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Augusta on the list of new senior care medical centers

Humana and its senior-focused primary care brands, CenterWell Senior Primary Care and Conviva expect to add 20-30 clinics in 2025—including Augusta. Some will open inside Walmart locations—though it’s not clear if that will be the Augusta location. As of the end of 2024, the health organizations deliver care to approximately 390,000 seniors in more than 340 centers as of Dec. 31, 2024. The organization focuses on bringing quality, affordable, personalized care to seniors primarily in underserved communities and in areas without access to senior primary care. “With our expansion efforts,

Staff Report March 2, 2025 No Comments

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Combatting nursing shortages thanks to $11.5 million legal settlement

Progress is being made on two major construction projects at Aiken Technical College (ATC) on Jefferson Davis Highway. As part of an overall campus improvement plan, ATC is demolishing some of the old buildings, clearing the way for new construction. A location has now been selected for a new health sciences building. It will be a 30,000-square-foot facility to house the nursing program. “It’s going to be for our CNAs, LPNs, ADNs. And then the current health science building, which houses nursing, we can explore that space for renovations, whether

Dana Lynn McIntyre March 2, 2025 No Comments

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Raising the bar on cancer research funding

An organization that has generated millions of dollars for local cancer research projects is coming back stronger after Hurricane Helene. PACELINE is a nonprofit organization working with the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) Foundation to support the Georgia Cancer Center (GCC) at MCG. It had to cancel its signature event, PaceDay 2024, in the wake of the hurricane. Leaders used the opportunity to survey their supporters on how to make the October 2025 event a comeback year. The decision was to make 2025 more inclusive by adding walking and running

Dana Lynn McIntyre February 27, 2025 No Comments

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Step forward for Georgia’s second public medical school

A new medical school set for the University of Georgia (UGA) campus in Athens has been approved for the next step in the accreditation process. A news release said the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) announced it had granted candidate status for the UGA School of Medicine. The approval indicates the medical education program for the school has progressed toward meeting LCME’s accreditation standards. “I am proud of the tremendous progress we have made toward enrolling the first class of students in the UGA School of Medicine,” said President

Dana Lynn McIntyre February 20, 2025 No Comments

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Check Your Heart at the Door Tomorrow

Women constitute half the population, workforce, and community and are responsible for over 80 percent of a family’s medical decision-making. Therefore, women’s well-being plays a pivotal role in shaping the overall health of families and communities, according to the McKinsey Health Institute. The North Augusta Chamber has joined in February’s Go Red for Women Month, the American Heart Association’s national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women. Tomorrow is the Chamber’s Women in Business How to Be Heart Smart luncheon. It will be held at the North Augusta Community

Mitzi Oxford February 18, 2025 No Comments

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Major Healthcare Investment to Benefit CSRA

A new facility planned by Augusta University got a boost from Atlanta and is expected to benefit the school and the region. Ga. Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) amended FY 2025 budget includes nearly $100 million to fund the construction of a new research building for Augusta University’s Health Sciences campus. Dr. Russell Keen, President of Augusta University, told ABD this is an exciting time for the university as it expands its reputation for research. “This building is the beginning of an aggressive strategy to grow not only our researchers and

Dana Lynn McIntyre January 28, 2025 No Comments

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Kemp’s amended budget has good news for Augusta

Ga. Gov. Brian Kemp (R) pointed to the Peach State’s continued economic health in his 2025 State of the State address on Jan. 16. He said Georgia had withstood unforeseen challenges, including a pandemic and major weather disasters, while retaining its number one ranking as the best state to do business for the 11th year. Kemp’s speech highlighted the broad strokes of the state’s economic picture, past and future, and included a call to lower the personal income tax to 5.19% from the current 5.39%. However, in his amended FY2025

Dana Lynn McIntyre January 27, 2025 No Comments

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Different Way to Access Health Care

The Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce kicked off its 2025 Third Thursday series with a look at a different option for receiving health care. Dr. Rob Lamberts of Welcome Health presented Cut Costs, Not Care, a way individuals can access healthcare, and business owners can provide benefits to employees. Lamberts leads an Augusta area medical practice that provides what is called Direct Primary Care (DPC). It is a membership-based alternative payment model that uses a flat, monthly, or annual fee to access unlimited primary care and preventive services. “There are

Dana Lynn McIntyre January 22, 2025 No Comments

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A Dadventure unlike any other

Editor’s note: When Wes Hennings contributes to ABD, the topic usually revolves around Working for the Weekends and where you can take your kids for some fun and games. Today’s Dadventure is different. It’s a lifesaving trip he takes with his daughter. You’re never prepared for your child to receive a devastating diagnosis. But it’s news we received before our daughter was even born. She would live her life facing Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a disease that until just a few years ago, was almost always deadly before the age of

Wes Hennings January 2, 2025 No Comments

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Holidays are here and so is Helene Fatigue

Christmas is tomorrow. While many will have the day off from work to celebrate with family, others are still reeling from Hurricane Helene. It’s been close to three months since the storm ravaged much of the CSRA with 100 mph wind gusts and torrential rain. The signs of long-term recovery are prevalent. While much progress has been made on debris removal, there are still piles of limbs in many directions. Homeowners are still waiting for electrical repairs, fence replacements, stump removal, and other home repairs. Recently, two out of the

Mitzi Oxford December 23, 2024 No Comments

Augusta on the list of new senior care medical centers

Combatting nursing shortages thanks to $11.5 million legal settlement

Raising the bar on cancer research funding

Step forward for Georgia’s second public medical school

Check Your Heart at the Door Tomorrow

Major Healthcare Investment to Benefit CSRA

Kemp’s amended budget has good news for Augusta

Different Way to Access Health Care

A Dadventure unlike any other

Holidays are here and so is Helene Fatigue

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