Georgia EMS News

and then some

Kaiser Permanente names Corwin N. Harper president of Georgia Region

Wellstar CEO Candice L. Saunders to Retire – Good riddance

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, NC, (Atrium) enforces temporary visitor restrictions in Georgia amid rise in respiratory illnesses

The life of a cruise ship doctor – from heart attacks to dealing with death

EMS in Central Mass. request $9.6 million after Steward hospital closure leaves them on ‘verge of collapse’

WV – Hospital workers charged in death of non-verbal patient left in scalding bath for nearly an hour

Indiana – Schneck Medical Center implements visitor restrictions amid rise in respiratory infections

Woke Richmond, VA – Government grinds to a halt as hospitals, residents hit by colossal water plant failure

WV – Patient Dies After ‘Scalding Hot’ Bath at Hopemont Hospital

Go Fund Me – Support Crystal’s Recovery After ER Attack

NC Hospital attack: Patient slams ER nurse on ground, breaks her leg at Moore County hospital

San Francisco Police Cancel Time Off as Healthcare Executives Descend

Critical incident review launched into death of man who waited in Winnipeg ER

Mask mandate returns to B.C. healthcare facilities

What We Know About HMPV, the Common Virus Spreading in China

Emergency rooms fill up in Ventura County as flu, other illnesses gain momentum

This hospital system is improving emergency care in the Myrtle Beach area. Here’s how.

Senate report slams private equity in healthcare

How This AI Listening Tool Is Giving Nurses Their Time Back at a Denver Hospital

CMS: Health Inflation Rose to 7.5% in 2023, Hospital Costs Up Dramatically

Nurses and healthcare professionals at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow will be going on strike

Groundbreaking Remote Surgeries: A Leap into the Future! Stay Tuned for Medical Innovations

US Health Department targets cyber threats with new HIPAA security proposal

GOP Senator Critical of RFK Vax Stance Is MASSIVELY Bankrolled by Big Pharma

Medical debt will be erased from credit reports for all Americans under new federal rule

Fire chiefs: EMS response in N. Central Mass. ‘on verge of collapse’ after hospital closing

How Nurse Next Door can help health care workers buy a home

Augusta, GA – Miracle Monday: 4-year-old seizure-free after care at Children’s Hospital

These countries have the highest paid nurses going into 2025

Georgia boy, 12, sufferers horror injuries after kids ‘pour boiling water on his face’ during sleepover

RSV cases on the rise across the nation

Memorial Health doctors see 93% increase in toddlers eating THC gummies in Savannah

How a Georgia health system is aiming to protect staff

AdventHealth Redmond to host Northwest Georgia Health and Wellness Expo

President signs into law Carter’s bill reauthorizing emergency medical services for children

HHS awards $306 million to support H5N1 bird flu response

1st bird flu death in the US reported in Louisiana

Georgia invests over $3.7 million in programs to improve road safety

Georgia bill to expand rural healthcare access to take effect New Year’s Day

‘Critical incident’: Hundreds of 999 calls unanswered as half of Wales’ ambulances are stuck at hospitals

Northern Ireland – Almost 400 patients waiting for hospital beds. 41 ambulances were queued outside

‘It pisses me off:’ Investigation found Henrico Doctors’ Hospital employee abused NICU baby in 2023

Are ‘Uber for Nursing’ Apps Helping or Hurting Nurses and Their Patients?

