Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow
Recent News About Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow
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NGMC’s Cancer Services earns national accreditation
Patients in north Georgia have yet another reason to trust Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) in their fight against cancer. NGMC’s Cancer Centers in Braselton, Gainesville and Toccoa are now the only accredited radiation oncology locations north of Atlanta.
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Employee ideas in innovation fund changes for patients, families and employees at NGHS
Patients, visitors and employees at Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) will soon have a better experience at the hospital after six NGHS employees were awarded grants to fund their ideas for better care.
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NGMC Announces Initial Accreditation for Transitional Year Residency Program
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) continues to grow its commitment to bring a pipeline of new physician leaders into the region with its seventh residency program receiving initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
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Retired medical director honored with inaugural philanthropy award
Dr. Frank Lake III, retired medical director of Hospice and palliative care of Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, was recently recognized with the Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) Foundation’s first-ever “Impact on Philanthropy” award.
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NGMC Family Medicine physicians win top state award
Dr. Monica Newton and Dr. Samuel Le Church, Family Medicine physicians at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC), were recently honored with two of the highest honors given by the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) at their annual House of Delegates meeting in Savannah.
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NGHS launches new Ventures office to accelerate creative solutions to healthcare challenges
The vast challenges facing non-profit health systems like Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) – everything from the current nursing shortage, employee burnout due to the COVID-19 pandemic, increased violence against healthcare workers, shifting payment models and more – often require creative solutions fueled by outside-the-box thinking. That’s exactly why NGHS is launching Northeast Georgia Health Ventures.
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Medical Center Open Raises $500,000 to Benefit Mental Health Program in Gainesville
The Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) Foundation’s Medical Center Open is helping change lives and impact mental health in Gainesville in a big way.
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Applications to Allocate Tax Dollars to NGMC Lumpkin Now Open
Through the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit Program, individuals and businesses can choose to use their state income tax to support increased access to health care by designating those dollars to Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Lumpkin.
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NGHS Recognized Nationally as “Best Employer” by Forbes Magazine
Because of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS)’s commitment to staff and the surrounding region, NGHS was recently named to Forbes magazine’s list of America’s Best Employers By State. The list ranked 1,382 employers across the nation and ranked NGHS among the top 15 organizations in Georgia.
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NGHS Foundation Honors Late Gainesville Philanthropist with Giving Society
As a tribute to the life and legacy of Nell Whelchel Wiegand, a renowned and generous Gainesville native who supported both the community and Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS), NGHS Foundation announced the new Nell Wiegand Legacy Society to honor those supporting the health system with planned gifts.
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NGHS Foundation Receives $1 Million Grant to Fund Maternal Health Initiatives
Thousands of pregnant women experience cardiovascular-related complications each year. Physicians and researchers at Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) hope to change that after receiving a $1 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Residents of Barrow County look to NGMC Barrow for Expanded Surgical Expertise
When Pamela Boundy broke her shoulder, she took the 10-mile trip to Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Barrow. Pamela, like many others in and around Winder, knew she could trust NGMC Barrow for emergency care.
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Local Couple’s Journey with Cancer Leads to Transformational Gift
Tony and Teresa Funari, Braselton residents are giving back to that community with a gift to Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) to support cancer services so others can receive the life-saving treatment and care as they did while fighting cancer.
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New Care Center Will Help Patients Get More Seamless Care and Back Home Faster
Patients will now experience a more streamlined and organized hospital stay thanks to a new Care Traffic Control Center at Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS)
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NGHS Brings Urgent Care, More Services to Jefferson as New Medical Plaza Opens
Patients in and around Jackson County now have more convenient access to urgent and specialty healthcare, as Northeast Georgia Health System’s (NGHS) new Medical Plaza opened in Jefferson on Monday, July 11.“We’re thrilled to finally see this building come to life, as we continue to invest in improving care across the region,” said Carol Burrell, President and CEO of NGHS.
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NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM: NGMC’s Cancer Services Earns National Accreditation Renewal
Cancer patients in the community have yet another reason to trust the care at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC).
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NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM: Georgia Heart Institute Welcomes Dr. Marc Veneziano to Blairsville Location
As a third-year medical student, Marc Veneziano, MD was in New York City on September 11, 2001. He clearly remembers the day and how it impacted his study of medicine.
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NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM: NGMC Trauma Program Manager Earns National Nursing Leadership Award
In a year that was once again marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, Jesse Gibson, Trauma Program Manager at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC), went above and beyond the call of her job.
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NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM: Northeast Georgia Medical Center Matches New Class
More physicians are on the way to care for people across the region, as Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) learned Friday who is joining the newest class of resident physicians this summer.
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NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM: Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton Earns Dual Center of Excellence Accreditations
A leading independent surgery review group says you can trust Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton to provide safe, effective and evidence-based surgical care.