GHA is proud of each of our hospital employees who have worked tirelessly through the pandemic to save thousands of lives. On Dec. 15, a much needed and anticipated vaccine arrived in Georgia. In this section, we highlight photos and press releases of our hospitals vaccinating employees. Please send your releases and photos to Jeff Sunderland at jsunderland@gha.org. Click on the hospital/health systems below for more information.

• Dublin VA Medical Center to Hold COVID-19 Town Hall  (April 14)
• Wellstar Center of Health Equity Serves the Latinx Community Across Georgia With a Virtual Town Hall in Spanish (April 14)
• Upson Regional Medical Center Administers 15,000 COVID-19 Vaccines (April 13)
• Redmond Regional Medical Center Celebrates 10,000th COVID-19 Vaccination (April 2)
• Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Continues to Show Outstanding Results for Phoebe COVID-19 Patients (April 2)
• Atrium Health Navicent Provides COVID-19 Vaccine to Homebound Residents (April 1)
• Augusta University Health is Expanding COVID-19 Vaccines - Here is How You Can Help (April 1)
• Polk Medical Center Schedules Saturday COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics (March 31)
• Covid Vaccine Drive-Through Event Hosted by Wayne County Health Department at Wayne Memorial Hospital Physical Therapy Parking Lot (March 26)
• Augusta University Brings COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic to Summerville Campus (March 26)
• Southeast Georgia Health System Offering COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccines (March 24)
• Carl Vinson VA Medical Center Holds COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic in Albany (March 24)
• Coffee Regional: All Georgians Aged 16 and Older Urged to be Vaccinated (March 24)
• Wellstar Health System Partners With Morehouse School of Medicine's National COVID-19 Resiliency Network to Support and Inform At-Risk Populations (March 24)
• Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. National President and CEO, Members Get COVID-19 Vaccine at Wellstar (March 24)
• Atrium Health Navicent to Provide COVID-19 Vaccines to All Georgians Aged 16 and Older (March 24)
• Polk Medical Center Providing COVID-19 Vaccine (March 22)
• Carl Vinson VA Medical Center Opens Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic (March 20)
• New Pandemic Medicine Course Helped MCG Adapt During Covid-19 (March 18)
• Atrium Health Navicent to Open Baldwin, Peach COVID-19 Vaccination Sites (March 18)
• Carl Vinson VA Medical Center Opens Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic (March 17)
• Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home receives 2021 Customer Experience Award in 14 categories: A best finish (March 17)
• Southeast Georgia Health System Offering Covid-19 Vaccine Clinics in Brunswick and Kingsland (March 14)
• Upson Regional Administers 10,000th Vaccine (March 12)
• Colquitt Regional Expands Covid-19 Vaccinations (March 12)
• Phoebe Encourages Vaccinations and Announces New Visitation Guidelines (March 12)
• First Round of Covid-19 Vaccinations Given to Wayne County School System Employees at Wayne Memorial (March 11)
• Phoebe Marks One Year of COVID-19 Battle (March 10)
• St. Mary's Marks Anniversary of Start of Covid-19 Pandemic (March 10)
• Gwinnett Public Schools and Northside Hospital Gwinnett Partner to Provide Vaccinations to School Staff (March 10)
• Coffee Regional Medical Center: For Those Fully Vaccinated: It's Safe to Gather Indoors Without Masks (March 10)
• AU Health Vaccine Clinic Times Available This Week (March 9)
