Below you'll find the latest news about Spalding Regional Medical Center and health news important to you and your family. Click here to read the latest issue of HealthyTimes, our community newsletter.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Media Contact: Kathleen Smith
(770) 467-6256
Employees Honored for Commitment and Compassion
Hospital Celebrates with Annual Service Awards
GRIFFIN, GA – Friday, February 25, 2010 - Spalding Regional Medical Center held their Employee...
Friday, October 23, 2009 In an effort to reduce possible flu exposure to patients, staff and visitors, Spalding Regional Medical Center is implementing a new visitation policy during the flu season.
Until further notice, Spalding Regional is restricting the age of visitors...
Friday, October 16, 2009 Music, munchies, massages and mammograms is an opportunity to catch up with your girlfriends, relax and get your mammogram screening.
You bring your friends and we'll provide the party - together, we'll get more women screened for breast cancer.
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009 Melony Hosford, PharmD, a Pharmacist with Spalding Regional Medical Center, spoke to more than 150 peers at a meeting of the Georgia Society for Health-System Pharmacists (GSHP) on July 24, on the topic of antimicrobial stewardship.
Antimicrobial ...
Thursday, August 06, 2009 Spalding Regional Medical Center announced that it has received a UnitedHealth Premium® Specialty Center designation for its cardiovascular services. Hospitals must meet or exceed UnitedHealthcare’s rigorous quality criteria based on nationally reco...
Tuesday, July 07, 2009 Griffin, Ga. – Tuesday, July 7, 2009 – Rebecca Ruhl, Director of Hospital Compliance for Tenet Health System’s Spalding Regional Medical Center, has been appointed by Dr. Patrick Gallagher, Deputy Director of the Commerce Department’s National Insti...
Friday, May 01, 2009 GRIFFIN, Ga. – May 1, 2009 – Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced today that Spalding Regional Medical Center in Griffin, Ga., has been named to the company’s 2009 Circle of Excellence.
The Circle of Excellence honors T...
Thursday, December 18, 2008 The prestigious American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate for a quality diabetes self-management education program was awarded to the Spalding Regional Medical Center Diabetes Education program on August 25, 2008. ADA believ...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Spalding Regional Medical Center has announced plans to expand the Women’s Center service offerings to include women’s imaging and diagnostic services. The new department will be located inside the Women’s Center lobby on the back side of the hos...
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Beginning October 20, 2008, Spalding Regional Medical Center’s Radiology department will be digital thanks to the help of a new, major technology upgrade called PACS, Picture Archiving and Communication System. This new computer-based system brin...
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Spalding Regional Medical Center has received the Get With The GuidelinesSM–Heart Failure (GWTG–HF) Silver Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies that Spalding Regional has reached an aggressi...
Monday, July 14, 2008 Spalding Regional Medical Center has been recognized by the American Heart Association with the Bronze Performance Achievement Award and Silver Performance Achievement Award for successfully implementing the Get With The GuidelinesSM – Coronary ...
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Tenet Healthcare Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC), and Tenet’s Southern States Region announced today that they have awarded one-year college scholarships to 43 children of hospital and regional e...
Thursday, May 08, 2008 As we celebrate National Nurse’s Week and National Hospital & Healthcare Week (May 6 – 17), we would like to recognize the men and women who work hard every day to provide high quality, compassionate care for our patients and their families....
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced today that Spalding Regional Medical Center in Griffin has been selected to the company’s 2008 Circle of Excellence. The Circle of Excellence honors those Tenet hospitals that have performed ...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Heather and Stephen O’Pry were all smiles Sunday afternoon at Spalding Regional Medical Center. This was a much different occasion than they experienced three years ago at the hospital when their son, Hunter, was born premature and had to spend ...
Saturday, April 19, 2008 Spalding Regional Medical Center dedicated an operating room to the recently retired Dr. Lucian L. Tatum Jr. in a ceremony Friday afternoon. “This day is meant to honor Dr. Tatum, who has worked with us for over 40 years,” said John Quinn, chief...
