News & Press

People across the region will soon have the opportunity to benefit from new services, thanks to the innovative thinking of three Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) employees. Taylor McFarland, Paul Turner and Adam Raulerson received a combined total of more than $45,000 from the NGHS Foundation’s Change Grants program to bring their ideas for improvement to life. ​The Change Grants program, which is funded by employee […]

Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s (NGMC) new emergency department in Braselton is now open. The improved space includes a waiting room that’s doubled in size and twice the number of treatment rooms to care for patients and families across South Hall, Gwinnett, Jackson and Barrow counties. “We’re extremely excited to better serve the growing needs of […]

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 […]

Mort Borland (second from right) is shown with Gainesville cardiologist Bernardine King, MD (from left), his wife, Lisa, and his heart failure cardiologist, Ugochukwu Egolum, MD, FACC, FHFSA, of Georgia Heart Institute. Mort Borland has dealt with heart issues for most of his life. Thanks to the treatment he received from Georgia Heart Institute, he is feeling […]

This year’s annual Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) Foundation Cheryl Shippey Memorial golf tournament, held at Chateau Elan in partnership with presenting sponsor, Jackson EMC, raised more than $330,000 to support the expansion of the emergency department at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton. The tournament was named in memory of Cheryl Shippey, a member […]

Patients in northeast Georgia with complex abdominal cancers now have access to an advanced treatment option closer to home. Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) has successfully performed its first Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) procedure. HIPEC is a highly specialized treatment used in select patients with cancers that have spread to the lining of the abdominal […]

Patients deserve surgical care that is safe, advanced and consistently excellent – and Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville continues to deliver on that promise. The Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) has once again recognized NGMC Gainesville as a Center of Excellence in five major surgical categories and has achieved a new, first-in-state accreditation in Endocrine Surgery, underscoring its […]

Flow Therapy and Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) have established a joint venture to expand access to advanced noninvasive cardiovascular care in Gainesville and the surrounding region. The partnership introduces counterpulsation therapy (also known as externalcounterpulsation, ECP), a noninvasive outpatient treatment for patients living with persistentsymptoms of ischemic heart disease, including those who continue to experience angina, shortness of breath, or fatigue despite standard therapies.  This joint venture brings together Flow Therapy’s specialized delivery model with NGHS’ leading cardiovascular platform, […]

Robyn Bloodsaw, a labor and delivery surgical technician at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville, poses for a photo with Matt Hanley, MD, president and CEO of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS), after being named the health system’s Carol H. Burrell Employee of the Year for 2026. For nearly two decades, Robyn Bloodsaw, a labor and delivery surgical […]

NGMC Gainesville is the first and only hospital in the state of Georgia to earn designation as a Center of Excellence for Endocrine Surgery. Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville has become the first and only hospital inGeorgia to earn designation as a Center of Excellence in Endocrine Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), […]

State officials have reconfirmed that people in northeast Georgia who suffer a heart attack or a cardiac arrest can count on receiving the highest standard of life-saving care from Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) and Georgia Heart Institute. Four NGMC hospitals have been reaccredited as Emergency Cardiac Care Centers (ECCC) by the Georgia Department of […]

Expectant parents across Northeast Georgia now have even more reason to feel confident in choosing a local hospital: Newsweek has named Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville to its America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2026 list. The recognition highlights hospitals that consistently deliver safer births, better outcomes and stronger support for mothers and newborns — key […]

A national group’s latest report shows that people in northeast Georgia who need surgery for lung cancer can count on receiving some of the best care available in the United States from Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS). The lung cancer resection surgery program at NGHS recently earned top ratings from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, […]

The Obstetrics & Gynecology team with Longstreet Clinic at Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is excited to announce the addition of Urania Davis, DO, and Heather Laflam, a certified nurse midwife, to care for women in Gainesville. Dr. Davis is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist with more than eight years of experience in comprehensive women’s […]

Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is preparing to welcome its new Designated Institutional Official (DIO) to oversee and further develop its Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, which empowers the physician leaders of tomorrow. Dereck DeLeon, MD will join NGMC on May 6. As the new DIO, Dr. DeLeon will be responsible for oversight and administration […]

Growing up in Dawsonville, Karlie Bearden saw how her parents, who operated an independent pharmacy, made a positive impact on the community through their care and dedication. This inspired her to pursue a career as a physician assistant so she could apply that same passion for helping others. Karlie recently joined Georgia Heart Institute to […]

People seeking early detection of heart disease, stroke and other serious health conditions now have even more reason to trust Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS). NGHS recently earned a three-year accreditation for nuclear cardiology from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC), which is considered the gold standard in cardiac imaging. This “seal of approval” from the […]

A mother’s compassion and dedication to her job have led to more expert heart care for people living in and near Braselton. Vanessa Rusu, a certified physician assistant who was inspired to go into medicine by her mother — recently joined Georgia Heart Institute’s office in Braselton. “My mother works as a licensed practical nurse […]