Health & Safety

Information to assist with healthy living and lifestyle choices; patient, child and elder care.

Habersham Medical Center recognized for quality stroke care

(Demorest, GA) ― Habersham Medical Center received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM...

Back to School; Back to Healthy Sleep

It’s hard to believe summer is over and school is back in session. During the summer months, most children enjoyed staying up later at night...

Northeast Georgia Medical Center offers alternative pain relief during labor

First in state to use nitrous oxide, also known as "laughing gas." (GAINESVILLE, GA) – Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville is the first and...

DOJ sues to block health insurer mergers

Georgia among states that have joined in the lawsuit The U.S. Department of Justice and attorneys general from multiple states and the District of Columbia are suing...

Rabies is real

Recently, a Cornelia resident was attacked by a possibly rabid fox and alerts, to be on the look-out for this dangerous animal, were sent...

NGMC first in Georgia to implant dissolving heart stent

The Absorb stent opens clogged arteries to restore blood flow, then dissolves in the body GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is the...

Georgians get chance to weigh in on Aetna-Humana merger

PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON PROPOSED ACQUISTION OF HUMANA BY AETNA State Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens will hold a public hearing on the proposed...

Toccoa Clinic extends letter of intent with Northeast Georgia Physicians Group

TOCCOA, Ga. – Toccoa Clinic Medical Associates (The Toccoa Clinic) has extended its letter of intent (LOI) with Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) to...

MedLink Georgia receives funding for dental services

MedLink Georgia, Inc. has been awarded government funding for dental services. The funds will be used to expand dental care, including hiring a dentist...

HMC offers lifesaving courses

Do you know how to save a life? Habersham Medical Center offers the HeartSaver CPR, First Aid and AED course. The next class will be...

Medication Safety Tips

Most of us take some form of prescription medication. Medication safety is vitally important and Dr. Connie VanOrman, director of pharmacy services at Habersham...

General surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Hill joins HMC staff

DEMOREST, Ga. – Habersham Medical Center announces the addition of Nathaniel L. Hill, D.O.  A general surgeon, Dr. Hill has more than 13 years...