Monday, April 14, 2008 Spalding Regional Medical Center has earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (QRCR) under a national program aimed at helping patients and families make informed decisions about the quality of respiratory care services available in hospitals...
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 In recognition of colon cancer awareness month in March, Spalding Regional Medical Center has developed a campaign to encourage men and women to talk about colon cancer, get screened and encourage their friends or family members to get screened as w...
Friday, January 18, 2008 Spalding Regional Medical Center, through the Tenet Healthcare Foundation, has awarded a $1,000 grant to Prevent Child Abuse Spalding, a subcommittee of the Spalding County Collaborative. The grant was used to help fund the First Steps program...
Thursday, January 17, 2008 The Women’s Center at Spalding Regional Medical Center has received a book cart from the March of Dimes through their NICU Bedside Reading Program. Roughly 1 in 10 newborns wind up in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) because they are born t...
Friday, December 28, 2007 Grant to help expand services for local uninsured. Spalding Regional Medical Center has donated $57,500 to the Hope Health Clinic, which provides medical services for the uninsured residents of Griffin and Spalding County. The Tenet Healthcar...
Thursday, December 06, 2007 Dozens gathered at Spalding Regional Medical Center (SRMC) Tuesday night for the annual Love Lights a Tree event that raised more than $1,500 for the American Cancer Society. The event began with a speech by hospital Chief Executive Officer Joh...
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 On November 1, 2007, Spalding Regional Medical Center will become a tobacco-free campus. Spalding Regional will join hospitals throughout the U.S. who have already implemented similar policies. The policy enforces Spalding Regional’s commitment to p...
Monday, October 29, 2007 Every 3 minutes a woman in the U.S. is diagnosed with breast cancer. The key to fighting this disease is early detection, through regular mammograms and monthly breast self-exams. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Spalding Regio...
Thursday, October 04, 2007 Spalding Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that Spalding Regional Urgent Care at Heron Bay will open on Monday, October 8. Spalding Regional Urgent Care at Heron Bay is Spalding Regional Medical Center’s first urgent care center facilit...
Friday, September 14, 2007 During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Spalding Regional Medical Center is encouraging women to focus on their breast health and take the one picture that could save her life – a mammogram....
Monday, September 10, 2007 Beginning this month, Spalding Regional Medical Center will begin offering the American Cancer Society’s FreshStart Smoking Cessation Program free to the community as a resource for those who want to quit. The class will be offered on a regular ...
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Tenet Healthcare Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC), and Tenet’s Southern States Region announced today that they have awarded $83,500 in one-year college scholarships to 38 children of hospital and ...
Sunday, August 19, 2007 More than 150 women attended the Women’s Heart and Stroke Conference on August 18 to learn more about heart disease - the #1 killer of women in the U.S. The event was presented by Spalding Regional Medical Center and the American Heart Associatio...
Thursday, August 09, 2007 On Saturday, August 18, Spalding Regional Medical Center and the American Heart Association will host the Women’s Heart and Stroke Conference at Griffin Technical College. Nearly 150 women have already signed up for the free, half-day event, w...
Monday, August 06, 2007 For the last six months, Spalding Regional Medical Center EMS employees participated in a wellness challenge to improve their health. EMS employees earned points for healthy activities, such as eating healthy and exercising. Overall, EMS imp...
Monday, July 30, 2007 Beginning November 1, 2007, Spalding Regional Medical Center will become a tobacco-free campus. At that time, the hospital will no longer permit employees, physicians, patients or visitors to use tobacco products anywhere on any hospital propert...
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 On June 5, 2007, the Emergency Department at Spalding Regional Medical Center launched a new paperless tracking and charting system that streamlines the patient experience including registration, triage, order entries, clinical documentation, dis...
Monday, June 04, 2007 Nearly 2,000 people attended the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event in Spalding County on May 19. This year’s event raised more than $192,000 for cancer research. Spalding Regional Medical Center was one of the event sponsors and also...
Friday, June 01, 2007 Rebecca Ruhl of Tenet Healthcare Corporation and Compliance Officer at Spalding Regional Medical Center has been appointed by William Jeffrey, Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to the 2007 Board of Examiners ...
