We asked and you answered. This year, Georgia Trend is honoring people in the medical field as Healthcare Heroes based on nominations sent to us by readers. These individuals include doctors, nurses, health educators, innovators, clinic founders, first responders, medical support…
Dublin, Georgia teenager Lexi Lowman may be the last person you would think would be at risk for heart disease. A year ago, at just 18, the high school senior and former competitive cheerleader was preparing to add a job…
Hospital rankings can provide useful benchmark information; however, it is important to understand what factors may impact such rankings. Every year, Georgia Trend evaluates Georgia hospitals that participated in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Value-Based Purchasing…
If you think of research as something that happens in an ivory tower in Athens (or Augusta, or on Atlanta’s North Avenue…
With apologies to Dickens, these are the best of times, and these are the worst of times for healthcare in Georgia. It just depends on where you live. Advocating Change: Monty Veazey, president and CEO of…
Patients in Atlanta can choose to receive primary care in their home or in one of seven senior primary care centers in Metro Atlanta. CenterWell Senior Primary Care Grove Park recently celebrated a grand opening Aug.…
Of all the occupations affected by the pandemic, perhaps none was affected more or in more ways than nursing – which was already suffering before the first COVID patients started arriving at Georgia hospitals in March of 2020. [caption id="attachment_53640"…
Timothy Ratliff had no idea he had lung cancer, and neither did the doctor who did his hernia surgery in 2017. A complication after surgery – a blood clot in his leg – led the retired Navy veteran to the…
In our fourth annual listing of Georgia’s top doctors, Georgia Trend is proud to feature outstanding physicians in a full range of medical specialties who are located throughout the state. The list was created in partnership with DataJoe Research following…
Dr. Anna Mirk was a resident in internal medicine and contemplating her options of specialties when she discovered what she loved most was working with elderly patients. “I considered a lot things – cardiology, gastroenterology – but I really ended…
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