• Coffee Regional Release on Vaccine Expansion for Educators and Parents of Children with Complex Medical Conditions (March 5)
• Phoebe COVID Update and Upcoming Rememberance Events (March 5)
• Southeast Georgia Health System Offering COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics: Eligibility Criteria to Expand on March 8 (March 4)
• SGMC Hosts Vaccination Event Educational Workforce (March 2)
• Hope for Covid Relief: Bacon County Hospital Covid Infusion Center (March 2)
• Upson Regional Medical Center Reaches Over 7,000 COVID-19 Vaccines Given (March 1)
• Southeast Georgia Health System Offering Covid-19 Vaccine Clinics in Brunswick and Kingsland (March 1)
• Southeast Georgia Health System Offering COVID-19 Vaccinations on Saturday, Feb. 27 (Feb. 24)
• Hamilton Medical Center Offering New COVID-19 Treatment to Qualified Patients to Make Hospital Admission Less Likely (Feb. 24)
• St. Mary's COVID Vaccine Update for Feb. 22 (Feb. 22)
• Carl Vinson VAMC Holds Virtual Town Hall Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics (Feb. 9)
• COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Opens for Washington Square Shopping Center Location (Feb. 9)
• St. Mary's COVID Vaccine Update - (Feb. 8)
• Elbert Memorial Hospital and Athens Technical College Partner to Give COVID-19 Vaccinations in Elbert County (Feb. 8)
• Floyd Releases Vaccine Statement (Feb. 8)
• Augusta University Health Opens COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic in Aiken County (Feb. 5)
• Carl Vinson VAMC Collaborates with Georgia VECTR Center to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine (Feb. 5)
• Archbold Medical Center Mobile Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic Set Out to Expand Access (Jan. 26)
• AU Health to Target Augusta's Underserved Communities as Part of Public Vaccination Effort (Jan. 25)
• Second Round of Covid-19 Vaccine Given in Wayne (Jan. 20)
• SGMC Expands Vaccination Sites to Berrien and Lanier Counties (Jan. 20)
• Southwell to Open COVID-19 Vaccination Site in Adel (Jan. 19)
• Southeast Georgia Health System Distributes 4,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses in Eight Days (Jan. 19)
• Phoebe Tops 10,000 COVID-19 Vaccinations (Jan. 19)
• New COVID-19 Treatment Shows Promising Results for Phoebe Patients (Jan. 18)
• Phoebe Urges Patience for Those Scheduling Vaccines (Jan. 12)
• South Georgia Medical Center Begins COVID-19 Drive-thru Site (Jan. 11)
• Wellstar Successfully Schedules First 10,000 Patient COVID-19 Vaccinations (Jan. 11)
• Phoebe Begins COVID-19 Vaccinations for Those 65 and Older (Jan. 11)
• AU Health Researcher Receives Vaccine Grant (Jan. 11)
• Northeast Georgia Health System Announces First Clinic Events (Jan. 9)
• St. Mary's Health Care Systme CEO Answers Questions on Vaccine (Jan. 8)
• Southeast Georgia Health System (Jan. 7)
• Tanner Health System (Jan. 7)
• Phoebe Putney Health System Roll Up Your Sleeve Campaign (Dec. 31)
• Doctors Hospital of Augusta (Dec. 30)
• Shepherd Center (Dec. 30)
• Cartersville Medical Center (Dec. 29)
• Wayne Memorial Hospital (Dec. 28)
• Carl Vinson VA Medical Center (Dec. 25)
• Donalsonville Hospital (Dec. 24)
• Coffee Regional Medical Center (Dec. 23)
• Tanner Health System (Dec. 23)
• Carl Vinson VA Medical Center (Dec. 22)
• St. Mary's Health Care System (Dec. 22)
• Floyd Medical Center (Dec. 18)
• Wellstar Health System (Dec. 17)
• Northeast Georgia Health System (Dec. 17)
• Phoebe Putney Health System (Dec. 17)
• AU Health (Dec. 17)
• St. Joseph's/Candler (Dec. 15)

