Recent Posts in Senior Care Center Visitor Cottages Keep Families Connected Aug 31, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System August 31, 2020 – In difficult times, necessity becomes the mother of invention. Southeast Georgia Health System’s Senior Care Centers in Brunswick and St. Marys have taken that to heart. Outside of each facility stands a collection of diminutive white cottages, each featuring a covered porch. “Because of the pandemic, it was necessary to restrict visitors at the Senior Care ... Keep Reading Early Detection of Prostate Cancer Saves Lives Aug 26, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Southeast Georgia Health System Provides Free Prostate Cancer Screenings August 26, 2020 – It may surprise you to learn that prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death in American men, behind only lung cancer. It doesn’t have to be. With early detection, prostate cancer is very treatable. In fact, more than 3.1 million men have survived their diagnosis, thanks to screenings ... Keep Reading Southeast Georgia Health System Wound Care Center Recognized with National Award for Excellence in Wound Healing Aug 25, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System August 25, 2020 – Southeast Georgia Health System Wound Care Center physicians, leaders and clinicians recently gathered to celebrate the Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Clinical Excellence Award. The Wound Care Center has scored in the top 10 percent of eligible Healogics® Wound Care Centers® on the Clinical Excellence measure, which is the Comprehensive Healing Rate weighted by wound ... Keep Reading ScottsMiracle-Gro Donates 10,000 Face Shields to Southeast Georgia Health System Aug 24, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System August 24, 2020 – In times like these, we could all use a miracle. No one appreciates that more than Michael D. Scherneck. As President and CEO of Southeast Georgia Health System, he oversees the Brunswick and Camden campuses. Last week, Scherneck received his miracle in the form of 10,000 protective face shields, donated by the ScottsMiracle-Gro Company. The face shields could not have come ... Keep Reading Children's Vaccines Should Remain a Priority During COVID-19 Aug 21, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System August 21, 2020 – While social distancing and self-isolating, some families are taking advantage of this extra at-home time by focusing on improving their health. Choosing to eat more nutritious foods and developing an exercise routine is good for the body as well as the mind and spirit, especially during a time when everyone’s normal routine is so disrupted. But health experts have an ... Keep Reading Local Artist Randy Siegel Shows Appreciation to Health System Team Members Through Art Donation Aug 20, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System August 21, 2020 – Like so many Americans watching the pandemic unfold, Randy Siegel wondered what he could do for frontline hospital workers. “I had been thinking for a long time about what I could do to show appreciation for health care workers,” said Siegel, an artist who splits his time between St. Simons Island, Georgia, and Asheville, North Carolina. After watching a news ... Keep Reading Mylekia Ambers, CNA: the Mother Behind the Medicine Aug 19, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Hundreds of people in our community visit the Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus every day. Doctors, nurses and health care professionals treat, comfort and heal patients with chronic and acute illnesses as well as emergent injuries. During the coronavirus pandemic especially, Health System team members on the front lines have made many sacrifices, oftentimes prioritizing their patients ... Keep Reading Navigating a New Era Aug 19, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System If you were to follow Raymond “Ray” Quinones-Ortega, R.N. around his workplace, a few lines from Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If” might come to mind: “If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs. . . If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting. . .” ... Keep Reading Southeast Georgia Health System Receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award Aug 17, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System American Heart Association Award recognizes Southeast Georgia Health System’s commitment to quality stroke care. August 14, 2020 - Southeast Georgia Health System has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke ... Keep Reading Southeast Georgia Health System Welcomes New Facilities Director Aug 13, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System August 13, 2020 – Southeast Georgia Health System is pleased to welcome Craig W. Stuckless, CHFM, as the new director of Facilities. Stuckless brings 18 years of experience in health care facility operations to his new position. Prior to joining the Health System, Stuckless was the director of Support Services and director of Engineering and Safety at Meadows Regional Medical Center in ... Keep Reading ARTrageous Bras Inspire Creativity and Raise Awareness Aug 11, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System August 11, 2020 - The coronavirus may have caused a disruption to many of our favorite activities and celebrations this year, but the Southeast Georgia Health System Foundation ’s ARTrageous Bras fundraiser is not one of them. Registrations and sponsorship opportunities for the annual fundraiser, which provides participants an opportunity to challenge their creativity by decorating bras in a ... Keep Reading Southeast Georgia Health System Earns Remote Treatment Stroke Center Designation Aug 10, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System August 10, 2020 – The Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick and Camden Campus hospitals were recently designated Remote Treatment Stroke Centers by the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) Office of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma. According to DPH, both hospitals are now an integral part of Georgia’s comprehensive stroke care system. “The designation recognizes ... Keep Reading U.S. News & World Report Names Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick Campus a High Performing Hospital for COPD & Heart Failure Aug 4, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick Campus has been recognized as a High Performing Hospital for 2020-21 