Press Releases Gwinnett Medical Center ImPACTs Sports Medicine in the Community - 7/22/2008 According to the American Medical Association two million sports-related concussions happen each year, and 85% of those go unrecognized. Gwinnett Medical Center’s Sports Medicine Program has a vision to improve the standard of care for athletes suffering ... Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center ranks in top 5% of nation - again - 7/22/2008 Hospital receives HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award Read More >> Now Open: The Brain & Spine Institute at Gwinnett Medical Center - 7/22/2008 The Brain & Spine Institute at Gwinnett Medical Center recently opened in the 575 medical office building in order to support the needs of both physicians and patients for neurosurgery in Gwinnett.
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Read More >> STATE-OF-THE-ART GALLBLADDER PROCEDURE PERFORMED IN GWINNETT COUNTY - 7/22/2008 Gwinnett County’s First Hidden Scar Procedure Completed at Gwinnett Medical Center Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center receives American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Silver Performance Achievement Award - 4/16/2008
Lawrenceville, Ga., April 16, 2008 – The American Stroke Association recently awarded Gwinnett Medical Center its Get With The GuidelinesSM–Stroke (GWTG–Stroke) Silver Performance Achievement Award at the association’s International Stroke Confere... Read More >> Margaret Fisher wins Ms. GECC 2008 - 3/20/2008 Ninety-six years-young Margaret Fisher captured the title of Ms. Gwinnett Extended Care Center 2008 on Tuesday evening, March 18. Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center ranks in top 5% of nation - again - 3/17/2008 Hospital receives HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award Read More >> Gwinnett Chamber honors Gwinnett Medical Center as ‘Business of the Month’ - 2/29/2008 Lawrenceville, Ga. – Gwinnett Medical Center is the proud recipient of the Chamber’s Business of the Month award. GMC is the first business awarded in Gwinnett County due to the level of performance in four categories; outstanding customer service, outsta... Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center Reaches 1,000 Letters - 2/14/2008 Open heart campaign exceeds letter-writing goal Read More >> New Chief Medical Officer and Chief Operating Officer - 1/31/2008 Gwinnett Health System has announced the hiring of two new executive staff members. Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center Chest Pain Center earns second accreditation - 1/16/2008 Gwinnett Medical Center’s Chest Pain Center recently earned accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. The Society promotes Chest Pain Center models to address protocols, diagnosis and process improvement related to the treatment of cardiac dis Read More >> Symposium to be held for high school students interested in Sports Medicine - 1/15/2008 Gwinnett Medical Center is hosting a symposium for high school students considering careers in athletic training or physical therapy.
Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center Files for Open Heart Services - 1/10/2008 Gwinnett Medical Center has submitted its application with state health officials to provide open heart surgery and related services. Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center’s Kids’ Clinic gets the Mason Name - 11/12/2007 For 15 years, Gwinnett Medical Center’s Kids’ Clinic has provided primary care for uninsured and under-insured children age 16 and younger. Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center – Duluth Marks First Anniversary - 10/23/2007 Gwinnett Medical Center – Duluth, which opened last fall as north Atlanta’s first all-digital hospital, celebrated its first anniversary on October 18, 2007. Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center Launches Campaign for Open Heart - 10/11/2007 Gwinnett Medical Center is preparing to file an application with state health officials to provide open heart surgery at its Lawrenceville hospital and is launching a campaign urging local citizens to support the effort.
Read More >> National Rehabilitation Awareness Week - 9/14/2007 Glancy Rehabilitation Center, an affiliate of Gwinnett Medical Center, is joining the National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation and more than 6,500 facilities nationwide in observing National Rehabilitation Awareness Week — September 16 through 22, 200 Read More >> GMC Awarded Second Consecutive Primary Stroke Center Certification - 7/10/2007 Certificate of Distinction as a Primary Stroke Center recognizes excellence in patient care
Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center Cuts Over $22 million in Annual Costs - 6/28/2007 Over the last four months, Gwinnett Medical Center has identified opportunities designed to improve operational and financial efficiencies. The ‘Strategic Performance Improvement’ (SPI) process has identified over $22 Million in annual savings that will Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center Christens Crane for Construction - 6/14/2007 Gwinnett Medical Center celebrated the beginning of construction on a new 155-bed patient tower in Lawrenceville on Tuesday, June 12. Wayne Sikes, chair of the Gwinnett Hospital System Board of Directors, had the honor of breaking a bottle of champagne o Read More >> Courtesy Cart Serves Gwinnett Medical Center Patients and Visitors - 6/13/2007 The Courtesy Cart, a six-passenger golf cart purchased by Gwinnett Medical Center Auxiliary, is now available for patients and visitors. The Auxiliary purchased the cart as a service to patients and visitors at the GMC campus.
Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center Receives VHA Leadership Award for Serving Community Health Needs - 6/11/2007 Gwinnett Medical Center Receives VHA Leadership Award for Serving Community Health Needs Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center receives Award for Excellence in Clinical Quality and Performance Improvement - 6/8/2007 Thomson Healthcare recognized Gwinnett Medical Center for excellence in clinical quality and performance improvement with the presentation of the third annual Insight Awards. Winners of the 2007 awards were announced at a May 9 dinner held at the 2007 Tho Read More >> Stop Stroke Saturday is May 19, 2007 - 5/11/2007 Gwinnett Medical Center will be offering free stroke risk screenings at Stop Stroke Saturday, from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on May 19 at the GHS Resource Center, 665 Duluth Highway in Lawrenceville. Read More >> ‘Project PATH’ Unveiled at Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation Ball & Auction - 5/8/2007 The Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation held its 15th Annual Ball & Auction, “Havana Nights,” on Saturday evening, May 5, at the Atlanta Marriott Gwinnett Place in Duluth. Over 400 guests enjoyed the evening of dining and dancing, which also included a li Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center earns Award for Cancer Care - 4/25/2007 The Commission on Cancer (CoC), an affiliation of the American College of Surgeons, has awarded Gwinnett Medical Center with the CoC Outstanding Achievement Award. GMC was one of only 30 programs to receive the Award this year, and places them in the to Read More >> Jock Connell named newest member of GHS Board - 4/18/2007 Jock Connell, Gwinnett County Administrator, has been named the newest member of the Gwinnett Health System Board of Directors. He joins Carolyn Hill and Tommy Hughes as the third new member in the past year. Read More >> WineStyles Grand Opening Benefits GMC Foundation - 4/10/2007 (left to right) Ed Ukaonu, owner and general manager of WineStyles presents Cindy Reasor and Ginger Powell of the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation with a check for $1,515. The new wine store, located at The Avenue Webb Gin in Snellville, held its grand Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center Earns Beacon Award - 4/2/2007 Gwinnett Medical Center has earned the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence, an award given by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and specifically designated to recognize the nation’s top hospital critical care units. Units that Read More >> Lena Rudow wins Ms. GECC 2007 - 4/2/2007 Ninety-six years-young Lena Rudow captured the title of Ms. Gwinnett Extended Care Center 2007 on Thursday evening, March 29. Elegantly dressed in black and white with her new tiara, Ms. Rudow will now move on to compete in the Ms. Georgia Nursing Home Pa Read More >> Ms. GECC Pageant to be held March 29 - 3/22/2007 Gwinnett Extended Care Center proudly presents the 6th annual Ms. GECC Pageant on Thursday, March 29, 2007, at 7 p.m. Read More >> Health Status Report published - 3/21/2007 The 2006 Community Health Status Report has been published by Gwinnett Medical Center and the Gwinnett County Health Department. The report is a detailed summary of current health information and trends affecting Gwinnett County and surrounding communiti Read More >> Care-a-Van Mobile Mammography Goes Digital - 3/2/2007 Gwinnett Medical Center’s mobile mammography Care-a-Van has gotten a high-tech upgrade. Its conversion is the last piece of Gwinnett Medical Center’s transition to all-digital mammography services for the women of our community. Read More >> Gwinnett Medical Center Achieves Gold Standard for Excellence in Patient Care - 3/1/2007 Gwinnett Medical Center has earned another addition to its impressive quality award list, receiving an honor from the Georgia Hospital Association’s (GHA) long standing Performance Measurement System, CARE. Read More >> Physician Leadership Academy at GMC - 2/26/2007 On Thursday, February 22, Gwinnett Medical Center launched the first of four Physician Leadership Academy meetings, a partnership between Gwinnett Medical Center and The Advisory Board Company. Read More >> "Let the Change Begin" presented by Gwinnett Medical Center - 2/16/2007 On Saturday, February 24, from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., Gwinnett Medical Center will present a workshop on menopause entitled “Let the Change Begin.” This workshop is presented by Edmund Kim, MD, author of Perimenopause, Menopause and Beyond, and Sharon Baker, pr Read More >> Women's Pavilion Nurse Wins Scholarship - 2/16/2007 Nicole Clemens, LPN, a nurse in the mother/baby unit at Gwinnett Women’s Pavilion in Lawrenceville, has been awarded the $2,500 Frances Greer Scholarship for the academic year 2006-2007.
Read More >> 75-Day Stats Show Results at GMC - Duluth - 2/7/2007 In its first 75 days, Gwinnett Medical Center - Duluth logged 1,627 inpatient admissions, produced 11,096 digital images and generated 53,375 laboratory tests. Read More >> Certificate of Need Approved for New GMC Tower - 2/2/2007 On December 21, 2006, the Georgia Department of Community Health granted approval for a Certificate of Need for GMC to build a new patient tower on the Lawrenceville campus. Read More >> Two GMC Security Officers Honored - 1/29/2007 On December 19, 2006, Gwinnett Medical Center recognized Security Officers Betsy Wilson and Gail Brooks as GMC “Officers of the Quarter” for demonstrating professionalism and dignity in their jobs.
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