Rural Health Pt. 3: The ripple effect when rural hospitals drop birthing services
Part 3 of a Special Report
Madelaine Austin is having her first baby and had planned to give birth at Stephens County Hospital in northeast...
Rural Health Pt. 4: Gaps in health care hinder some rural areas
Part 4 of a Special Report
Georgia’s Echols County, which borders Florida, could be called a health care desert.
It has no hospital, no local ambulances....
Cancer hospital chain CTCA to be acquired by City of Hope
Cancer Treatment Centers of America, a hospital chain with a facility in suburban Atlanta, has agreed to be acquired by the California-based nonprofit system...
Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities to host youth COVID vaccine webinar
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Developmental Disabilities Council partners will host a webinar for parents and caregivers with information about the...
More than 100 drugs in short supply: Experts say don’t panic but be aware
More than 100 pharmaceutical drugs are currently in short supply across the country — many of those life-saving. With the crunch on the nation’s...
A less risky Thanksgiving
This year’s Thanksgiving holiday features one enormous difference from last year’s:
Vaccinations.
Fortunately, the Covid-19 vaccine became available earlier this year, and by now, about half...
Georgia’s policies and lack of Medicaid expansion contribute to worsening health outcomes
No state in the nation is exempt from a burden of illness that stems from lack of access to care, poor quality of available...
Universal hepatitis B vaccination recommended for all adults
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is now recommending all adults ages 19 to 59 get vaccinated against hepatitis B. The recommendation is...
Do you need a COVID-19 booster shot?
People vaccinated against COVID-19 have a more robust immune response than those who contracted the disease and recovered, according to a study from the...
Patient safety ratings for Georgia hospitals show decline since spring
About 20 percent of Georgia hospitals got an “A’’ in the Leapfrog Group’s autumn patient safety ratings, released Wednesday.
That’s a lower percentage than in...
Most Georgians struggling to afford health care, survey says
About 70 percent of Georgia adults in a new survey report they had burdensome health care costs in the past year.
And an even higher percentage...
NGMC Gainesville designated Comprehensive Stroke Center
GAINESVILLE — Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville is now a certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. It's the highest level of certification awarded to hospitals...