Posts in 2020 Southeast Georgia Health System Welcomes Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Bradley William Newton, M.D. Dec 31, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System December 31, 2020 – Southeast Georgia Health System is pleased to welcome obstetrician and gynecologist Bradley William Newton, M.D. , to Southeast Georgia Physician Associates-Obstetrics & Gynecology in St. Marys and to the Camden Campus medical staff. His services include annual well-woman visits, cancer screening, family planning and birth control management, contraceptive implants ... Keep Reading Palmer and Ashburn Announced as Volunteers of the Quarter Dec 31, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System December 31, 2020 – Southeast Georgia Health System Volunteer Services recently announced Suzanne Palmer as the Brunswick Campus Volunteer of the Quarter and Barbara Ashburn as the Camden Campus Volunteer of the Quarter. Suzanne Palmer, a retired Glynn County teacher of 31 years, began volunteering in the Health System’s Gift Shop in 2001. She was one of the first volunteers to return ... Keep Reading Faster, Easier Pulmonary Function Tests Offered at the Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus Dec 30, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System December 30, 2020 – Many southeast Georgia residents can breathe easier thanks to new technology at the Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus. The Health System now offers a type of pulmonary function test (PFT) previously available only in Brunswick or Jacksonville. Known as whole-body plethysmography, the noninvasive, painless test measures how well the lungs are working. It can ... Keep Reading Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus Makes Georgia Trend's Top Hospital List Dec 28, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System December 28, 2020 – Southeast Georgia Health System’s Camden Campus was recently named one of the 2020 Top Hospitals in the state by Georgia Trend. This leading business and lifestyle magazine featured the hospital rankings in the December 2020 issue; the Camden Campus ranked 14th in the small hospital category (fewer than 100 patient beds). “It’s an honor to be recognized ... Keep Reading Phase One of COVID-19 Relief: Southeast Georgia Health System Frontline Team Members Receive Coronavirus Vaccine Dec 21, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System December 21, 2020 – As part of the Coastal Health District distribution of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the Georgia Department of Public Health visited the Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick and Camden campuses December 17-22, 2020, to distribute more than 450 vaccine doses to frontline team members. “Our team members are being offered the opportunity to receive the vaccine ... Keep Reading A Calm Presence Behind the Scenes Dec 19, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System When you think of a pharmacist, do you picture a serious person in a lab coat, working quietly behind the scenes? Today, a hospital pharmacist is among those toiling in the eye of a hurricane called COVID-19. No matter how rapidly coronavirus information changes or how many patients enter intensive care, a pharmacist must remain calm and focused in the center of the storm. The pharmacists at ... Keep Reading Torras Foundation Presents Donation to Southeast Georgia Health System Frontline Team Members Dec 18, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System December 18, 2020 – The Southeast Georgia Health System Foundation recently received a wonderful donation from the Torras Foundation of more than 150 meals for Health System team members working in COVID-19 critical care areas. The meals are being prepared and delivered by Fox’s Pizza, Reid’s Apothecary and Tipsy McSway’s. “The entire Torras family is grateful for the ... Keep Reading COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs Dec 17, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System At Southeast Georgia Health System, we want to do everything we can to keep you informed about COVID-19. We’re coordinating closely with the state and local health departments and following CDC guidelines to ensure the health and safety of the communities we serve. With that in mind we have decided to publish and update Frequently Asked Questions so that we can provide you with the most ... Keep Reading D-Rek's Warriors Holds Toy Drive For Southeast Georgia Health System Pediatric Patients Dec 15, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System December 15, 2020 – On Saturday, Dec. 5, D-Rek’s Warriors, led by local activist Derek Canas, showered Southeast Georgia Health System with over 200 brand new toys for pediatric patients. Canas, a n HIV-AIDS activist who was diagnosed with HIV following a blood transfusion in 1985, clearly recalls being sick as a child and spending countless days in the hospital. Those days added up to ... Keep Reading Southeast Georgia Health System Presents Amber Geiger With The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Care Dec 14, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System December 14, 2020 – Southeast Georgia Health System recently presented the DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses to Amber Geiger, R.N., in recognition of the kindness and compassion she provides every day to her patients. A Health System team member since 2012, Geiger was nominated for the DAISY Award by a patient she cared for that was admitted to the hospital. Excerpts from the ... Keep Reading Southeast Georgia Health System Welcomes Jelisa Carroll, D.O., to Southeast Georgia Physician Associates-Primary Care Dec 11, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System December 10, 2020 – Southeast Georgia Health System is pleased to welcome board-certified family medicine physician Jelisa Carroll, D.O. , to Southeast Georgia Physician Associates-Primary Care. Carroll completed undergraduate work at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, and earned her medical degree at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwannee, Georgia. Her ... Keep Reading Stay Home Today, Save Lives Tomorrow Dec 7, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System December 7, 2020 – You might be social distancing today, but while you’re staying home and staying safe from COVID-19, you can prepare to save lives tomorrow: learn everything you need to know to travel, study and work in Haiti! While the entire world is affected by coronavirus, Haitians are still in need of medical relief from a variety of illnesses, diseases, parasites and injuries. ... Keep Reading Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus Introduces Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery Dec 7, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System