GHA-member hospitals are working hard to treat patients, keep communities healthy, and provide state-of-the-art care. To have your news appear on this page, please contact Erin Stewart. Releases will be posted for a limited time. 

 

AdventHealth

• AdventHealth Redmond EMT Jared Firestone receives FrontLine Award

• AdventHealth Redmond hosts Topping Out ceremony for new Heart and Vascular Center

• AdventHealth Redmond named Best Regional Hospital in Northwest Georgia by U.S. News and World Repor

• Isaac Sendros, President and CEO of AdventHealth Georgia and AdventHealth Redmond, appointed to Georgia Hospital Association Board of Trustees

• AdventHealth Medical Group Cardiology at Cedartown welcomes Shirley Greenway, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, RNFA

• AdventHealth to offer AngioScreenings to the community

• Ashley Morgan honored with Sunflower Award for non-nursing staff

• AdventHealth to offer AngioScreenings to the community

• AdventHealth breaks ground on new cancer pavilion and expansion of cancer services in Rome

• AdventHealth announces new cancer pavilion and expansion of cancer services in Rome

• AdventHealth to offer AngioScreenings to the community

 

Appling Healthcare

• Lewis, Appling Healthcare trustee, appointed Governing Board Representative on Georgia Hospital Association Board of Trustees
• Appling Healthcare awarded for efforts to improve rural stroke care

 

Archbold

• Archbold names Rials new CFO

• Archbold partners with the Medical College of Georgia to expand medical education and rural healthcare access

• Blount named DON at Archbold Mitchell

• Archbold earns Great Place to Work Certification^TM

• Archbold now offering new Aquablation therapy for BPH

• Archbold welcomes back Dr. Ramdial

• Archbold Living - Cairo names Addison Employee of the Year

• Archbold Medical Group names Boak Employee of the Year

 

Atrium Health

• Atrium Health Navicent Peach and Atrium Health Levine Children's Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital emergency departments earn national recognition
• Take an early morning Walk with a Doc in Milledgeville this month
• Atrium Health Levine Children's Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital named a Sedation Center of Excellence
• Atrium Health Navicent, Gordon State College partner to offer on-campus student health
• Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center recognized for care provided to patients with chest pain
• Get ready for class with back-to-school tips from Atrium Health Levine Children's Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital
• Atrium Health Floyd President Kurt Stuenkel wins prestigious Georgia Hospital Association W. Daniel Barker Leadership Award
• Atrium Health Levine Children's adds virtual well-child care option for kids
• Beat the Heat: Signs of dehydration and when to use virtual primary care
• Atrium Health Floyd: Holly Marks earns DAISY Nurse Leader Award
• Atrium Health Floyd residency program celebrates graduates
• Take a Walk with a Doc in Milledgeville this month

 

Burke Health

• Burke Health now offering weight-bearing CT

 

Carl Vinson VAMC

• Patriot Day and Day of Service and Remembrance program Sept. 11 at Dublin VA
• Carl Vinson VA Medical Center to receive infrastructure improvements
• Dublin VA to host Overdose Awareness Day events Aug. 28
• Dublin VA hosting Red Cross blood drive Friday, Aug. 15
• Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins visits Carl Vinson VA Medical Center

 

Coffee Regional Medical Center

• Douglas nephrologist's research to be published by the American Society of Nephrolog

• Elevating standards in cancer care at Coffee Regional Medical Center, DeLeice Wood achieves oncology certified nurse credential

• Coffee Regional Medical Center implants first Micra pacemaker in its Heart & Vascular Center

• Coffee Regional Medical Center is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care

 

Colquitt Regional Medical Center

• Colquitt Regional and CEO Jim Matney honored on Becker's 2025 national lists for excellence in community healthcare

• Colquitt Regional hosts statewide simulation training for Georgia health educators

• Residential spotlight: Dr. Macy Rowan

• Colquitt Regional presents 2025 healthcare scholarships and grants

• Colquitt Regional: Resident spotlight: Dr. Eric Mbua

• Colquitt Regional earns 20th “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group

• Colony Bank donates $35,000 to Colquitt Regional

Crisp Regional Hospital

• Crisp Regional welcomes Dr. Kethia Phelizor, DO, to hospitalist team

 

Emory Healthcare

• Emory peer support program helps ease health worker burnout
• Oscar Marroquin named chief administrative and operating officer for Emory Healthcare

 

Effingham Health System

• Bank of Newington donates $200,000 to Effingham Health System through Georgia HEART and Georgia Rural Hospital Income Tax Credit

 

