Stapleton
Stapleton, GA · Health
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Tricare, Medicare, on-post, off-post — the rules are changing
FORT GORDON, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — Thousands of military retirees in the Augusta area are navigating changes to their health care coverage once they turn 65, as Tricare, Medicare and on-post and off-post rules shift for beneficiaries. Brenda Daniels joined the Army after a disagreement with her mother. She said...
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Aiken Regional to open new ER in North Augusta
Aiken Regional Medical Centers will host an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 2 for its new freestanding emergency department, ER at Martintown, ahead of the facility’s planned September opening. The new emergency department, located at 407 W. Martintown Road in North Augusta, will provide 24/7 emergency care for adults and children. During the event, Aiken Regional CEO Matt Merrifield and North Augusta Mayor Briton Williams will discuss the facility, its services and the impact expanded emergency care access will have on the growing community. Attendees will also be able to tour the facility and meet members of the ER at Martintown team. More: Measles case confirmed in unvaccinated Atlanta resident. What to know The 12,032-square-foot facility includes 13 private exam rooms, around-the-clock on-site physicians, laboratory services, CT scans and X-ray imaging. Patients who require hospitalization can be admitted directly to Aiken Regional Medical Centers or transferred to a hospital of their choice. ER at Martintown will become Aiken Regional’s third emergency department serving Aiken County, joining the hospital’s main emergency department and ER at Sweetwater. According to the health system, ER at Sweetwater has treated an estimated 2,500 patients per month since opening in August 2022. The open house
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Thomson Health Fair bridges crucial healthcare gap for rural community
THOMSON, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The parking lot at Springfield Baptist Church was packed Saturday morning as residents and neighbors gathered for the church’s annual Community Health Fair. The event is part of an ongoing, vital effort to bridge the gap between health services and rural communities, providing access to...
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Ga. lawmakers hold health care oversight meeting in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Georgia House study committee met Wednesday in Augusta with medical leaders to explore ways to expand healthcare access across the state. Rep. Mark Newton is part of the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee Health and Healthcare Oversight, and led Wednesday’s hearing. He said Georgia ranks 40th in the nation for physicians per capita and said the state’s population has nearly doubled in 30 years, deepening the need for more doctors — particularly in rural and high-need areas.
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Ossoff, Warnock press Pentagon again over cuts at Fort Gordon hospital
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First/WRDW) — Georgia Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are renewing their push to save inpatient care at Fort Gordon’s Eisenhower Army Medical Center. Saying troops, families and veterans in the Augusta area deserve clearer answers, Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock this week...
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AU Celebrates the New Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center
Augusta University President Russell T. Keen joined Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp, University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue and Wellstar President and CEO Ketul J. Patel for the grand opening of the Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center in Grovetown on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The event celebrated the completion of...
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Doctors Hospital to close pelvic floor therapy services by end of August
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Pelvic Floor Therapy services at Doctors Hospital will close at the end of the month, according to hospital officials. The hospital will discontinue the services on August 21, officials say. Officials say all impacted patients will be contacted. Officials are also assisting with referrals to other...
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Ossoff, Warnock press Pentagon again over cuts at Fort Gordon hospital
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Georgia Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are renewing their push to save inpatient care at Fort Gordon’s Eisenhower Army Medical Center. Saying troops, families and veterans in the Augusta area deserve clearer answers, Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock this week sent a new letter to War Department officials after the agency missed a response deadline the senators set in June.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks to the press as Georgia governor's race takes shape