An EPA report shows Richmond County’s chemical emissions dropped by 1 million pounds from 2008 to 2009. Read the full article: Augusta Chronicle
Month: December 2010
Macon: Benefits changes
Bibb County officials are contemplating changes in employee health benefits. Read the full article: Macon Telegraph
The tax on Georgia hospitals: Part II
Earlier this week, the Georgia Hospital Association convened a meeting in Macon of representatives of hospitals across the state. The topic was taxes. But not the kind that individuals and corporations pay. The Georgia General Assembly earlier this year passed a tax on hospitals to help fill a financial hole in the state’s Medicaid program, which…
Coal plant permit rejected
A judge rejects an air permit allowing construction of a new coal-fired power plant in Sandersville. Read the full article: CB Online
Savannah: Medical breach
Nine St. Joseph’s/Candler hospital employees are punished after a patient privacy breach. Read the full article: Savannah Morning News
Reform law hits court in Florida
The volatile battleground on health care reform shifted to Florida on Thursday with a court hearing on the Affordable Care Act. Judge Roger Vinson of the federal district court in Pensacola is hearing arguments from the Justice Department and from attorneys representing 20 states – including Georgia – who are challenging the health reform law….
Teacher willingly ‘wounded’ to help medical students
One week after biochemist Clive Slaughter taught first-year medical students why a paper cut grows red and puffy as it heals, they couldn’t remember the specifics. So the associate professor at Medical College of Georgia’s new satellite campus in Athens ransacked medical databases looking for vivid photos that would help make lessons on wound healing…
Georgia cuts AIDS help
The state is among those that have reduced their AIDS drug assistance programs. Read the full article: wsbtv.com
Marietta: Trauma bid hailed
WellStar Kennestone’s plan for a Level II trauma center is applauded. Read the full article: Marietta Daily Journal
Athens: Cancer center
Plans for an Athens cancer care center take a step forward. Read the full article: Athens Banner-Herald