Twelve-year-old Jennifer Jarvis says she has been bullied since the first days of elementary school, and she wants to use her experiences to encourage others. Read the full article: Newnan Times-Herald
Month: November 2014
Essentials for surviving cold weather
Some tips to help you prepare ahead of time and keep you safe in a cold snap.
Gwinnett: Drug discounts
The Gwinnett commissioners have set up a program to provide free prescription discount cards to county residents. Read the full article: Gwinnett Daily Post
Columbus: Hospital job cuts
St. Francis Hospital is eliminating 80 jobs effective immediately as it wrestles with a $30 million accounting inaccuracy it discovered last month. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Grady contract nears end
Grady Memorial Hospital will no longer be in the Blue Cross network when the current contract ends Nov. 24 at midnight due to a contract dispute. Read the full article: Atlanta Business Chronicle
Voices from the front lines: How nurses feel about Ebola
When the first Ebola patient to be treated in the United States was headed for Emory University Hospital this past summer, two of the hospital’s nurses canceled their vacations to be there. That’s how registered nurse Barbara Ribner described the dedication of the Emory nurses who deal with Ebola. Her husband, Dr. Bruce Ribner, is the…
State panel meets over ailing rural hospitals
Struggling to stay afloat financially, a northwest Georgia rural hospital has opted to file for bankruptcy protection from its creditors. Officials at Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe said Wednesday evening that the filing would allow it to continue operations, restructure debt, and help protect it from a Chattanooga system’s effort to foreclose on the…
Gwinnett: Wellness center
A company that manages more than 300 health centers nationwide has been given a contract to operate a new wellness center for Gwinnett County employees and retirees. Read the full article: Gwinnett Daily Post
Medicaid, Medicare fraud case
Two people were indicted for allegedly filing fraudulent claims with Medicare and the Georgia Medicaid program. Read the full article: Atlanta Business Chronicle
Albany: Farmers market
Volunteers distributed fresh produce to those coming out to take part in a community farmers market hosted by Amerigroup in Albany. Read the full article: Albany Herald