GHA-member hospitals are working hard treating patients, keeping communities healthy, and providing state-of-the-art care. Hospitals are doing great work and GHA wants to promote these excellent achievements. This page highlights press releases member hospitals submitted to GHA. To have your press release or article appear on this page, please contact Jeff Sunderland. 

 

Atrium Health Navicent

• Family Donates 'Cuddle Cot' to Help Others Experiencing Infant Loss

• Join Atrium Health Navicent in Raising Awareness During Black Health Awareness Week

• Mobile Food Pantry to Provide Food for Families in Need

• Carlyle Place, Navicent Health Receives 2020 Community Choice Award

• Governor Reappoints Atrium Health Navicent Palliative Care Director Carol Babcock to Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council

• Join Atrium Health Navicent in Recognizing March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
• Carlyle Place Earns Third Consecutive Accreditation, Recognition for Commitment to Quality

 

AU Health

• Black Maternal Health Week-Infant Mortality in Georgia is Still High, What Can be Done to Save More Lives
• MCG Researcher to Lead Nationwide Study on New Treatment for Vascular Disorder
• UGA College of Pharmacy, Augusta University Partner to Benefit Pharmacy Students
• Georgia Cancer Center Researcher Launches Health Disparity Study on Breast Cancer
• Stansfield Names MCG Department of Pediatrics Vice Chair for Research
• Miller Named AVP of Facilities Services for Augusta University Health
• Beall Named Medical Director of Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice
• Augusta University Health Names Wyche Assistant Vice President of Strategic Planning and Pharmacy Services
• New Medical Director Brings Military, Geriatric Care Background to Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home
• $1.8 Million NCI Grant Enables Exploration of Cancer-Fighting Compound Isolated from Moroccan Fungus
• Peach State Health Plan Announces Partnership with Medical College of Georgia to Address Rural Physician Shortage
• Henson Joins MCG as Director of Neuro-Oncology
• Augusta University Health to Launch AU Health AirCare in Partnership with Metro Aviation
• New Model Helping Identify Pregnant Women Whose Previous Kidney Injury Puts Them, Babies at Risk
• Augusta University Health Names New General Counsel
• New Approach Emerges to Better Classify, Treat Brain Tumors
• Movie Producers Donate $10,000 to Children's Hospital of Georgia
• Augusta University Health Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
• Dr. Caprice Greenberg Named MCG Department of Surgery Chair

 

Bacon County Hospital

• Bacon County Hospital Foundation Purchases Van With State-of-the-Art Technology

 

Carl Vinson VA Medical Center

• Carl Vinson VA Medical Center Selected for Fisher House Construction
• VA and Middle Georgia Food Bank to Distribute Food Donations to Veterans
• Carl Vinson VA Medical Center Announces Housing Project on Campus

 

Coffee Regional Medical Center

• Coffee Regional Medical Center Celebrates Donate Life Month
• Retreat Held to Launch Shared Governance and Pathway to Excellence at Coffee Regional Medical Center
• Coffee County Heroes Recognized by Local Family
• Coffee Regional Medical Center Recognizes Aleigha Harrell with The BEE Award
• Coffee Regional Medical Center Recognizes DAISY Award Winner Kelli Boatright, RN
• Ribbon Cutting Held for New Bariatric Clinic
• 23rd Annual CRMC Heart2Heart Charity Run & Walk a Success
• Coffee Regional Medical Center Recognizes Nicole Smith with the BEE Award
• Coffee Regional Medical Center Recognizes DAISY Award Winner, Denise Hayes, RN
• Coffee Regional Medical Center Recognized by the Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce
• Coffee Regional Medical Center is Dedicated to Positive Patient Experience
• Coffee Regional is Set for Heart Health Month
• Coffee Regional Medical Center Renewed for Receiving Georgia Rural Tax Credits 2021
• Dr. Joshua Vickers Receives Board Certification
• Coffee Regional Medical Center Nurse Who Has Cared for Over 10,000 Babies Throughout Her Career Has Retirement Plans for 2021
• Dr. S Jonna Receives Prestigious Award
• Coffee Regional Medical Center Recognizes Long-Standing Board Members and Announces New Board Appointments
• Coffee Regional Announces Re-certification of H.P. Nair, M.D. in Critical Care Medicine

 

Colquitt Regional Medical Center

• Georgia South Matches with New Residents for Sixth Class
• Vereen Center Expands Pediatric Therapy Services
• Colquitt Regional to Hold Virtual Ribbon-Cutting for Radiology Oncology Unit
• Colquitt Regional Preventing Type 2 Diabetes with Proven Program
• Colquitt Regional Wins Baldrige Award
• Colquitt Regional Graduates Nurse Residents
• Colquitt Regional to Participate in Tax Credit Program

 

Emory Healthcare

• Rollins Gift to Establish Urgent Care Center for Winship Cancer Patients

• Emory Healthcare and Sharecare to Launch Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub

• Emory Johns Creek Hospital Earns Level II Emergency Cardiac Care Center Designation

• Two Emory Surgical Centers Named in Newsweek's List of America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2021

• Three Emory Hospitals Named Top U.S. and Georgia Hospitals in Newsweek's List of World's Best Hospitals 2021

• Emory Pilot Study to Evaluate Freezing Procedure for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

• Emory University Hospital Midtown Designated a Level I Emergency Cardiac Care Center by State
• Emory Healthcare and the Atlanta Falcons Officially Open New Orthopaedics Clinic and Sports Performance and Research Center
• Experts use Innovative Robotic Technology to more Effectively Treat Head, Neck and Urologic Cancers at Emory University Hospital Midtown
• St. Francis-Emory Healthcare First in Chattahoochee Valley to Offer Total Knee Replacement with Robotic Technology
• Atlanta Falcons invite local health care heroes to attend Super Bowl LV
• Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital First in Southeast to Receive Highest Recognition from American Heart Association and The Mitral Foundation for Mitral Valve Repair Excellence
• Presidential Inauguration Features Decatur Boy Who Played Trumpet to Inspire Emory Health Care Workers

