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President Calvin Coolidge once said, “Christmas is not a time or season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real Christmas spirit.” Busy with our everyday lives, too often we wait until the holiday season to give back to our communities and the ones who need us most. But, fortunately for Hand in Hand of Glynn, the Southeast ...
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July 28, 2021 – A slow-healing wound is nothing to ignore. The longer it goes untreated, the greater the risk of a serious infection, amputation and/or complications. That’s why if you have a chronic wound—a wound that hasn’t healed in four weeks—you should consult the wound care experts at the Wound Care Center on the Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick or ...
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July 22, 2021 – There will be a called meeting of the Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital Authority (the “Authority”) on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, beginning at 11:45 a.m. The Authority will review and consider the Georgia Department of Community Health Upper Payment Limit for Physician Services for the State’s Fiscal Years 2018-2020 and the Hospital Authority fiscal year 2021 ...
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July 22, 2021 – Due to the increasing number of positive coronavirus cases and hospitalized COVID-19 patients, Southeast Georgia Health System is postponing its Health & Wellness Fair scheduled for Saturday, July 24, until further notice. An announcement will be released when a new date has been set. “Due to the rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 cases, we believe this decision ...
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July 22, 2021 – When the ball dropped in Times Square to mark the start of 2021, many of us, especially health care providers, were finally experiencing a sense of hopefulness that the devastating pandemic might actually be near its end. COVID-19 vaccinations had become a reality. But, while many eagerly waited in line for their vaccinations, others adopted a ‘wait and see’ ...
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As with anything new, people have questions. However, sometimes it is hard to decipher the difference between myth and truth. Understanding the facts about COVID-19 and the steps people can take to eradicate it are equally important. To help keep the community informed, Southeast Georgia Health System will have an “Ask a Doctor” booth at this year’s Community Health & ...
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Blood is a perishable product that can only come from volunteer blood donors. With someone in the U.S. needing blood every two seconds, blood products must be constantly replenished, according to the American Red Cross. More donors, especially those with type O negative, A negative and B negative, are needed to ensure lifesaving blood products are available for emergencies and everyday medical ...
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July 13, 2021—Southeast Georgia Health System is pleased to welcome board-certified urologist, Andrew Craig McGregor, M.D., to Southeast Georgia Physician Associates-Urology and to the Brunswick and Camden Campus medical staff. From a young age, McGregor was inspired by his mother to pursue a career in health care. “When I was seven years old, my mother started medical school,” ...
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June 25, 2021 – Southeast Georgia Health System Volunteer Services recently announced Sue Ashmore as the Brunswick Campus Spring Volunteer of the Quarter and Linda Jordan as the Camden Campus Spring Volunteer of the Quarter. Ashmore began volunteering in the Gift Shop in 2017. During the past four months she has been instrumental in the successful implementation of the new point of sale ...
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June 25, 2021 – There will be a called meeting of the Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital Authority (the “Authority”) on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, beginning at 11:45 a.m. The Authority will review and consider the Georgia Department of Community Health State Fiscal Year 2020 Upper Payment Limit Hospital Payments. The meeting will be held via teleconference.
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June 24, 2021 – Southeast Georgia Health System Volunteer Services recently presented $1,000 scholarship awards to five graduating high school seniors who served as volunteers for the Health System and plan to pursue degrees in the health care field. The Brunswick Campus Volunteer Services scholarship winners included Emily McDonald, Jaleah Rhett and Courtney Smith. The Camden Campus ...
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June 22, 2021 – The Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital Authority and Southeast Georgia Health System, Inc. are pleased to announce the appointment of new members and officers. Southeast Georgia Health System, Inc. is the main governing body that oversees all Health System operations. Its board members ensure that the hospital and its physician practices remain true to the Health ...
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Everyone knows that April showers bring May flowers for June weddings. But, alas, many weddings have been on hold during the last eighteen months while the world struggled with a pandemic. But despite social distancing and mask requirements, team members and residents of the Southeast Georgia Health System Senior Care Center-Brunswick can attest that COVID-19 hasn’t stopped love from ...
