News & Press

People in Northeast Georgia seeking the latest minimally invasive treatments for heart valve disease now have another option as Harvard-trained interventional cardiologist Marc Allard-Ratick, MD, recently joined Georgia Heart Institute. He sees patients in Gainesville and Braselton, caring for people with structural heart problems including congenital heart defects and valve conditions. “Structural heart intervention is an […]

Northeast Georgia Health System’s (NGHS) commitment to giving patients the highest-quality care for heart failure, stroke, diabetes and more is earning national recognition. The American Heart Association recently presented the system’s Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) hospitals with 17 awards through the national Get With The Guidelines program honoring excellence in quality improvement, which leads […]

When Lawrence Justin Charles, MD, was just a kid growing up in Ohio, he learned that his mother needed a stent to treat her coronary artery disease. This experience inspired him to pursue a career in medicine so he could help other mothers, fathers and loved ones with heart problems. Now he’s a board-certified cardiologist […]

People traveling from all over Georgia, bordering states and beyond to have robotic surgery with Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) have pushed NGHS past the 25,000th surgery milestone – which puts the system’s robotic surgery program among the top 10 hospitals in the southeastern United States. More than 50 surgeons use NGHS’ nine da Vinci […]

For the past 19 years, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) has honored 10 of the region’s best nurses and one outstanding nurse leader through their annual Nurse Excellence Awards. Out of more than 780 nominations submitted this year, two of the ten honorees were Northeast Georgia Medical Center employees: Allie Ellington and Tina Jordan.  NGMC staff […]

People seeking treatment for heart failure closer to home now have access to a specialized cardiologist in more locations. Having recently joined Georgia Heart Institute, Evan Hiner, MD, is now seeing patients in Braselton and in two other locations where the practice has just started offering heart failure services: Hamilton Mill and Bethlehem.  “I believe in working together with my patients and […]

Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) has provided the same great primary care at its location in downtown Flowery Branch for nearly 25 years, but it will have a new home next year. Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is building a new location along Phil Niekro Boulevard in Flowery Branch, near Exit 12 of I-985, and […]

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 […]

United Community is taking a record-breaking step to earmark its tax dollars to benefit the health of the people it serves. The bank’s deferment of $500,000 – which will directly benefit Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Lumpkin and NGMC Habersham – is the largest contribution Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) has ever received through the state’s Rural Hospital Tax Credit program. “We’re […]

Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) generates nearly $7.5 billion in local and state economic impact according to a recent report by the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA), the state’s largest hospital trade association. The report found that, in 2022, NGMC generated $7,475,578,424 in revenue for the local and state economy; provided more than $84 million in […]

After moving from South Korea to Gwinnett County as a teenager, James Hong, DO, fell in love with the local community quickly and began connecting with everyone around him. That’s what led him back home to join the Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Buford practice inside Northeast Georgia Health System’s Medical Plaza off Buford Highway. […]

NGMC Emergency Medicine resident physicians and Hall County Fire Services participate in join training exercises.   Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Emergency Medicine resident physicians are getting ready to embark on the third year of a groundbreaking collaboration with Hall County Fire Services to enhance emergency response and patient care across the region. This partnership continues to be a significant step forward in community […]

People in Cumming, Dawsonville, Dahlonega and surrounding communities now have another choice for expert heart health care. Georgia Heart Institute, the comprehensive heart and vascular service line of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS), recently welcomed non-invasive cardiologist Moghniuddin Mohammed, MD, as the practice grows its footprint in Forsyth County, in north Gwinnett County, and along […]

Team members pose for photo at NGMC Lumpkin. Patients in Braselton and Dahlonega 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 Braselton and NGMC Lumpkin were recently awarded the 2024 Lantern Award by the Emergency Nurses Association. Northeast […]

Improving the health of the community is at the center of Northeast Georgia Health System’s (NGHS) mission, and a recent report evaluating hospitals as community partners recognized Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) with top marks. The hospital campuses in Gainesville, Braselton, Winder (NGMC Barrow) and Dahlonega (NGMC Lumpkin) all received an “A” grade for social […]

Journals for new mothers, domestic violence education, and tools for patients with neurological injuries are just some of the latest initiatives changing the healthcareexperience at Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) facilities.  Five NGHS employees recently received funding through the NGHS Foundation’s Change Grant program to bring their ideas to life. The program, funded by the NGHS Foundation’s employee giving club WATCH, empowers employees to […]

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 […]

Dozens of leading experts in heart and vascular care from around the country joined more than 730 professionals in Braselton last Friday and Saturday to share ideas on how to advance care for people with heart and vascular conditions. The third annual Georgia Heart & Vascular Symposium, hosted by Georgia Heart Institute at Chateau Elan […]