Posts in October, 2020 COVID-19 vs. Flu Oct 26, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Not sure if your symptoms point to flu or COVID-19? Learn the telltale signs of each condition, and contact your physician, if needed. Or call our COVID-19 hotline at 912-466-7222. Learn more (Written text for above "learn more" graphic.) Fever & Chills Fever and chills go hand in hand with flu and COVID-19. Chill out. Chills often predict a fever is coming, and they are common with ... Keep Reading Pregnancy Doesn't Stop for a Pandemic Oct 24, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System It took 10 years for Christie Tolbert, R.N., to accept her calling. Fortunately, she answered the call, and for the last six years, Tolbert has worked as a labor and delivery nurse at the Southeast Georgia Health System Miriam & Hugh Nunnally Maternity Care Center. Nursing was not her first career choice. Tolbert aspired to be a veterinarian, and she disregarded all the people who kept telling ... Keep Reading Heroes with Tool Belts Oct 17, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Does it ever seem like you spend every weekend maintaining your home? If something breaks or malfunctions, are you ever tempted to put off that repair job for a week or two? It’s not like someone’s life depends on it, right? Imagine what it’s like maintaining over 1.25 million square-feet where people’s lives depend on your skill, dedication and efficiency. That’s ... Keep Reading See Yourself Behind the Wheel with 20-20 Vision Oct 14, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Southeast Georgia Health System Foundation Offers Opportunity To Win A Buick Encore GX October 12, 2020 – Winning a car in 2020 will most likely brighten up a year that’s been filled with challenges, social distancing and shelter-in-place orders. Although $20 may not buy very much these days, this fall it’s enough to buy you a chance to put you behind the wheel of a Buick Encore ... Keep Reading Rising to the Challenge Oct 10, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System A white lab coat may not look like combat gear, but there have been times during the coronavirus pandemic when James Hula, M.D., and Justin Whitley, M.D., felt like they were back on active duty. Almost all of Southeast Georgia Health System’s 18 hospitalist doctors have cared for COVID-19 patients, with Drs. Hula and Whitley leading the effort. “We are former military service ... Keep Reading The Flu Vaccine None of Us Can Afford to Miss Oct 5, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System October 3, 2020 – Who wants a flu vaccination? You and your family members do! The vaccine protects you during the height of flu season and beyond in two ways: It can help your body fend off the flu virus entirely, or it can lessen your symptoms if you get the virus. It also protects people around you who may not be able to get a flu shot, such as babies younger than six months old and ... Keep Reading Conquering Fear with Kindness Oct 3, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System “You have cancer.” Those three words strike fear in the hearts and minds of the newly diagnosed. In that moment and in all the moments that follow, they need a hero by their side. Oncology Charge Nurse Jennifer McGee and Radiation Therapist Whitney Pralinsky fit the bill. Both work at Southeast Georgia Health System’s Cancer Care Centers. “Jennifer is an advocate for her ... Keep Reading Monday Morning Injury Clinic Aids Weekend Warriors Oct 2, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Healthy lifestyle habits, like a good diet and committing to a workout schedule, are great ways to spark a pick-me-up during these difficult times. But new workouts or trying a new sport can sometimes lead to sprains, strains and stress fractures. If your weekend plans were cut short from an unexpected injury, you now have the opportunity to visit a sports medicine physician on Monday mornings, ... Keep Reading 8 Result(s) Page 1 of 1