Grady jumps into bidding for Southern Regional

Grady jumps into bidding for Southern Regional

Acting just before a looming deadline, Grady Memorial Hospital Corp. has launched a surprise bid to acquire financially ailing Southern Regional Medical Center, Clayton County’s sole hospital. The Grady proposal, valued at more than $20 million, sets up a bidding war between Grady and Prime Healthcare Foundation for the 331-bed Riverdale hospital and related assets….

Carter to join Nepal project

Carter to join Nepal project

Jimmy Carter, who is being treated for cancer, plans to travel to Nepal this November to participate in a Habitat for Humanity project. Read the full article: WABE

Athens: Police lawsuit

Athens: Police lawsuit

A former police officer has filed a lawsuit claiming he lost his job despite a new law that prohibits police from filing criminal charges when someone asks for medical help for an alcohol or drug overdose. Read the full article: Athens Banner-Herald

Grant for research lab

Grant for research lab

The NIH has awarded $8.5 million to Emory in collaboration with Georgia Tech to establish a National Exposure Assessment Laboratory. Read the full article: Atlanta Business Chronicle

Public health conference

Public health conference

The 4th annual State of Public Health Conference, hosted by the University of Georgia College of Public Health, will be Oct. 6 in Athens. Read the full article: Albany Herald

Rome: New Harbin CEO

Rome: New Harbin CEO

Kenna Stock will take over as CEO of Harbin Clinic and become the first woman, and the first non-physician, to fill that role. Read the full article: Rome News-Tribune

Suwanee medical school starting PA program

Suwanee medical school starting PA program

The Georgia campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine has been approved to launch a physician assistant program. The two-year master’s degree program will begin next June, with 20 students in the first class. The Georgia campus of PCOM is in Suwanee, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta. Physician assistants practice medicine with supervision by licensed…

Coke ends sponsorship deal

Coke ends sponsorship deal

Coca-Cola will not renew its financial sponsorship of a group after the company was accused of trying to minimize the role sugary drinks play in obesity. Read the full article: Atlanta Business Chronicle

Medical marijuana expansion?

Medical marijuana expansion?

A new organization wants Georgia lawmakers to allow marijuana to be grown and harvested under close monitoring to treat certain diseases. Read the full article: Associated Press