 

Floyd Medical Center

• Floyd EMT was a Hero in Fiery Crash
• Floyd Easing Visitation Restrictions as COVID-19 Cases Decline
• A Special Kind of Cupid at Floyd Medical Center
• Dedicated Surgeons Will Enhance Delivery of Complex Trauma Care at Floyd
• Ambassadors Educating Community About Heart Health
• Floyd Medical Center Enhancing its Trauma Services
• More Heart Advisory Board Addressing Cardiovascular Disparities
• Unofficial COVID Queen Provides Support, Compassion
• Floyd Honors Longtime Service, Other Achievements of 2020

 

Hamilton Health Care System

• Hamilton Medical Center Holds Virtual Symposium for Nursing Students
• Hamilton Medical Center Recognized for Quality Medical Excellence, Patient Safety
• Hamilton Medical Center Receives National Recognition for Support of Perioperative Nursing Certification
• Cardiac Rehab Staff Taking Extra Precautions to Keep Patients Safe

 

Houston Healthcare

• Houston Healthcare and CGTC Blood Drives
• Houston Healthcare Welcomes New Chief Information Officer

 

Memorial Health

• Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children's Hospital of Savannah Now Open

 

Northeast Georgia Health System

• Northeast Georgia Medical Center Matches New Class of Resident Physicians
• Mary Lovett Anderson Joins Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Pediatrics
• Northeast Georgia Medical Center Welcomes Internationally Known Physician to Lead Heart & Vascular Services
• Signature Gift to Northeast Georgia Health System Foundation Names New Spiritual Care Center

 

Northside Hospital

• Northside Named One of the Best Place to Work in Atlanta Among Employees

• Northside Family Practice in Woodstock Welcomes Dr. Vanessa Womack

• Northside First to Offer New CAR T-cell Therapy for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

• Northside Center for Urogynecology, Lawrenceville welcomes Dr. F. Stephen Tugbiyele

• Northside Hospital Announces Wellness Wednesday Virtual Seminars - April Series

• Cancer: Northside Genetic Counselor Says Family History Plays a Role - But Not as Much as You Think

• MACI Knee Cartilage Repair now Available in Gwinnett

• Northside Hospital Adding Beds at All Five Hospitals
• Northside Hospital Recognized as Best Employer by Comparably.com
• Northside Offers New Immunotherapy for Mantle Cell Lymphoma
• Northside Partners with Atlanta Community Food Bank to Support Local School Pantries

 

Phoebe Putney Health System

• Phoebe Reminds Community of National Healthcare Decisions Day
• Phoebe Stresses Vaccine Safety
• Gov. Kemp Helps Phoebe Unveil New Mobile Wellness Clinics
• Phoebe Invests $750,000 in New Education Partnership with Albany State
• Phoebe and ABAC Collaborate to Increase the Number of Nursing Graduates
• New Partnership Provides New Pediatric Care in Southwest Georgia
• Phoebe Becomes First in the Region to Offer Advanced Cardiac MRI
• Phoebe Holds Blood Drive at Albany Mall
• Phoebe Names Physicians and APP of the Year

 

Putnam General Hospital

• Putnam General Hospital has 1.8 million reasons to be thankful

 

Redmond Regional Medical Center

• Redmond Employees Raise More Than $170,000 for Charities Through Giving Hearts Campaign

 

Shepherd Center

• Shepherd Center innovates virtual options to effectively treat patients and support families
• Shepherd Center Welcomes New Vice President of Research and Innovation
• Shepherd Center's SHARE Military Initiative is Part of National Network Launched by the Gary Sinise Foundation

 

Southeast Georgia Health System

• Southeast Georgia Health System Celebrates National Doctors Day With Charitable Donations
• Gibbs and Shahan Announced as Volunteers of the Quarter
• Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus Celebrates National Doctors Day with Charitable Donations
• Danielle Mankin, M.D. Joins Southeast Georgia Physician Associates-Primary Care in Camden County
• Southeast Georgia Health System Hosts Nurse Hiring Event
• Southeast Georgia Health System Presents the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Care to Jenny Granthan and Nancy Hooker
• Southeast Georgia Health System Hosts American Red Cross Blood Drive March 26
• Georgia House of Representatives Recommends Funding for Southeast Georgia Health System Physician Residency Program Planning
• African American Medical Pioneers Broke Barriers for Themselves and the Underserved Patients Celebrating Black History Month
• Celebrate Heart Health Month: Wear Red, Reduce Your Risk Factors and Learn Hands Only CPR
• Southeast Georgia Health System Donates $67,500 to United Way of Coastal Georgia
• Girls Launch Dog Walking Business to Benefit Frontline Healthcare Workers
• Southeast Georgia Health System Presents BEE Award to Norah Galvin
• One Organ Donor Can Save up to 75 Lives: Now is the Time to Donate Life

