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

 

AdventHealth

• AdventHealth Redmond named Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction® Center for Bariatric Surgery

• AdventHealth Medical Group expands access to care in Summerville

• Celebrating 50 years of advanced heart care at AdventHealth Redmond

• AdventHealth Georgia is among Forbes Top Hospitals in America 2026

• AdventHealth Rome Turkey Trot brings community together

• AdventHealth Georgia welcomes Marcy Cent as director of oncology services

 

Archbold

• Archbold names Newman new COO

• 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

 

Atrium Health

• Atrium Health Floyd: Start the new year with health and wellness
• Atrium Health Navicent offers high school students an opportunity to learn about health careers
• Sarah Husser to lead Atrium Health’s FloydSpirit Foundation
• Atrium Health Floyd to offer virtual mental health services for area students
• Dedicated to helping children become healthy adults, Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital celebrates its own 18th birthday
• Atrium Health Floyd EMS now providing life-saving blood transfusions in the field
• Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center fills care gap with nationally recognized maternity care
• Tips for toy and gift safety from physicians at Atrium Health Navicent
• Atrium Health Floyd: "Mayor of Lindale" back at the helm of Christmas festivities after recovering from wreck injuries
• Atrium Health Floyd - Stay safe this sick season: Ways you can prevent the spread of illness

 

Carl Vinson VAMC

• DEA Drug Takeback Day event at Dublin VA Oct. 24
• Post-traumatic growth and bouncing forward: Marine credits VA for new direction in life
• Emerging VA Leaders graduate

 

Common Spirit

• CommonSpirit – Memorial Hospital – North Georgia unveils state-of-the-art healthcare facility, fulfilling promise

Coffee Regional Medical Center

• Douglas National Bank continues its partnership with Coffee Regional Medical Center through the Georgia HEART program

• 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

 

Colquitt Regional Health System

• Colquitt Regional Health System's Edwards Cancer Center achieves national accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
• Colquitt Regional Health System resident spotlight: Dylan Patel, MD
• Colquitt Regional Health System expands imaging capabilities with acquisition of Siemens Biograph Vision PET/CT

• Dismuke honored with 2025 Humanitarian Award

• Colquitt Regional Health System resident spotlight: Dr. Caleb Rowan

• Colquitt County Medical Society presents annual Medical Staff Awards

• Colquitt Regional Health System named among hospitals with the lowest MRSA rates in the nation

• Colquitt Regional Health System holds ribbon-cutting for new emergency medical services location

• Colquitt Regional Health System earns 21st 'A' Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Grou

 

Crisp Regional Hospital

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

 

Dorminy Medical Center

• Dorminy Medical Center welcomes first medical residents

 

Emory Healthcare

• Emory Healthcare launches new Lung Screening and Nodule Program
• St. Francis-Emory Healthcare leader receives ScionHealth's highest award for caregivers
• Emory Healthcare names Gina Bertolini chief counsel for health affairs

 

Grady Health System

• Grady nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care

 

Jenkins County Medical Center

• JCMC opens new outpatient mental health clinic

 

Liberty Regional Medical Center

• Santa delivers smiles at Liberty Regional's Toys for Tots celebration

 

Memorial Health

• Neonatal intensive care unit earns level IV designation at Memorial Health
• Memorial Health collects 178 pounds of medication during annual "Crush the Crisis" prescription drug take back day
• Memorial Health recently achieved Surgical Review Corporation's Center of Excellence in hernia and robotic surgery accreditations

 

Morgan Medical Center

• Morgan Medical Center welcomes Georgia Emergency Department Services to Morgan County, Georgia
• Morgan Medical Center unveils cutting-edge imaging technology to improve patient care
• Morgan Medical Center announces reappointees to Morgan County GA Hospital Authority

 

Mountain Lakes Medical Center

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

 

Northeast Georgia Health System

• NGMC Family Medicine residency program taking part in $1.1 million national grant

• Gainesville native, Johnson High graduate, returns home to join NGPG Internal Medicine

• Shannon Duerk, FNP, providing primary care in Bethlehem at NGPG Family Health Associates

• Alison Chwalibog, FNP, brings emergency experience to primary care, joins NGPG Thompson Bridge

• Georgia Heart Institute welcomes four providers to help heart failure patients achieve their treatment goals

• Childhood accident leads Cody Davis, PA, into healthcare as he joins NGPG Buford

• NGHS receives national recognition for exceptional maternity care

• NGMC matches new class of fellows in cardiovascular disease

• Georgia Heart Institute earns top national award for helping patients control high blood pressure

• NGHS becomes first in state to invest in UV lights to protect patients during surgery

• Carla Price, MD, brings decades of experience to Dacula as she joins NGPG Hamilton Mill

 

Northside Hospital

• Northside adds physicians across the health system

• Northside named one of America’s Best Companies by Forbes

• Shining bright for hope: Northside's lights for good

• Northside, Forsyth County celebrate lifesaving rescue

• Northside wins Vizient Brilliance Award for patient safety

• Northside adds new physicians and expands care across Georgia

• Northside Atlanta re-verified as Level IV maternal hospital

 

Optim Health System

• Optim Medical Center-Screven honors compassionate caregivers with inaugural DAISY and BEE Awards
• Optim Medical Center-Tattnall recognizes exceptional care with first DAISY and BEE Awards