Grady Health System

• Grady nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care
• Emory Healthcare and Grady use settlement funds to target opioid crisis in Georgia
• Grady launches emergency medical helicopter in partnership with Air Methods

Memorial Health

• Memorial Health is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care
• Memorial Health Meadows Hospital celebrates $1.2 million emergency department expansion
• Memorial Health Meadows Hospital announces new chief executive officer

 

Mountain Lakes Medical Center

• Mountain Lakes Medical Center named Healthcare Provider of the Year in Rabun County

 

Northeast Georgia Health System

• New primary care provider joins Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Flowery Branch at new location

• NGHS successfully completes 100 innovative liver cancer treatmentsUpgraded credit ratings indicate solid operations and stability for Northeast Georgia Health System

• Northeast Georgia Health System earns multiple national awards for creating a positive workplace

• Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville first in region to offer advanced testing for pacemaker infection

• Care improvements on their way at NGHS due to $99K in Change Grants

• Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Dawsonville adds local nurse practitioner, bringing emergency care experience to family medicine

• Northeast Georgia Health System is first in Georgia to have five hospitals receive national award for emergency care

• Northeast Georgia Health System physicians donate $100K to help create the region's first hospice house

 

Northside Hospital

• Northside expands support for MDS patients

• Northside adopts new spine fusion technology

• Northside Forsyth expanding campus

• Work begins on Northside Hospital Forsyth expansion

• Inside Northside's new Special Care Nursery lounge for families

• Northside Atlanta opens new lung nodule clinic

• Back-to-school sleep tips to help kids start the year strong

• Northside Cherokee, Forsyth honored for patient experience

• Northside honors DAISY, BEE award winners

• Northside Hospital: Sleep Centers achieve 25-year accreditation milestone

• Northside Gwinnett GME program Class of 2025 graduates

• Northside adds five cancer centers in Georgia

 

Optim Health System

• First in the Southeast: Optim Medical Center-Tattnall successfully performs several Q Guidance-assisted surgeries
• Optim Medical Center-Tattnall hosts Georgia Hospital Association leadership for summer tour

 

Phoebe Putney Health System

• Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital recognized for multi-disciplinary quality improvement

• Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital earns re-certification from DNV as Primary Stroke Center

• From homeless high schooler to nursing student: Young Albany woman realizes her dream at Phoebe's Living & Learning Community

• Phoebe names Physician and Advanced Practice Provider of the Year

• 'A ray of sunshine': PPMH labor & delivery nurse recognized with DAISY Award for unforgettable support

• Phoebe enhances cardiac care with renovated catheterization lab and national recognition from the American Heart Association

• Phoebe Sumter and Phoebe Worth earn recognition for stroke care

• Phoebe Hospice receives national recognition

• Georgia Power Foundation supports Phoebe Hospice Services in memory of President Jimmy Carter

 

Putnam General Hospital

• Putnam General Hospital earns 2024 Platinum Safety Award
• Putnam General Hospital honors dedicated employees during Service Awards Ceremony
• Putnam General Hospital welcomes Dr. Dan Bennett as director of emergency medicine services
• Putnam General Hospital Launches Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Eatonton, GA

 

Shepherd Center

• Shepherd Center celebrates 4 years CLABSI free

 

SGMC Health

• SGMC Health hosts 4th annual brunch for women's health

• SGMC Health now offers minimally invasive urological procedure for men

• SGMC Health welcomes Cardiothoracic Surgeon Guilherme C. De Oliveira, MD

• SGMC Health welcomes Ayodele as director of rehabilitation

• SGMC Health welcomes two orthopedic surgeons

• SGMC Health Foundation launches $25 million groundbreaking growth campaign to transform healthcare across South Georgia

• SGMC Health receives national recognition for stroke treatment

• SGMC Health Honors critical care nurses with Safe Care Award

 

Southeast Georgia Health System

• Southeast Georgia Health System honors Volunteers of the Quarter

• Southeast Georgia Health System expands neurosurgery consultations to Jesup

• Southeast Georgia Health System Volunteer Services present scholarships to teen volunteer

• Southeast Georgia Health System Volunteer Services names Stratton and Capps Volunteers of the Year

• Southeast Georgia Health System welcomes four new providers to expand access to women's health, primary care and surgical services

• Southeast Georgia Health System partners with Hand In Hand of Glynn to open primary care clinic at The Grove

• Southeast Georgia Health System expands specialty services in Waycross with opening of new urology and pulmonary practices

• Southeast Georgia Health System hosts August blood drives

• Southeast Georgia Health Systems resumes full operations of pediatric services from Coastal Community Health

• Southeast Georgia Health System announces relocation of four St. Marys practices

