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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Medical

Local business owners plan community health fair

Today is your last day to sign up to be a vendor at a health fair created by two local business owners. Kimberly Beasley, the owner of Curvitude Boutique, which sells women’s athletic wear, and Jamilah Dukes, owner of The S.O.U.L Market, which offers a variety of wellness services, including yoga classes, have planned the first-ever…

ByJosh HeathMarch 6, 20230Comments

Consumer Stories Medical

Local hospital makes list for best bariatric surgery

Need to lose weight? Need to exercise more? Those may sound like New Year’s resolutions, but the fact is many of us fall into that category and most are in the southeast, including Georgia and South Carolina. More than 42 percent of adults in the United States are currently obese, while nearly three-quarters are overweight, according…

ByStaff ReportMarch 5, 20230Comments

Consumer Stories Medical

Local school helps curb nursing shortage with new program

South Carolina is among five states projected to have the biggest nursing shortage in the U.S. by 2030 and will need more than 10,000 new nurses to fill the gap. As ABD has reported, Aiken Regional is offering $25,000 sign-on bonuses for qualified nurses. Now, Aiken Tech School of Nursing will take a step to address…

ByMitzi OxfordMarch 5, 20230Comments

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CSRA businesses scramble for employee healthcare coverage as Humana exits Group Medical Plans

Major insurer Humana is leaving group commercial healthcare and major medical plans to focus on government-funded programs, and ancillary benefits such as ambulance transportation, blood, drugs, and medical supplies. This impacts employers and their employees under plans which are fully insured, self-funded, and those with Federal Employees Health Benefits medical plans. “Employers need to prepare for…

ByMitzi OxfordFebruary 27, 20230Comments

Consumer Stories Medical Openings

Medical helicopter has new home at Augusta Regional Airport

Augusta University Health’s AirCare helicopter’s recently completed hangar was dedicated on Feb.23 at Augusta Regional Airport. Dr. Phillip Coule, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Augusta University Health System, said they knew AirCare was needed, especially to help serve the rural parts of Georgia. However, he didn’t anticipate how much of an impact the helicopter…

ByDana Lynn McIntyreFebruary 26, 20230Comments

Consumer Stories Medical Openings

Evans doctor to open medical spa

Dr. Neeraja Chandrasekaran wants to help her clients improve their self-confidence by making them look and feel younger. Early next month, Chandrasekaran, a local family medicine physician, plans to launch Luna Medical Spa, which will be located inside Le’ Salon Day Spa at 807-B Oakhurst Drive in Evans. She will begin accepting clients next week. The business…

ByJosh HeathFebruary 2, 20230Comments

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Local real estate broker raises funds for heart disease research

When Nancy Powell’s mother had open-heart surgery at age 50, she wasn’t expected to live much longer, but thanks to advances in heart disease research, she’s feeling much better at 75. That’s why Powell, a local real estate broker and owner of Powell & Associates Inc., is actively raising funds for the American Heart Association. She will…

ByJosh HeathJanuary 23, 20230Comments

Medical

Free presentations help navigate Medicare

Trying to sort through the avalanche of commercials, direct mail, and social media advertisements for Medicare can be more complicated than driving through Atlanta rush hour traffic. That’s why Russell Turner founded Navigating My Medicare. “I hear it every single day from callers who say they need help navigating the system for doctors, medications, and to…

ByMitzi OxfordJanuary 22, 20230Comments

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Local Hospital offers hefty nurse sign-on bonuses

As ABD has previously reported, there is a nursing shortage in the CSRA and across the country which was amplified by the pandemic. Also in today’s economic update, Simon Medcalfe reports that Augusta has seen a drop in employment levels for health services which remain below pre-pandemic levels. Across the river, Aiken Regional Medical Centers is…

ByMitzi OxfordJanuary 17, 20230Comments

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Local cosmetologist offers one-on-one skin and nail care

As far as she knows, Lisa Leanne offers the CSRA’s only laydown pedicure and gives her clients a unique experience they can’t find at other nail salons. Leanne, a licensed master cosmetologist, has owned Esthetics with Love Salon and Spa located at 930 Stevens Creek Road, Suite 4 in Augusta for a little over a year.…

ByJosh HeathJanuary 16, 20230Comments