Potential remedies to stubborn problems in rural health care
Part 5 of a Special Report
The concept isn’t exactly new.
Free-standing ERs — affiliated with hospitals but not physically connected to them — have cropped...
What’s next for Georgia as Medicaid waiver requirements rejected?
The timing of the waiver decision, right before Christmas, drew a quick, angry response from state Republican leaders.
Gov. Brian Kemp’s spokeswoman noted that the...
Rural Health Pt. 1: A rural Georgia community reels after hospital closes
Lacandie Gipson struggled to breathe.
The 33-year-old woman with multiple health conditions was in respiratory distress and awaiting an ambulance. About 20 minutes after the...
Rural Health Pt. 2: How rural health care ‘limps along’ in certain communities
Part 2 of a Special Report
The medical predicament that many rural communities want to avoid lies 35 miles south of Columbus, Georgia.
Eight years ago,...
Rural Health Pt. 3: The ripple effect when rural hospitals drop birthing services
Part 3 of a Special Report
Madelaine Austin is having her first baby and had planned to give birth at Stephens County Hospital in northeast...
Rural Health Pt. 4: Gaps in health care hinder some rural areas
Part 4 of a Special Report
Georgia’s Echols County, which borders Florida, could be called a health care desert.
It has no hospital, no local ambulances....
Cancer hospital chain CTCA to be acquired by City of Hope
Cancer Treatment Centers of America, a hospital chain with a facility in suburban Atlanta, has agreed to be acquired by the California-based nonprofit system...
Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities to host youth COVID vaccine webinar
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Developmental Disabilities Council partners will host a webinar for parents and caregivers with information about the...
More than 100 drugs in short supply: Experts say don’t panic but be aware
More than 100 pharmaceutical drugs are currently in short supply across the country — many of those life-saving. With the crunch on the nation’s...
A less risky Thanksgiving
This year’s Thanksgiving holiday features one enormous difference from last year’s:
Vaccinations.
Fortunately, the Covid-19 vaccine became available earlier this year, and by now, about half...
Georgia’s policies and lack of Medicaid expansion contribute to worsening health outcomes
No state in the nation is exempt from a burden of illness that stems from lack of access to care, poor quality of available...
Universal hepatitis B vaccination recommended for all adults
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is now recommending all adults ages 19 to 59 get vaccinated against hepatitis B. The recommendation is...