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June 11, 2021 – The Coastal Georgia “On Par” to Cure Breast Cancer golf tournament organizers recently donated $18,250 to the Southeast Georgia Health System Foundation to support the Mammograms in Motion program. Hosted on March 23, 2021, at Sea Palms Resort, this year’s tournament was a one-day event, unlike previous years’ two-day events with socials and ...
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Good things come in small packages. — Aesop May 10, 2021 – The size of something does not always properly indicate its value. This is certainly true when it comes to the Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus. Small but mighty, the 40-bed hospital provides a host of services, including emergency care, intensive care, general surgery, cancer diagnosis and treatment, maternity ...
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June 9, 2021 – Southeast Georgia Health System recently presented the BEE Award to Courtney Kehoe, CNA, in recognition of the incredible care she provides to patients. The BEE Award honors and recognizes team members outside of nursing who go Beyond Exceptional Expectations (BEE). Kehoe is a certified nursing assistant at the Health System Brunswick Campus. She received six nominations for ...
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Recently the CDC announced that individuals who have received both does of the COVID-19 vaccine can gather in groups with other vaccinated individuals and no longer have to wear a mask in public places. However, please keep in mind that masks are still required in all hospitals, doctor's offices and nursing homes. Together, we can put an end to COVID-19!
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June 7, 2021 – Southeast Georgia Health System Volunteer Services recently donated an additional $50,000 towards the Health System Foundation’s 20-20 Vision Campaign, for a total contribution of $550,000. The additional contribution helped the Foundation surpass its $8 million fundraising goal launched in 2018 to help fund the Brunswick Campus Master Renovation and Expansion Project. ...
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June 7, 2021 – Southeast Georgia Health System provided the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to seafarers of the MV Miranda, a cargo ship, while it was docked at the Port of Brunswick on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Seven seafarers from the Ukraine and Philippines excitedly lined up to be inoculated to protect themselves and others against the potentially deadly virus. The Health ...
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Imagine what medical care was like before vaccines, anesthesia and other life-saving treatments. That was the reality just a generation or two ago. Last year, the world experienced a similar feeling of powerlessness when COVID-19 raged across the globe. As doctors scrambled to find treatments, the pandemic hit close to home for Tim Tyre, R.Ph., MHS, director, and Jennifer Lewis, R.Ph, manager, ...
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June 4, 2021 – In 2019, Southeast Georgia Health System hospitals in Glynn and Camden counties generated more than $749,978,000 in revenue for the local and state economy, according to a recently released report* by the Georgia Hospital Association, the state’s largest hospital trade association. Southeast Georgia Health System had direct expenditures of more than $326,105,000 in 2019. ...
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June 4, 2021—COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective and free. And virtually anyone 12 and older who wants one can now get a shot. That’s good news in America’s fight against the pandemic. But not everyone is seizing this opportunity. That may be particularly true of young, healthy people. Polls suggest some in Gen Z are hesitant when it comes to the vaccine. A vaccine for all ...
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June 3, 2021 – Southeast Georgia Health System recently presented its first DAISY Team Award® For Extraordinary Nurses to the Brunswick Campus Emergency Care Center (ECC) staff in recognition of their resilience and perseverance to support our patients and their families, our community and the Health System despite the multiple unknowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, all while working ...
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May 25, 2021 – Roy Boyd III, recently donated $6,667 from his “Drive for Life” fundraiser proceeds to the Southeast Georgia Health System Foundation in support of the Cancer Care Center. Boyd’s father was diagnosed with cancer five years ago at Southeast Georgia Health System. Speaking from personal experience, he addressed his school’s families to share his motive ...
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Fear can be our friend when it helps us avoid danger. When fear forces us to take unhealthy risks, however, it can be our foe. Doctors and nurses working in Southeast Georgia Health System’s Stroke Program know this all too well. When the pandemic struck, Phillip P. Amodeo, M.D., a board-certified neurologist at Southeast Georgia Physician Associates–Neurology and medical director for ...
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