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The Hope Center at Cartersville Medical Center hosting free oral, head and neck cancer screening on April 3

Posted on March 10, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Media release: Local physicians will provide free oral, head and neck cancer screenings on Friday, April 3 from 1 until 3 p.m. at The Hope Center at Cartersville Medical Center. Oral, head and neck cancers claim approximately 14,000 lives per year. If diagnosed early, these cancers can be more easily treated without significant complications, and… Read more

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Georgia Health News: Early savings projection of $1.8 billion by cutting health insurance for some part-time school employees

Posted on March 10, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News The budget issue that has most rattled the General Assembly this year involves the proposed elimination of health insurance for 11,500 part-time school employees, mainly bus drivers and cafeteria workers. read more

Updated with audio interview: As Colon Cancer Awareness Month continues, things to know about one of the deadliest types of cancer

Posted on March 6, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

On Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on Friday: Gastroenterologist Dr. Roman Galysh discussed Colon Cancer Awareness Month and why it is critical to find hints of this deadly disease as early as possible. You can hear the interview by clicking the above image. This health information is provided by Harbin Clinic Gastroenterology. Did you know that colorectal… Read more

Georgia Health News: IBM’s ‘Watson’ joins fight against cancer at Tech

Posted on March 6, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Judi Kanne, for Georgia Health News IBM’s Watson computer technology made headlines with a victory over human contestants on the game show “Jeopardy!” in 2011. Now the artificial intelligence computer system is winning over scientists with its other potential applications, including health… Read more

Health briefs: ‘Cartersville has Heart’ run/walk Saturday. ‘Advo 101′ is Friday. ‘Tools for Independence’ set for March 19

Posted on March 5, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Saturday: Cartersville Medical Center, along with Georgia Bone & Joint Surgeons, Harbin Clinic and Georgia Highlands College, will host the second annual “Cartersville Has Heart 5k” at Georgia Highlands College Student Center. The event is designed to promote fitness and increase overall awareness of the signs and symptoms of heart disease, while supporting the local non-profit… Read more

Georgia Health News: Court case affects Atlantan, millions of others

Posted on March 5, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News Benjamin Wills of Atlanta is among the more than 400,000 Georgians receiving a subsidy to afford health insurance in the Affordable Care Act exchange. read more

Second Annual Rome Community HeART Project winners are Pepperell students Ashleigh Bradford and Olivia Escutia

Posted on March 4, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Media release: Throughout February, Redmond Regional Medical Center teamed up with Rome Area Council for the Hearts for the Second Annual Rome Community HeART Project. Fifteen large concrete hearts were decorated by local artists and displayed throughout Downtown Rome and at Redmond. These hearts provided a way for artists to help spread heart health awareness during the… Read more

Georgia Health News: Program for pregnancy can prove to be a lifesaver

Posted on March 4, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News Lakizzy Carson’s first child, a boy, was born several weeks premature, weighing only 1 pound, 5 ounces. He needed hospital care for several weeks after his birth before he was able to go home. read more

Georgia Health News: State selects Wiant as new Medicaid chief

Posted on March 3, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News The Department of Community Health has tapped a current official to become the state’s new Medicaid chief. Linda Wiant has served as pharmacy director for Georgia Medicaid since August 2011. read more

Harbin Clinic Endoscopy Center earns 3-year certification from Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care

Posted on March 2, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Media release: Harbin Clinic today announced that its Endoscopy Center has once again earned esteemed certification from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. Effective for the next three years, this designation is awarded to top healthcare organizations that participate in rigorous and ongoing self-evaluation, peer review, and education in an effort to continuously improve… Read more

Sleep Awareness Week: What’s keeping you awake — including perhaps this computer or smart phone if used just before turning in

Posted on March 2, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Courtesy, Harbin Clinic Sleep Center. With our overloaded schedules, never-ending to-do lists, and incessant juggling of too many things at once, it’s no wonder we often feel like there aren’t enough hours in a day. Though we usually still find a way to get everything done, it is often at the expense of not getting… Read more

Harbin Clinic Leprechaun-a-thon, set for March 14, first leg of new race series

Posted on February 28, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Harbin Clinic will be the presenting sponsor of this year’s Leprechaun-a-thon, the inaugural event of the 2015 Harbin Clinic Race Series. Put on by the Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority, the race will take place on Saturday, March 14, at Barron Stadium and Maddox Track in Rome and is set to begin at 1 p.m.… Read more

Georgia Health News: State’s measles scare over with no spread

Posted on February 28, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News The Georgia measles scare that stemmed from an infected infant arriving here from overseas is apparently at an end, with no further spread of the disease. read more

Redmond Regional earns Quality and Patient Safety Award from The Partnership for Health and Accountability

Posted on February 27, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Media release: The Partnership for Health and Accountability presented its prestigious Quality and Patient Safety Award to Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome for its project that improved patient care in the emergency department. The project, titled “Improving Patient Flow in the Emergency Department: A Hospital-Wide Initiative,” won second place in the Hospitals with 100 to… Read more

Blood Assurance blood drive March 5 to honor Darlington’s Laura Hicks

Posted on February 27, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Media release: Darlington School will host a blood drive on Thursday, March 5, in honor of Laura Hicks, Darlington’s ELA-8 Teaching and Learning Center director. The Blood Assurance Blood Vessel will be at the McCallie-Kennedy Library steps from 2 to 7 p.m. for anyone who would like to participate. Hicks was diagnosed with breast cancer last… Read more