Thursday, May 31, 2007 Tamara Ison was promoted to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Spalding Regional Medical Center and Sylvan Grove Hospital effective April 24, 2007. She had been serving as interim CFO of the facilities since February 5, 2007. Ison brings more th...
Monday, May 07, 2007 The Women’s Center at Spalding Regional Medical Center has been presented with a Johnson’s® Childbirth Nursing Award. The award “recognizes the dedication and skill of childbirth nurses and the care and support they provide to mothers and their ...
Sunday, May 06, 2007 “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give,” said Sir Winston Churchill. This quote is being used by Spalding Regional Medical Center this National Nurses Week and National Hospital and Healthcare Week, May 6 – 12, to recog...
Tuesday, May 01, 2007 Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced today that Spalding Regional Medical Center has been selected to the company’s 2007 Circle of Excellence. This is the third consecutive year that Spalding Regional has won the award. ...
Monday, April 23, 2007 Spalding Regional Medical Center hosted its ninth annual Angels in April event on Sunday, April 22. Angels in April is an annual reunion of newborns who have spent extra time in the Spalding Regional nursery and their families. More than 100 pe...
Friday, April 13, 2007 Spalding Regional Medical Center has earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (QRCR) from the American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC). Approximately 500 hospitals in the U.S., or about 10 percent, have applied for and received the awa...
Sunday, March 04, 2007 In support of National Patient Safety Awareness Week, from March 4 – 10, 2007, Spalding Regional Medical Center is participating with the National Patient Safety Foundation’s (NPSF) efforts to highlight effective communication as the patient safety ...
Friday, February 16, 2007 On February 15, 2007, 96 employees were recognized for their years of service to Spalding Regional Medical Center. This is a record number of service anniversaries for the hospital and combined, these employees have 1,068 years of experience. Th...
Friday, February 16, 2007 Spalding Regional Medical Center was voted the “Best Hospital” and Zach Holmes, Spalding Regional Emergency Medical Services, was named “Best EMT” in the Griffin Daily News' Best of the Best 2006 awards. The awards are conducted annually and org...
Monday, January 29, 2007 Spalding Regional Medical Center today announced the addition of stereotactic breast biopsy to its mammography services. Stereotactic, or x-ray guided, breast biopsy is an outpatient diagnostic procedure that is used to sample a breast abnormality. ...
Monday, January 01, 2007 Spalding Regional Medical Center is scheduled to open a Wound Healing Center early January 2008. The new outpatient center will be located at 528 South 8th Street in Griffin, near Spalding Regional Medical Center. Staffed by a variety of physi...
GRIFFIN, GA – Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - Spalding Regional Medical Center will be collecting cell phones in the Iris Café from April 5th to April 23rd. These cell phones will be donated to Cell Phones for Soldiers, an organization that collect...
GRIFFIN, GA – June 25, 2010 – Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced that a subsidiary has entered into a new agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia effective July 1, 2010. Financial terms of the agreement were n...
GRIFFIN, GA – Thursday, March 18, 2010 - Spalding Regional Medical Center, Sylvan Grove Hospital and Spalding Regional’s Urgent Care Center at Heron Bay are supporting the collaborative efforts of the Colon Cancer Alliance and the Cancer Resear...
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Spalding Regional Medical Center Reaches Agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia
GRIFFIN, GA – June 25, 2010 – Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced that a subsidiary has entered into a new agreement with Blue Cross...
Spalding Regional CEO discusses health care at chamber meeting
by Matthew W. Quinn
May 25, 2010
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Spalding Regional Medical Center Chief Executive Officer John Quinn spoke to the Government...
Tenet, Blue Cross unable to reach agreement
by Thomas Hoefer
June 4, 2010
Those who have medical insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGA) may soon need to visit a hospital other than Spalding Regional Medical Cente...
Tenet, Blue Cross reach agreement
by Matthew W. Quinn
June 26, 2010
Those who have Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) health insurance don’t need to worry about losing access to Spalding Regional Medical Center (SRMC) for non-emergency ...
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