It’s a huge week in terms of grand openings and ribbon cuttings in Northwest Georgia. Blend all the projects together and you’re talking about an estimated $200 million in combined investment that has wrapped up or else is getting under way. Three of the four projects are based in Cartersville while the fourth –… Read more
Berry College will host author Clay Bonnyman Evans for a guest lecture and signing of his book, “Bones of My Grandfather: Reclaiming a Lost Hero of World War II” at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Christopher Browning Pavilion at Oak Hill. U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Alexander “Sandy” Bonnyman Jr., nephew of Martha Berry, was posthumously awarded… Read more
Willowbrooke at Floyd has organized a free educational event in Polk County to help parents, teachers and families learn more about recognizing the warning signs of adolescent suicide and where to get help, set for Oct. 18 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at Van Wert Elementary School. Joseph Weatherspoon, District Manager of Business Development for… Read more
Harbin Clinic will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Oct.18 at 200 Gentilly Blvd. “to commemorate the beginning of our newest expansion in Cartersville.” The event is from 5:30 until 6:30 p.m. The site is adjacent to Harbin’s medical offices at 150 Gentilly near Home Depot just off U.S. 41/Joe Frank Harris Parkway. A call for bids… Read more
Oct. 3 post from Redmond Regional Medical Center: “Caring for our community is a privilege and we are pleased to be able to continue to do so as part of the Anthem BCBS GA network. Our contract with Anthem has been renewed with an effective date of 10/1/2018 so that Anthem patients can continue to… Read more
THE LATEST On Saturday, more than 750 superheroes took part in the Harbin Hero Hustle 5K & Health Walk at Ridge Ferry Park. Esdras Real finished in the top spot on the course with a time of 15:49. Full race results are posted here. Murphy Harpst Children’s Home won the most votes for the Harbin Hero Challenge,… Read more
Temporary switch for Floyd’s Pink Day this Friday: For years, Floyd Medical Center’s Pink Day — part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month — has been based at Chick-fil-A Dwarf House on Shorter Avenue. As work continues to transform it into Truett’s Chick-fil-A, opening late fall, Floyd has followed customers to the Riverside Parkway “container” location.… Read more
Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama are seeing something of a surge in new medical offices — be they primary care, immediate care or urgent care. And while almost all are from the traditional players in the regional — Redmond Regional Medical Center has two and one each for Floyd and Cartersville Medical Center —… Read more
Above: Facbeook Live (in black and white?) of the Redmond announcement. Redmond Regional Medical Center broke ground Thursday afternoon for one of two new urgent care centers it is bringing to opposite ends of Rome. The ceremony was held at 1801 Turner McCall Blvd. near Zaxby’s for the East Rome clinic. It turns out all… Read more
Media release: For the second consecutive year, Bartow County high school bands have captured the first and second place spots in the 2018 Blood Assurance Battle of the Bands competition. Earning the top spot this year with an unprecedented 182 donations, the Woodland High School band earned a $1,500 scholarship. Cass High School came… Read more
The pumpkins arrive at Trinity United Methodist Church this Sunday afternoon — unloading only; no sales just yet. The pumpkin patch will quickly come together but first, there’s the offload of several thousand pumpkins of all sizes beginning at 12:30 p.m. (ETA). We’ll have additional updates on the actual pumpkin patch and sale… Read more
Media release: Polk County’s second confirmed animal-rabies case this year has public health officials reminding everyone about the potential dangers of rabies, urging pet owners to make sure pets are vaccinated against the potentially deadly disease. Public health is warning residents in the densely populated downtown area around East Girard Avenue, Cedartown, where the case,… Read more
By Andy Miller Georgia Health News The legislative effort to end surprise medical bills has repeatedly led to stalemates – and frustration – at the Georgia General Assembly. Surprise billing occurs when consumers have procedures or visit ERs at hospitals in their insurance network, then get separate bills for hundreds or even thousands of dollars from non-network doctors… Read more
Harbin Clinic Family Medicine Cartersville and Pediatrics Cartersville – both located at 150 Gentilly Blvd. – are giving patients easy ways to bolster their flu resistance. Harbin Clinic Family Medicine Cartersville is now offering walk-in flu vaccines for all current patients during the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 8… Read more
Three months after taking over operations of then-Cherokee Medical Center and following a three-week standoff over emergency medical service, an agreement has been reached allowing Floyd Healthcare to provide EMS service effective just after midnight on Monday, Oct. 1. That’s according to multiple reports on WEIS 100.5 FM/990 AM which has three items posted… Read more
By Andy Miller Georgia Health News Four years ago, a sports medicine group began a quest to build a surgery and training center in Alpharetta, in Atlanta’s northern suburbs. The proposed multimillion-dollar center was to be known as the Legacy Sports institute. It was associated with famed orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews of Alabama, whose… Read more