 

Phoebe Putney Health System

• Phoebe and Sowega Council on Aging Partnership will expand community-based services for seniors and graduate medical education offerings

• Phoebe Simulation & Innovation Center earns national accreditation

• Young police officer's health challenges highlight the need for organ donors

• Phoebe Sumter introduces Mako 4 Smart Robotics for total knee and hip replacement

• Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital again named a Best of Georgia winner

• Phoebe releases Community Health Needs Assessment with shared priorities across all three hospitals

 

Putnam General Hospital

• JM Huber Corporation supports Putnam General Hospital through Georgia HEART Program
• Putnam General Hospital Auxiliary donates $11,000 to support hospital equipment upgrades
• A gift of love and comfort: Eatonton First Methodist Church donates prayer cloths to Putnam General Hospital

 

Shepherd Center

• Shepherd Center celebrates 4 years CLABSI free

 

SGMC Health

• SGMC Health recognizes Brantley as Health System Hero

• SGMC Health honors Harvey with DAISY Award

• SGMC Health recognizes Mathis with BEE Award

• SGMC Health names Women’s Health Patterson as Practice of the Quarter

• SGMC Health welcomes pediatric hospitalist John Thompson, MD

• SGMC Health earns four DANDA Awards for excellence in healthcare marketing

• SGMC Health names Willis executive director of foundation

• SGMC Health hosts 5th annual Glow Golf Tournament for men's health

• SGMC Health welcomes family medicine physician William Courson, DO

 

Southeast Georgia Health System

• Southeast Georgia Health System welcomes two new physician assistants to cancer care team

• Southeast Georgia Health System honors Jentrie Moore with the DAISY Award

• Racing to save second base

• Local businesses rally to support Southeast Georgia Health System during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

• Southeast Georgia Health System: A generous delivery of 500 toys from D-Rek's Angels & Warriors

• A patient's panache brings holiday cheer to Nunnally House

• Relief Society prepared feast for Nunnally House Guests

• Sweat's Furniture donates $50,000 to Southeast Georgia Health System through Georgia HEART Program

• Prepared to save a life: The critical role of athletic trainers in our schools

• Southeast Georgia Health System to host December blood drives

 

Southwell

• Southwell welcomed 25 new physicians to medical staff in 2025

• Southwell Cardiology welcomes new nurse practitioner

• TRMC emergency department recognizes four staff members for stroke care wins

• TRMC makes history with South Georgia’s first Altaviva bladder control procedure

• Southwell's ExpressCare welcomes new provider Summer Balman, PA-C

• TRMC recognized by Georgia Trend Magazine as a Top Medium-Sized Hospital

• Southwell Medical announces renaming of Sylvia Barr Center to Memory and Wellness Center during holiday business event

• Southwell CEO appointed youngest chairman in history of Vizient Southern States board

• TRMC Respiratory Care honors Marguerite Merritt posthumously with PHIL Award

• Tift Regional Medical Center to celebrate the 40th Annual Tree of Life on Dec. 4

• Tift Regional Medical Center and Tift Comprehensive Breast Center earn national accreditations from the American College of Surgeons

 

St. Francis-Emory Healthcare

• St. Francis - Emory Healthcare earns Healthgrades’ awards for excellence in heart care
• 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

• St. Mary’s to host community health fair at Athens Regional Library

• St. Mary's Center for Wound Healing recognized for clinical excellence in patient satisfaction and wound healing rates

• St. Mary’s donates 4.8 tons of frozen turkeys to those in need

• Jacie MacMullin receives St. Mary's DAISY Award for nursing excellence

• Sierra Akin receives St. Mary’s DAISY Award for nursing excellence

 

Tanner Health

• Tanner Health CEO named among most influential Georgians for 2026

• Tanner Health announces Q3 TULIP Award recipients

• Tanner Health announces Q3 DAISY Award recipients

• Tanner Health expands access to breast health services with new Villa Rica location

• Tanner breaks ground on major expansion at Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica

• Tanner Health partners with Newton's Tree to advance responsible AI adoption and improve patient outcomes

 

Upson Regional Medical Center

• URMC nationally recognized for commitment to providing high-quality stroke care

 

Vitruvian Health

• At 80, Bradley Wellness Center member deadlifts 300 pounds
• Hamilton EMS launches blood transfusion program for trauma patients
• Anna Shaw Children’s Institute to host language workshop
• Flynn joins Hamilton Physician Group – Specialty Care as palliative physician
• Hamilton Medical Center to offer Take it to Heart program
• Aydinoz joins Hamilton Physician Group – Specialty Care
• Hamilton encourages flu prevention
• Vitruvian Health: 92-year-old regains strength following wreck
• Hamilton Medical Center offering CNA training

 

Wayne Memorial Hospital

• Wayne Memorial names WCHS Varsity Football Players of the Week: Sept. 9
• Wayne Memorial names WCHS Varsity Football Players of the Week

 

Wellstar

• Wellstar honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King with inspiring systemwide MLK Day streaming event and call to action

• Wellstar Children’s Hospital of Georgia receives historic $50 million investment from Tom Golisano, unlocking further excellence and innovation in care for children

• Wellstar team members bring heart and hands to communities across Georgia

• CLEAR and Wellstar Health System modernize the patient experience using CLEAR1’s digital check-in