November 23, 2020 – Robotic knee surgery data indicates the technology has the potential to speed recovery and improve accuracy compared to standard procedures. If you live in Camden County and need knee surgery, Southeast Georgia Health System has some good news - robotic knee surgery technology is now available at the Health System’s Camden Campus. The ROSA® Knee System provides ... Keep Reading Providing Compassion at a Critical Time Dec 5, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Some people might say that nurses like Christy Owens, R.N. and Blake Wright, BSN, R.N., along with all of their co-workers, go where angels fear to tread. Then again, most people do not see COVID-19 up close and personal, day in and day out. As nurses working with critically ill patients in the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of the Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick Campus, they care for people ... Keep Reading No Longer Accepting Multiplan, Private Healthcare Systems and Beech Street Health Plans Dec 4, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick and Camden Campuses as well as Southeast Georgia Physician Associates are no longer accepting health plans administered by Multiplan, Private Healthcare Systems and Beech Street effective on the dates below. Southeast Georgia Physician Associates: Multiplan, Private Healthcare Systems and Beech Street terminate: January 1, 2021 Brunswick and Camden Campus ... Keep Reading Listening to Patients and Their Lungs Nov 28, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Children visit pediatricians and adults visit primary care or family medicine providers, but patients in good health rarely need the skills of a health care specialist. Since the rise of COVID-19, however, the skills of pulmonary specialist Herman Levy, M.D., have certainly been appreciated by all of Camden County. A board-certified internist at Southeast Georgia Physician Associates-Pulmonary ... Keep Reading Giving His Best Every Day Nov 21, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Focused on sanitation and providing a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff, Reggie Tyson has an important role in the Environmental Services (EVS) department of Southeast Georgia Health System. A few stanzas from a poem often attributed to Mother Teresa sum up his philosophy of life: Do It Anyway People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you ... Keep Reading Southeast Georgia Health System Offers Holiday Guidelines to Help Prevent COVID-19 Exposure Nov 19, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System November 19, 2020 – After a turbulent year, many of us are suffering from pandemic fatigue and are eager to gather with friends and family. The holidays often bring a comforting feeling of togetherness that the majority of 2020 has lacked. But with nearly every state in the nation now in the red zone for new coronavirus cases, the timing couldn’t be worse. Keeping your loved ones safe ... Keep Reading American Red Cross Blood Drive November 23 Nov 16, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System November 16, 2020 – In recent months, hospital demand for blood products has grown significantly after sharply declining amid the public health crisis caused by coronavirus. Healthy individuals are needed now to donate to help patients counting on lifesaving blood. In response to the urgent need, College Place United Methodist Church is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive on Monday, ... Keep Reading A Love for Helping Others Nov 14, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System When you arrive at a hospital needing an EKG, mammogram, bloodwork or procedure, you might be apprehensive, especially during a pandemic. If the first face you see is friendly, maybe you’ll feel a little less anxious. As registrars in the Southeast Georgia Health System Outpatient Care Center, Angel Dixon and Warrine Sloan are productivity superstars. They gather information on dozens of ... Keep Reading ARTrageous Bras Raises More Than $22,000 for Cancer Care Programs Nov 13, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System November 13, 2020 – The Southeast Georgia Health System Foundation concluded its annual ARTrageous Bras fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 6, with a virtual auction. This year’s event, which included 43 incredibly designed bra entries, raised more than $22,000 for the Health System’s cancer care programs. Developed to help increase breast cancer awareness, ARTrageous Bra entries were ... Keep Reading Georgia HEART Gives Taxpayers Opportunity to Earn Tax Credit When Supporting Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus Nov 9, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System You have to pay taxes, but do you know what your tax dollars are used for? It’s your money, and whether you’re taxed $50 or $50,000, you should have a choice on how it’s used or who it benefits, and now you do. Georgia is the only state in the nation which is afforded the opportunity to financially support its rural hospitals--at no cost. Enacted by the Georgia General Assembly, ... Keep Reading Welcoming New Life is "Old Hat" Nov 7, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System The coronavirus pandemic has affected nearly everyone and every industry. Many people have experienced the uncertainty of loved ones contracting the illness, the frustration of quarantine and social distancing, and the flexibility needed to adapt to unexpected changes in the work force. But for Kingsland, Georgia, native Angelita Frazier, R.N., one thing has remained constant through the years, ... Keep Reading Southeast Georgia Health System Offers Free Online Symptoms Quizzes for COVID-19, Anxiety and Depression Nov 6, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System November 06, 2020 – It’s probably safe to say that 2020 has been a difficult year for most of us. Worry, uncertainty and lifestyle changes caused by the coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on us physically, emotionally, financially and mentally. But some people are feeling its impact deeper than others. We all know the importance of preventative healthcare; taking caring of your ... Keep Reading Cardiology Practice Joins Southeast Georgia Physician Associates Nov 5, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Nov. 5, 2020 – Southeast Georgia Health System is proud to welcome the physicians and staff of Strickland Certain Jones to the Southeast Georgia Physician Associates family. Effective November 1, 2020, the newly affiliated Health System practice will be named Southeast Georgia Physician Associates-Cardiology. A familiar face in the community and members of the Health System’s Brunswick ... Keep Reading 189 Result(s) Page 1 of 8 1 2 . . . 7 8 Next