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Recently, The James H. Downey Society committee hosted their annual event welcoming new physicians to our medical community. This year we were lucky to have Dr. Betsy Grunch and her husband Ray host the special event at their beautiful home. Although rain threatened to dampen the evening, clear weather prevailed and an extraordinary lake view […]

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GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC), Georgia’s #1 heart hospital, dedicated the new Woody Stewart Heart Failure Treatment Unit on Sunday afternoon amid more than eighty donors who gave more than $1 million through The Medical Center Foundation to make possible the only advanced inpatient heart failure unit in the state. “More than […]

BRASELTON, Ga. – For more than 1,000 years, stained glass windows have illuminated places of worship and remembrance.  The most famous of such windows date back to medieval churches and cathedrals, but, in the 21st century, right here in our community, five story-themed stained glass windows grace The Henry Edward Braselton Chapel at Northeast Georgia […]

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – A retired pediatrician who cared for generations in Hall County is now only the fourth person to receive an award recognizing local physicians for their service to the medical profession as well as outstanding dedication, selflessness, generosity, philanthropy and service to the community. Dr. William T. “Buddy” Langston was surprised with the […]

The 2015 Medical Center Open’s beneficiary, the ‘Think About It’ Campaign, is already putting the funds to work.  Learn about how one life was recently saved through the use of naloxone.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. “”Jody Cooley, and Clifton Hastings, MD, co-chairs of the 24th Annual Medical Center Open Golf Tournament, announced at the 19th Hole Reception that today’s golf tournament raised $281,881, setting a new record for the Open. The beneficiary of this year’s tournament is the Medical Association of Georgia Foundation’s “˜Think About It’ Campaign, and […]

Tony Funari, campaign chair for The Medical Center Foundation’s (TMCF) campaign to benefit Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton, has announced key volunteer leadership to help build philanthropic support for the new hospital.  “We have been working behind the scenes for several months to identify and recruit the “˜best of the best’ leaders for the […]

The Christian-David Family Pet Park was dedicated during a special ceremony at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville Monday afternoon.  The park, which complements NGMC’s long-standing inpatient pet therapy program, was made possible through a signature gift from Murray and Daphne David (nee Christian) to The Medical Center Foundation. “I think most of us here […]

Community is invited to a public Open House this Sunday, March 29 Those whose generosity made several key features of Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton possible are now seeing their dreams in reality as the new 100-bed hospital nears its opening.  Donors who made signature gifts to NGMC Braselton gathered for the Grand Opening […]

As work continues to prepare Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton for its spring opening, there are visual indications the campus is coming to life more each day.  Just after day broke at the hospital early Thursday morning, The Medical Center Foundation held a special flag raising ceremony and breakfast dedication to honor The Rotary […]

While walking through her neighborhood one day, Daphne David came up with an idea that has blossomed into a one-of-a-kind outdoor park at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC). Thanks to a signature gift from Daphne and her husband, Murray, to The Medical Center Foundation, NGMC will be one of the few hospitals in the country […]

For many reasons, Henry Braselton felt gratified to attend the ground-breaking ceremony for the new hospital that was going up just down the road from his home-place. Braselton, the town that bears his family name, may be classified as an exurb of metro Atlanta now, but with a population hovering around 8,000 in its rolling […]

When Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton opens its doors on April 1, patients and visitors will be able to find respite in a chapel named in memory of a pillar of the local community – all thanks to a donation from his family. Jim Moore, chairman of The Medical Center Foundation board, made the […]

Jim Moore, chairman of The Medical Center Foundation, recently announced that Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) will soon be one of few hospitals in the country to offer patients a very intimate and personal experience to be comforted by their own pet in a one-of-a-kind outdoor park.  The project complements NGMC’s long-standing inpatient pet therapy […]

This week, Jim Moore, chairman of The Medical Center Foundation publicly announced the successful completion of the most recent phase of the Healthy Journey campaign, which surpassed the original goal of $9 million by raising more than $15 million to benefit 30 health related initiatives ranging from heart to cancer to children. When The Medical […]

Michael Callahan, MD, and Jody Cooley, co-chairs of the 23rd Annual Medical Center Open Golf Tournament, announced at the 19th Hole Reception that today’s golf tournament raised $250,008, setting a new record for the Open. The beneficiary of this year’s tournament is Center Point, and 100 percent of proceeds will improve access to counseling, mentoring […]