Nurse positions dominate online job postings in Alabama amid shortage

“President” Biden signs HEARTS Act to provide AEDs and CPR training in schools

Ukrainian Soldier Survives 36 Days With Tourniquet on Injured Limb

Feasibility of Drone AEDs for Faster Response in Rural Areas

HCA Henrico Doctors’ Hospital pauses NICU admissions after multiple babies had ‘unexplainable fractures’, again

Wayne Memorial Hospital suspends OB operations, plans to enhance Women’s Health Service Line

Ambulances put on ‘red alert’ as patients queue outside A&E for 12 hours

A Haiti gang attack on the reopening of a main hospital kills 2 reporters and a police officer

‘Mount Rushmore Of DEI’: How A Major Academic Association Is ‘Destroying’ Medicine

Woke Medical Association Scrubs DEI Info From Website After Brutal Report

Johns Hopkins dean apologizes to staff after DEI officer sent woke hit list email telling them that anyone white, male or Christian is ‘privileged’ – but she gets to keep her job

Dozens of patients reported missing from metro Atlanta hospital

SCTC expands RN Bridge Program to Butts and Jasper counties

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare EMS Diversion due to IT Incompetence

Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, NC (Atrium Health) Raises Minimum Wage for ‘Teammates’ in Rome, GA

Georgia Bill Would Legalize Baby Boxes to Fight Infant Abandonment

Shocker – Most Georgia Hospitals Don’t Comply With Federal Price Listing Rule Until Fined

Northeast Georgia Health System partners with Glassbeam on pilot for medical imaging analytics

Vehicle carrying radioactive material crashes on its way to GA hospital

Memorial Health named as top teaching hospital in Georgia

EMS Failures And Tragic Delays Led to the Death of 15-Year-Old Amanda Sylvester | TSR Investigates (just the tip of the iceberg of waste/incompetence in Fulton/Atlanta)

Doctors Diagnose Liberal

UGA School of Medicine submits application for accreditation

Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville hit by cyberattack, Georgia Hospital Association confirms

Full 44 minute video, audio sheds light on College Park & Grady ambulance response for volleyball player who collapsed

Grady EMS says College Park ambulance could have rushed volleyball player who collapsed, later died to hospital

Dystopian ‘wanted’ posters of top health CEOs appear in New York City

Over 1,000 people sought medical help after BioLab fire, state agency says

College Park volleyball player collapses, dies: Grady EMS gives timeline of requested response

Stephens County Hospital Designated as Remote Treatment Stroke Center

SGMC Health Berrien Unveils New $15 Million Emergency Department: A Beacon for Rural Healthcare

Most Georgia hospitals fail to comply with federal price listing rule until fined

Southeast Georgia Health System Announces Departure of President & CEO in March 2025

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (Atrium Health) expands EMS to Wilkinson County with $600,000 investment

Ga. hospital safety ratings decline

Woman fired, jailed over fraudulent use of nursing license

Phoebe joins national health equity initiative

Letter: Georgia state lawmakers praise MCG growth plans, Columbia County hospital

NBC 10 I-Team: Rhode Island bans standard ambulance diversions

Opioid overdose deaths declined in the past year in Georgia, CDC data shows

Propped up C.D.C. Director Fears R.F.K. Jr. May Share ‘Misinformation From a Place of Power’

Holding the Wall – HCA Healthcare asks judge to toss Buncombe lawsuit; Responds to AG Stein

The STD epidemic has slowed dramatically in the U.S. but not in Georgia

1 in 3 Surgery Patients Suffer Complications

Jenkins County hospital closing

Shocker – ‘An IT disaster’ | Consumers having issues with Georgia Access portal

Atrium Health Navicent cuts ribbon on new Warner Robins primary care clinic to suck more money out of Georgia and into Charlotte, NC

Kennesaw State and Wellstar double nursing student enrollment

Nurses at Antelope Valley Hospital give 10-day notice they plan to hold unfair labor practice strike

Judge voids actions of illegal board meetings at north Missouri hospital

Brainwashed physician says there’s ‘concern’ in health care industry about RFK Jr.

Judge gives NH more time to end ER boarding of psychiatric patients

‘I feel like they failed me’: North Texas woman says her baby fell on a Dallas freestanding ER floor after she gave birth

Former Army Ranger found his path to medical school through Mayo Clinic’s Military Medicine program

Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation Announces Partnership with Ukraine’s UNBROKEN

Book reviews for premed students

Statesboro ER doctor to appear on cable TV shows – Statesboro Herald