NGMC Barrow staff celebrate the installment of their new CT scanner with a ribbon cutting with the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce. People in Barrow County and surrounding communities now have access to more advanced medical imaging closer to home, as Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Barrow recently installed a new CT scanner. The state-of-the-art […]
A local tragedy is leading to positive change that will keep people safer at Barrow County’s local hospital. Starting May 29, 2025, patients and visitors will be able to enter Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Barrow’s front entrance from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Those seeking care or visiting loved ones in […]
Local first responders are being recognized for their work to save lives during last year’s tragic shooting at Apalachee High School. Barrow County Emergency Medical Services (EMS), which is operated by Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS), recently received the Mary Beth Bowns Excellence in Trauma Care Award from the Georgia EMS Association (GEMSA). The annual award recognizes an individual or organization in Georgia for outstanding delivery of […]
When something traumatic happens and a person is losing blood, getting care quickly can mean the difference between life and death. That’s why Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) recently started a new blood transfusion program in Barrow County, ensuring patients can receive life-saving treatment before they even arrive at the hospital. NGHS, which began operating […]
More than 40 community leaders gathered at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow as the hospital showed off its newly renovated emergency department waiting area on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Winder. At the event, NGMC Barrow also announced that it is now one of the first three hospitals in Georgia to have its emergency department […]
As Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton and NGMC Barrow continue expanding to meet the needs of the booming region, the hospitals are getting a new leader who has more than two decades of experience growing services to care for people. Kevin Matson will begin serving as Northeast Georgia Health System’s (NGHS) vice president of […]
People living in Bethlehem and near the surrounding Georgia Highway 316 corridor can now get urgent care, primary care and specialty care all in one convenient location as Northeast Georgia Health System’s (NGHS) new Medical Plaza 1 opened today. “Seeing this building come to fruition in a community that means so much to me is […]
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Barrow is proud to announce the addition of resident physicians to its Emergency Department staff, starting this July. Resident physicians are licensed doctors training in a specialty. They train for three to 10 years after medical school, providing patient care and performing procedures under the supervision of more experienced faculty […]
With more than 50 years of combined experience, two Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Barrow staff members were recognized at the recent Northeast Georgia Region 10 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Director’s Association Awards Banquet for their work in the field. Carli Cuendet was awarded Paramedic of the Year while Bob Fisher was awarded Emergency Medical […]
When Pamela Boundy broke her shoulder, she took the 10-mile trip to Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Barrow. Pamela, like many others in and around Winder, knew she could trust NGMC Barrow for emergency care. But when it came to the next step in her recovery process, the 63-year-old grandmother of three was pleasantly surprised […]
Patients in Winder, Braselton and surrounding communities now have another reason to trust their care to Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC). NGMC Barrow in Winder recently received a second consecutive “A” Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group – a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers – and […]
WINDER, Ga. – People living in Barrow County have one of the best hospitals in the state right in their backyard, according to a recent award won by Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Barrow. The Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals (GACH) named NGMC Barrow the “Small Hospital of the Year” during the Alliance’s annual meeting […]
Patients who need emergency pain and addiction care now have another reason to trust Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC). NGMC Barrow and Braselton recently joined NGMC Gainesville and Lumpkin in earning accreditation by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) in Pain and Addiction Care in the Emergency Department (PACED). PACED accreditation recognizes emergency […]
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recently recognized Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s campuses in Braselton, Gainesville and Winder for providing exceptional stroke, heart and diabetes care. Their Get With The Guidelines and Target awards honor programs that ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research- and evidence-based guidelines – all so patients […]
Patients in Gainesville and Winder can trust they’re receiving the best, most comprehensive care at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) when they need it most – in an emergency. NGMC Barrow and NGMC Gainesville are some of the first hospitals in the state to be awarded the 2023 Lantern Award by the Emergency Nurses Association. […]
Oftentimes, paramedics are the first on the scene of an accident. They’re the first ones to assess the situation and render aid, working quickly to determine what care is needed on-scene, and what may be needed in the back of the ambulance. With more than two decades of combined experience doing just that, Robert Lee […]
When patients go to the hospital, they should be able to trust that their safety is at the forefront of every provider’s mind. At Northeast Georgia Medical (NGMC) Barrow, patients can rest assured that’s the case, as the hospital recently received an “A” Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group – a national nonprofit upholding the […]
People who trust Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Barrow are likely to receive care from employees who are among the most engaged in the nation, according to a recent recognition. NGMC Barrow has been named a 2022 Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Awardwinner by Press Ganey, a leading third-party company that tracks and analyzes patient […]