While the diagnostic heart services at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville moved to a new home when the Green Tower opened earlier this year, a national group says patients can expect the same high-quality care people have come to trust. The hospital’s nuclear cardiology services were recently re-accredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC), […]
Leaders pose for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institute. Pictured from L-R: Marty Mann, senior vice president and chief development officer of Lifepoint Health; Kevin Matson, vice president of regional hospitals for NGHS; Ismailu O. Agbaje, MD, medical director for Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institute; Kevin Gohman, executive director for […]
With more than 30 years of experience caring for patients, Connie Watts, a certified nurse practitioner who specializes in helping adult patients manage chronic conditions, has been passionate about healthcare from an early age. Now, she’s bringing that dedication back to Georgia Heart Institute’s patients in Toccoa. “My high school advisor helped me decide to […]
From l to r, Mark George, president and CEO of Norfolk Southern and John Kueven, president of NGMC Gainesville and chief operating officer for Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS). Thanks to a $300,000 donation from Norfolk Southern, pediatric patients at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville will soon have a new outdoor therapeutic playground to […]
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 […]
Kevin Powell, MD, general surgeon with Northeast Georgia Physicians Group, operating with the da Vinci surgical system at NGMC Lumpkin More people now have access to the newest and most advanced robotic surgical technology along the Georgia 400 corridor, as the first surgery using a da Vinci surgical system at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) […]
When someone experiences major blood loss, getting care quickly can mean the difference between life and death. That’s why Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) and Georgia’s Region 2 Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC) launched a first-of-its-kind program in 2020 to give patients access to blood transfusions before they ever reach the hospital. Now, five years […]
People in northeast Georgia now have access to a new, highly specialized cancer treatment through Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS). Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville recently launched a Hepatic Artery Infusion (HAI) Pump Therapy program – becoming one of only three hospitals in Georgia to offer this option for patients with certain types of […]
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville’s track record of providing safe and high-quality heart care is being recognized by a national organization. NGMC Gainesville recently achieved Silver Milestone Recognition for 25 years of accreditation in echocardiography from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). “Patients, referring physicians and insurers look for the IAC seal of accreditation as […]
Ron Lewis, MD, general surgeon with Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) and medical director of Perioperative Services at NGMC, is pictured operating with a dV5 surgical system. More people in Georgia now have access to the newest and most advanced robotic surgical technology, as Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville recently added four additional da […]
Antonio Rios, MD, received Georgia Hospital Association’s (GHA) Physician Hero Award for his dedication to improving the health of the community – especially through his role as chief of population health for Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS). Along with that role, Dr. Rios (right) continues to see patients at his internal medicine clinic in Gainesville. […]
Lynne Cox, a licensed professional counselor, was announced as Northeast Georgia Health System’s (NGHS) 2025 Carol H. Burrell Employee of the Year during the system’s 54th-Annual Service Awards celebration last month. NGHS President and CEO Matt Hanley, MD, presented the award to Cox and her therapy dog, Gili. Along with Cox and Gili, NGHS honored […]
Longstreet Clinic and Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) have reached a definitive agreement for the Clinic to become an official part of NGHS during the fourth quarter of 2025. “Longstreet Clinic and NGHS have partnered to provide high-quality care for decades; this agreement enables us to take our partnership to the next level, eliminates barriers […]
Now that he’s a nurse practitioner, a Habersham native is getting back to his roots in more ways than one. Stan Underwood, AGACNP, has joined Georgia Heart Institute to provide advanced heart care to people in Demorest. He, his wife and their families are all from Habersham County. Stan has also cared for patients as […]
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 […]
The Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) presented its prestigious W. Daniel Barker Leadership Award to Carol Burrell, the recently retired president and CEO of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS). Burrell was honored for her longtime leadership of the health system and her efforts to ensure access to care for as many patients and community members as […]
Patients in North Georgia who suffer from seizures, undiagnosed epilepsy or epilepsy that’s not responding to treatment can now get advanced help through a new epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville. “Adding an EMU is important for our community because it helps us better diagnose and care for patients who suffer from seizures,” said Michael Glanzman, executive director of Neurosciences at NGMC. “An EMU is a unique […]
NGMC Braselton is now offering an intensive cardiac rehab program with educational content in addition to physical exercise. People who are recovering from a heart attack or heart surgery now have even more help to make a full recovery at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton. Traditional cardiac rehabilitation typically includes 36 one-hour sessions of […]