifestyle changes and other non-surgical treatments do not relieve your urologic symptoms, your doctor may recommend surgery. The ...
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April 3, 2015 – Southeast Georgia Health System is pleased to partner with Belk at Glynn Place Mall and Wacoal for the WACOAL Bra Fitting Event. The Health System will have its Wellness on Wheels (WOW) mobile health vehicle onsite to provide mammograms on Thursday, April 9 and Friday, April 10, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. All mammograms require a physician’s order and insurance is accepted. ...
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April 1, 2015– Hospitals and medical offices around the nation celebrate National Doctors Day on March 30, a special day conceived by Eudora Brown Almond, wife of physician Charles B. Almond, M.D., of Barrow County, Ga., to say thank you to doctors for their commitment to patients and their communities. Southeast Georgia Health System marked the occasion by recognizing the more than 315 ...
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