One of Northeast Georgia’s last remaining drive-thru COVID testing sites to close
As public health moves from COVID-19 response to recovery, the drive-thru testing site at Union General Hospital will permanently close on June 16. This...
Hatchett appointed to chair Senate Study Committee on Rural Medical Personnel Recruitment
State Senator Bo Hatchett (R-Cornelia) has been appointed by Lt. Governor Burt Jones to serve as Chairman of the Senate Study Committee on Rural...
Georgians insured by Friday Health Plans must find new provider
Georgians who get their health insurance through Friday Health Plans of Georgia, Inc. will soon be without coverage. State Insurance Commissioner John King announced...
Warnock urges more insulin price relief while in Georgia during Senate recess
(GA Recorder) — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s push to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month yielded pocketbook protection for seniors in last...
Health care workforce shortage in ‘state of emergency’ DBHDD commissioner says
Georgia’s behavioral health leaders say staffing shortages are creating challenges for those needing mental health treatment.
Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and...
Rural Georgia still dialing 988 at higher rates as calls increase 12% overall
(GA Recorder) — Georgians living in rural communities continue to call the national suicide prevention hotline at higher rates than other parts of the...
NGMC now nationally accredited for in-home palliative care services
Northeast Georgia Medical Center's (NGMC) In-Home Palliative Care program has become the first in the state to be accredited by Community Health Accreditation Partner...
Georgia now allows advanced directives for mental health
Georgia is now one of 25 states allowing people to write directions for their future mental health care just in case they experience a...
NGMC’S Level I trauma center among eight chosen for international clinical trial
Researchers at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville’s Level I trauma center are participating in an international clinical trial to study how a device...
Women and high blood pressure
The management of hypertension is changing. According to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, high blood pressure accounts for 1 in 5...
Bill requiring prescription drug discount sharing with Georgia patients falters in the Senate
(GA Recorder) — A bipartisan measure that would require prescription drug discounts to be shared with Georgia consumers stalled in the Senate.
The bill centered...
U.S. judge rules insurers don’t have to cover many free preventive health services
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Health insurance companies may no longer need to cover a wide swath of preventive health care services that were required...