 

South Georgia Medical Center

• SGMC Expands Women's Healthcare
• The Birthplace at SGMC Receives Touching Donation
• SGMC Pharmacy Honored as Hospital Heroes
• Johnson Named Director of Graduate Medical Education at SGMC
• SGMC Shines a Light After One Year of Covid-19 Fight
• Dr. Howe Joins SGMC Surgical Specialists
• SGMC Completes $6 Million Investment in Cancer Treatment Technology
• SGMC Emergency Medical Services Upgrades Training with Laerdal Manikins
• SGMC Foundation Receives $175,000 Grant to Fund 'AngelEye' Camera System in SGMC Birthplace
• Romadka Named Director of Human Resources
• SGMC Recognizes Frost for Nursing Excellence
• SGMC Birthplace Adds New Camera System to Connect Families With Newborns
• SGMC Pearlman Cancer Center Recognizes World Cancer Day
• SGMC Enhances Women's Healthcare with Dedicated Hospitalists and ED
• SGMC Director of Quality Improvement Patient Safety Honored as Hospital Hero
• Occupational Therapist, Daniel Zenobia, Receives Certification in Hand Therapy
• Students Collect Used Electronics for SGMC Diabetes Management Center
• SGMC Enhances Labor Experience with Revolutionary Birthing Beds
• Dr. Yurcisin Joins SGMC Surgical Specialists
• Dr. Hardy joins SGMC CardioVascular Institute

 

St. Joseph's/Candler

• Spread the Facts Not the Virus
• St. Joseph's/Candler Honors David Lambert as 2020's James R. Lientz Humanitarian

 

St. Mary's Health Care

• AU/UGA Medical Partnership, St. Mary's Fill All Positions in Internal Medicine Residency Program Amid COVID-19
• St. Mary's Presents DAISY Award to Kimberly Johnson-Bradford
• Franklin County Native Named St. Mary's Pharmacy Director
• St. Mary's  Good Samaratan Foundation launches "Go RED for Good Sam" to Uplift Colleagues During February
• St. Mary's Receives Accreditation for Echocardiology Procedures
• Sacred Heart Hospital Recognized With Leapfrog "A" Safety Grade

 

Southwell

• Southwell Honors Associates at Virtual Awards Banquet
• Southwell Medical in Adel Announces the Re-Opening of Sylvia Barr Center After Temporary Closing
• Southwell to Open Second COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic in Tifton
• Tift Regional Medical Center Announces Daisy Award Winners
• Tift Regional Medical Center Foundation Donates Lifepak 15 Monitor

 

Upson Regional Medical Center

• Upson Regional Medical Center Welcomes Almois Mohamad, M.D. to Upson Cardiology Beginning March 22
• Upson Regional Medical Center Designated as Level II Maternal Center
• Upson Regional Medical Center Achieves Accreditation with ACHC for Home Sleep Testing/Sleep Lab Services
• Upson Welcomes Sherida Lynn Williams, M.D., to Upson OB/GYN

 

Wayne Memorial Hospital

• $29 Sheet and Pillow Sale returning to Jesup's Wayne Memorial Hospital
• Wayne Memorial Hospital Receives $10,000 in Georgia HEART Funds Via Windham Brannon, LLC
• Jodi's Accessories Returns to Jesup for Hospital Volunteer Fundraiser
• Dr. Steven Roth Opens Office in Jesup
• CareSource Open Enrollment Period Feb. 15-May15

 

Wellstar Health System

• Great Place to Work and Fortune Name Wellstar Health System One of the 2021 Best Companies to Work For
• Colorectal Cancer in the Black and Latinx Community - What You Should Know
• Wellstar Health System and Sharecare Enter Partnership to Deliver Innovative, Personalized Health and Wellness Platform for Team Members and Consumers
• Wellstar Health System Celebrates Team Members a "Vital Valentines"