Family Medicine Center preparing for accreditation renewal
In September of 2010, the Family Medicine Center earned recognition as a Level III Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) through the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). NCQA’s program,...
View ArticleNutrition and Cancer class to meet
“Nutrition and Cancer: The Power of Prevention” class meets the second Tuesday of each month from 11 a.m to noon in the GHSU Cancer Center Community Room. For more information or to RSVP call...
View ArticleFemale farm workers receive free health screenings
Eighty-five female farm workers at Costa Layman Horticulture Farms in Trenton, S.C. received free health screenings during the 4th Annual Women’s Health Clinic presented by nurse practitioner students...
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Introduction to the Ethics Committee and How to Obtain an Ethics Consult
The Ethics Committee is a subcommittee of the Quality Improvement Committee, and its purpose is to address ethical issues that frequently arise during patient care. The Ethics Committee does this...
View ArticleInpatient brain injury education increases bike helmet use, study finds
A 30-minute brain injury education program taught in the hospital may increase children’s use of bicycle helmets, Georgia Health Sciences University researchers report. The researchers provided bicycle...
View ArticleBlood drive at CMC
A blood drive will be held in the CMC lobby Dec. 11 through Dec. 13. This is the time of year when blood banks often experience shortages, so donations are extremely important. Dec. 11 8 a.m.– 4...
View ArticleGHS Health System limits hospital visits
Georgia Health Sciences Health System is temporarily restricting hospital visitation of friends and family age 17 and under in an effort to help prevent the spread of influenza virus and other...
View Article‘Adopt’ a NICU baby for the holidays
There are several families who will be spending their first Christmas with their new little one in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Children’s Medical Center and one group of volunteers wants to...
View ArticleClinical trial at GHSU Cancer Center targets advanced prostate cancer
Select patients with advanced prostate cancer may benefit from a Georgia Health Sciences University Cancer Center clinical trial that looks to improve survival rates of the FDA-approved prostate cancer...
View ArticleSurvey being held for Stroke Program
The Georgia Health Sciences Medical Center Stroke Program will undergo The Joint Commission’s Comprehensive Stroke certification survey on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 14-15. The center will host two...
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