Health & Wellness

Gwinnett Medical Center

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GMC to help community with Affordable Care Act
Seminar and Enrollment
Saturday, March 8
from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Lawrenceville, Ga. (February 25, 2014) – GMC is hosting an ACA enrollment event at the Resource Center to connect residents and resources as it relates to the national healthcare enrollment process. Seminars will be presented every hour on the hour highlighting the enrollment process. In addition, ACA healthcare navigators will be on-site to assist the public with the process.

Niraj Sharma, MD Cardiologist Cardiac Electrophysiologist Gwinnett Medical Center

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New Electrophysiology procedure lowers risk of sudden cardiac arrest

Lawrenceville, Ga. (February 5, 2014) – Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC) recently became only the second hospital in Georgia, and the first in North Metro Atlanta, to conduct a subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator (SICD) procedure. Recently approved by the FDA, SICD has advantages over the conventional implanted defibrillators in that it does not require a wire into the heart.

Go Red!

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Go Red for Women Celebration
with Eastside Medical Center!

Did you know heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women and  more deadly than all forms of cancer?

Did you know that 80% of heart attacks and strokes can be treated and prevented? 

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Eastside Medical Center named Blue Distinction Center Designation for Quality
The Blue Distinction® Designation Aids Consumers and
Employers in Choosing High-Performing Hospitals
By Staff Reports

Snellville, GA (January 27, 2014) - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia has named Eastside Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery®. The Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care® program is a national designation awarded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality specialty care – which expanded recently to include more robust quality measures focused on improved patient health and safety.

  1. Eastside Medical Center named Blue Distinction Center Designation for Quality (2)
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  3. Duluth Hospital Administrator recognized for contributions
  4. Doctoring… in the family
  5. Meet Dr. Ben Abraham and his Staff
  6. Glaucoma Cases rise
  7. Smiles By Simmons
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