 

Southwell

• Southwell honored for stroke and diabetes care

• Southwell welcomes new emergency medicine medical director

• Southwell honors the memory of Dr. Joe Turner

• Tift Regional Medical Center advances stroke care with RapidAI's deep clinical AI platform

• Synovus Bank donates $25,000 to Tift Regional Medical Center through Georgia Heart Program

• Southwell and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia announce agreement to expand Pathway Network coverage in South Central Georgia

• TRMC Foundation awards Terry Arthur Physician Assistant Scholarship

• Gastroenterologist Dr. Eric Ward shares insights on managing digestive disorders at community seminar in Hahira

• Southwell launches Maternal Fetal Medicine program to support high-risk pregnancies

• Southwell welcomes medical director for anesthesia services

• Southwell Health and Rehabilitation launches paid CNA training program

• Southwell welcomes Dr. Kyle Posey

 

St. Francis-Emory Healthcare

• St. Francis-Emory Healthcare is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care

 

St. Joseph's/Candler

• St. Joseph's/Candler to launch medical residency program in 2027
• St. Joseph's/Candler celebrates the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph's Hospital
• The St. Joseph’s/Candler Black Creek Campus Opens In Ellabell
• The Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion at St. Joseph's/Candler Joins ASCO's CDK Study for Advanced Breast Cancer in Older Adults

 

St. Mary's Health Care System

• Dr. Roop Dutta to join Oconee Heart and Vascular Center

• Grace McCartt receives St. Mary's DAISY Award for nursing excellence

• U.S. News & World Report names St. Mary's Hospital among best hospitals for 2025-2026 in 5 specialties

• Dr. Kereisha Donegal joins St. Mary's Neurological Specialists

• St. Mary's 3 hospitals nationally recognized for commitment to providing high-quality cardiovascular care

• Brianna Fouche receives St. Mary's DAISY Award for nursing excellenc

• Amber Bouchard receives St. Mary's DAISY Award for excellence

• St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital celebrates 10th anniversary

• Good Samaritan Hospital receives HEART Achiever Award

 

Tanner Health

• School of Medicine partners with Tanner health to open clinical campus in Carrollton

• Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton earns Pathway to Excellence designation

• Tanner Health named among 2025 Top Workplaces by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Willowbrooke at Tanner expands services to support women's mental healt

• Dr. Khawaja named Atlanta Magazine Top Doc for 16th consecutive year

• Tanner Primary Care of Carrollton welcomes Daniel Feckoury, MD

• Higgins General Hospital donates trauma kits to equip Haralson County Sheriff's Office to handle unexpected emergencie

• Tanner Health System - Lifelong learning: UWG begins three-year partnership with The Birches on Maple

• Tanner Health wins 2025 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Award

 

Upson Regional Medical Center

• URMC nationally recognized for commitment to providing high-quality stroke care
• URMC recognizes Treena Turner, BSN, RN, with the DAISY Nurse Leader Award
• URMC recognizes Maggie Maguire, NP with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses

 

Vitruvian Health

• EMT, AEMT training

• Hamilton Medical Center among nation’s top performing hospitals for heart attack treatment

• Hamilton Medical Center introduces Ion robotic-assisted bronchoscopy system

• Hamilton Medical Center to offer Take it to Heart programHamilton Home Health receives recognition for patient experience

• Vitruvian Health: Children's Institute announces autism conference

• Hamilton Medical Center recognized for excellence with ACC HeartCARE Center designation

• Six Vitruvian Health physicians recognized as Top Doctors in HealthScope Magazine

• Associates receive Heart of Hamilton Awards for exceptional acts

• Hamilton nurse recognized with DAISY award

• Jourdain joins Vitruvian Health as executive vice president, chief legal officer

• Hamilton Medical Center nationally recognized for commitment to providing high-quality stroke care

 

Wayne Memorial Hospital

• Wayne Memorial holds Welcome Breakfast for Dr. Chelsey Carter, internistNext Chapter Book and Gift Fair returns to Wayne Memorial for hospital volunteer fundraiser
• Blood drive Tuesday, May 20 at Wayne Memorial Hospital with $40 in rewards for donors
• History combined with modern day tools equals innovation in wound care

 

Wellstar

• New Medical College of Georgia campus opens at Wellstar Kennestone

• Top marks for heart care at Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center

• Demolition marks a new beginning in the heart of Atlanta

• Wellstar Kennestone achieves elite national recognition in cardiothoracic surgery

• Powering progress: Key insights from Wellstar's Community Transformation Progra

• Wellstar breaks ground on new cancer-care facility in Cartersville