Athens Regional
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Regional Plans to Expand
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center recently filed documents to the Georgia Department of Community Health about launching a $171 million expansion project. The project would include demolishing the oldest portion of the hospital, constructing a seven-story tower and renovating existing nursing units. The hospital’s capacity would remain at 359 beds.…
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Athens-Clarke County
Oconee Sheriff Partners with Athens Regional to Provide Trauma Kits
The recent terrorists attacks in Paris and Brussels have prompted local officials to take action. Oconee County Sheriff is partnering with Athens Regional Medical Center to put trauma kits in every officer’s patrol car. Sheriff Scott Berry and Joyce Ebert Reifsteck, an Oconee County resident, developed a fund raising initiative to help buy the kits. Oconee…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Regional Trains for Disaster
Athens Regional will complete its training for mass casualty events, this afternoon in its medical services building. This training is being conducted by the National Disaster Life Support Foundation Advanced Disaster Life Support class. These classes are developed by four academic centers – one of them the University of Georgia. Exercise…
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UGA
UGA Student Passed Away this Morning
ATHENS, GA - A UGA Student died this morning at Athens Regional Medical Center of unknown causes.
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Regional Hosts Pink Glove Dance
By: Ashley ShahAhmadi Pink gloves…pink headbands…and pink wigs… These employees at Athens Regional are suiting up in pink for a good cause. “Someone came up with this great idea to ask people to wear a bunch of pink gloves and dance around and have fun and then they would…