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LifeSouth warns of critical blood shortage impacting hospitals
OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - Across the nation, the need for blood is at an all-time high. Since COVID-19, blood donation levels have plummeted and blood centers are struggling to supply area hospitals. In Alabama, hospitals are warning that the lack of blood is detrimental to patient care. “Levels before COVID,...
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Health Break - St. Francis Emory-Healhtcare
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Georgia hospital to reopen as critical access facility after closing 5 years ago
Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert, which closed in October 2020, has received funding to reopen as a critical access hospital, NBC and ABC affiliate WALB reported May 2. Renovations for the hospital will take about a year and a half, Steve Whatley, chairman of the Randolph County (Ga.)...
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LifeSouth warns of critical blood shortage impacting hospitals
OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - Across the nation, the need for blood is at an all-time high. Since COVID-19, blood donation levels have plummeted and blood centers are struggling to supply area hospitals. In Alabama, hospitals are warning that the lack of blood is detrimental to patient care. “Levels before COVID,...
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Randolph County Hospital to reopen after 5-year closure
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Central Georgia summer burn ban begins May 1 | What residents need to know
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — The Warner Robins Fire Department reminded residents on Wednesday that the annual summer burn ban goes into effect May 1 and continues through September 30, prohibiting the burning of yard debris and land-clearing materials in 54 Georgia counties, including all of Central Georgia. The Georgia...
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Attorney responds to Columbus councilors' allegations over COVID funds
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Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Designated as a Level III Neonatal Care Facility
Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown has been designated a level III neonatal care facility by the Department of Public Health in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. “Our caring, compassionate staff have provided high-quality, personalized care to women and their babies for...
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Chattahoochee Riverkeeper sees few improvements in water from Phenix City Plant
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Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown designated as a level three neonatal care facility
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown has been designated a level III neonatal care facility by the Department of Public Health in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. “Our caring, compassionate staff have provided high-quality, personalized care to women...
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Health Break - St. Francis OBGYN Associates
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REAL ID will be enforced starting May 7
Historic building to be transformed into Civil Rights and Cultural Center. The Americus Colored Hospital opened in 1923 because, at the time, there were no medical services available for African Americans in Southwest Georgia. Updated: 20 hours ago. On March 21, officers responded to the 600 block of West Madison...
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Georgia system CEO exits after 1 month
Robert Parker, who was appointed CEO of Columbus, Ga.-based St. Francis-Emory Healthcare in March, exited the role within the same month. Bill Little has been named CEO, effective April 21, according to an April 16 news release from the two-campus, 376-bed regional health system. He brings more than 30 years of hospital leadership experience, including CEO roles at four hospitals.
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Chattahoochee Riverkeeper sees few improvements in water from Phenix City Plant
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper said they’ve seen little improvement over the levels of pollution dumped into the water by the Phenix City Wastewater Treatment Plant since a lawsuit was filed in 2024. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) filed the lawsuit in 2024 claiming...