Out of the approximately 350,000 people who experience sudden cardiac arrest outside of a hospital in the United States each year, almost 92% die before they reach the hospital. One of the main reasons the survival rate is so low is because the majority of patients who experience cardiac arrest outside of a clinical setting […]
Making decisions about your health care today can save your loved ones from tough choices later. That is the message of National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), which Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is observing today with information centers at both NGMC Gainesville and NGMC Braselton. National Healthcare Decisions Day is observed annually and is aimed […]
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton, the state’s first net-new hospital in almost 20 years, is now open to care for patients – and the first two were already treated this morning. Hall County EMS arrived with the first unplanned patient to the Emergency Department at 7:10 a.m., which was shortly after Mary Forman fell […]
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 […]
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is one of “Metro Atlanta’s Top 150 Workplaces” for a fifth consecutive year according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC). NGHS is also one of only 25 large companies (more than 500 employees) to make the list. The recognition is based on direct feedback from NGHS employees collected through a […]
For the last 10 years, Northeast Georgia Health System steadily made progress to build and open a new hospital in Braselton. Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton is excited to announce that on April 1, 2015, it will officially open and begin providing care for patients. As the first net-new hospital in Georgia, meaning not […]
If you have a heart attack in northeast Georgia, first responders and care teams are now better prepared to save your life thanks to information presented by nationally-recognized experts, Drs. Benjamin S. Abella and Michael C. Kontos, at the 7th Annual Northeast Georgia Regional STEMI Summit, the largest conference of its kind in the state. […]
Please join us for the 7th Annual Northeast Georgia Regional STEMI Summit. With over 700 attendees, it is the largest conference of its kind in the state. EMS personnel, hospital staff, nurses and doctors from across the region come to this meeting to discuss the state of the Northeast Georgia Regional STEMI Program – a […]
BRASELTON, Ga. – In the words of Florence Nightingale, the famed founder of modern nursing, “Variety of form and brilliancy of color in the object presented to patients are an actual means of recovery.” The leaders at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton, set to open this Spring, have taken this to heart and […]
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) isn’t just Georgia’s #1 Hospital for the second consecutive year, it’s also #2 in the nation according to a recent study by CareChex, an independent healthcare quality rating service. The CareChex study includes virtually all general, acute, non-federal U.S. hospitals and measures them across several categories including […]
Louis G. Smith, Jr., has been named the president of Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville, according to an announcement from Carol Burrell, president and CEO of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS). He will start in this role on March 2, 2015. “During our exhaustive, nationwide search for candidates and thorough interview process, it became […]
Two new senior leaders are now part of the administrative team at Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS), and it’s a homecoming of sorts for one of them. Gainesville native Bo Walpole, MD, recently joined NGHS as Vice President of Clinical Effectiveness, and Debbie Weber was named Chief Human Resource Officer. In his new role, Dr. […]
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) recently reached a significant milestone – the completion of its 2,000th robotic procedure utilizing the da Vinci Surgical System. Through the expertise of 15 specially trained surgeons on staff, NGMC’s Robotic Surgical Program has successfully treated patients across a multitude of specialties including gynecological oncology, urology, colorectal […]
BRASELTON, Ga. – 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 […]
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) welcomes 45 new physicians: Zina A. Abbas, MD Internal Medicine Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Inpatient Medicine Prashant Amin, MD Nephrology Kidney Care Center of Georgia Adair F. de Berry-Carlisle, DO Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Northeast Georgia Medical Center Trauma and Acute Care Surgery […]
The medical office building attached to the future Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton is set to open next week. Medical Plaza B, located off Lanier Islands Parkway/Friendship Road one mile west of the intersection with Hwy. 211 (map provided below), will open on January 12 offering the following specialty practices and services: Northeast Georgia Physicians […]
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — When mothers deliver at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC), they have the opportunity to participate in mutual miracles: giving birth and providing life-saving blood to someone in need. Today, LifeCord Cord Blood Bank recognized NGMC for its life saving efforts to provide cord blood to patients fighting life threatening diseases around the […]
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is in the spotlight again for its award-winning cardiac care. The hospital was recently recognized as a “SuperNova” by Constellation Research for its innovative work gathering data on cardiac arrest victims using cloud-based software and mobile devices. Jason Grady, NR-Paramedic, Northeast Georgia Regional STEMI Coordinator, accepted the award […]