by U.S. News & World Report. The annual Procedures & Conditions ratings, now in their 6th year, are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for common conditions and elective procedures. These ratings extend the U.S. ... Keep Reading How to Wear a Mask and Face Covering Jul 30, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Wearing a mask or face covering is our best defense against the spread of COVID-19, but for masks to be effective, they need to be worn properly. Neil E. Goodman, M.D., FAAP, FACPE, Southeast Georgia Physician Associates-Pediatrics and Chief, Department of Pediatrics - Brunswick Campus, demonstrates how to best wear a mask. Be sure to cover both your nose and your mouth! Keep Reading Southeast Georgia Health System Launches #COVIDendswithme Challenge Jul 30, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System July 30, 2020 –In an attempt to help mitigate the increasing spread of COVID-19, Southeast Georgia Health System continues to strongly encourage everyone to protect their friends, family and neighbors by wearing a face covering and practicing social distancing when in public. Hopeful that sharing personal stories on social media will serve as an influential tool to flatten the curve, the ... Keep Reading Keep Your Immune System Strong: Southeast Georgia Health System Dietitian Gives Advice on Eating Well During a Pandemic Jul 28, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System July 28, 2020 – By now, chances are that you know the advice on protecting yourself and others from coronavirus: social distance, wear a mask, and wash your hands. But here’s another bit of advice to think about, too: eat healthy foods. “Eating a nutritious diet has always been one of the easiest ways to stay healthy,” says Sam Czarnota, MS, RD, LD, Dietary Director, Food ... Keep Reading The Work is its Own Reward Jul 28, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System The worst of times brings out the best in some people. Caring for the elderly during a pandemic is not easy, but Meshea “Shea” Jackson, LPN, makes it look that way. She works as a nurse at the Southeast Georgia Health System Senior Care Center in Brunswick. “If you approach this work with love and compassion, it’s very rewarding. I have a unique bond with the residents and ... Keep Reading Best Change of My Life Jul 24, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Kate Hibbeler I enjoy working for Southeast Georgia Health System because I get to help people all day, everyday. It's rewarding to help them through problems, so they can do their jobs. A friend of mine influenced my decision to choose a career in health care. I was working in IT at Sea Island, and I never thought I would come over to the mainland. One day, I saw an ad in the newspaper. I ... Keep Reading Southeast Georgia Health System Completes Phase of Emergency Care Center Renovations Jul 24, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System July 24, 2020 – When driving down Parkwood Drive, people can’t help but notice the ongoing construction at the Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick Campus. One of the most ambitious construction projects in the Health System’s history, the master renovation and construction project includes more than 70,000 square feet of new construction and more than 100,000 square feet of ... Keep Reading Health System Volunteer Services Present Scholarships to Teen Volunteers Jul 21, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System July 21, 2020 – Southeast Georgia Health System Volunteer Services recently presented $1,000 scholarship awards to six graduating high school seniors who served as volunteers at the Health System and plan to pursue degrees in the health care field. The Brunswick Campus Volunteer Service scholarship winners included Megan Amick, Lauren Buie, Adi Parker and Kamiyah Robinson. The Camden Campus ... Keep Reading Southeast Georgia Health System Cancels Annual Health & Wellness Fair Jul 20, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System July 20, 2020 – Due to the increase spread of COVID-19, Southeast Georgia Health System is postponing the annual Health & Wellness Fair until further notice. The Fair, originally set for Saturday, Aug. 15, traditionally offers local residents access to a variety of screenings, education and children activities. An announcement will be released when a new date has been set. Individuals ... Keep Reading American Red Cross Urges Donations To Prevent Blood Shortage Jul 16, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System July 16, 2020 – The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood donations to prevent another blood shortage as hospitals resume surgical procedures and patient treatments that were temporarily paused earlier this spring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In recent weeks, hospital demand for blood products has grown by 30% after sharply declining in early April amid this rapidly ... Keep Reading Governor Kemp Visits Brunswick Campus on "Wear a Mask" Tour Jul 8, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Governor Kemp visited our Brunswick Campus during his “Wear a Mask” flyaround tour of Georgia. In addition to Gov. Kemp, Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams, U.S. Surgeon General, and Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey spoke of the importance of following public health officials’ guidelines to stop the spread of COVID-19. "If you want to watch the ... Keep Reading Protect Your Community | Wear a Face Covering Jul 2, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Michael D. Scherneck, our President & CEO, discusses COVID-19 with Steven F. Mosher, M.D. , Infectious Disease specialist, Southeast Georgia Physician Associates-Infectious Disease. They encourage everyone to protect their friends, family and community by wearing a face covering. Keep Reading Glenn Gann Appointed Vice President and Administrator of Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus Jun 30, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Southeast Georgia Health System recently announced that Glenn Gann, R.N., MSN, has been appointed Vice President and Administrator of the Camden Campus following the retirement of Howard Sepp Jr., FACHE, and Gina Copeland, R.N., has been promoted to Director, Patient Care Services, Brunswick Campus Emergency Care Center. Gann joined the Health System in January 2017 as director of the Brunswick ... Keep Reading 494 Result(s) Page 1 of 20 1 2 . . . 19 20 Next