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Eastside Senior Team awarding Alton C. Crews Middle School principal and winning student Shayda Torab with $500 donation to their school in honor of this accomplishment. L-R: Dr. Stephen Higgins, Eastside Medical Center Chief Medical Officer, Amy Wheeler, Eastside Medical Center Chief Financial Officer, Dr. Omar Hadi, Mako Trained Orthopedic Surgeon at Eastside Medical Center, Dr. Stacey Schepens, Alton C. Crews Middle School Principal, Shayda Torab, Eastside Name Our Robot Contest Winner, Trent Lind, Eastside Medical Center Chief Executive Officer, Chad Lockhart, Eastside Medical Center Chief Operating Officer

Alton C. Crews Middle School student’s “R2-Knee2” wins hospital’s Name Our Robot contest

November 19, 2018

Eastside Medical Center celebrated the addition of the hospital’s new surgical robot, the Mako System robotic-arm, with an open house, ribbon cutting, and Name Our Robot awards ceremony on Thursday, October 25 at their main hospital located at 1700 Medical Way in Snellville. Attendees included hospital leaders, community leaders, chamber members, and Gwinnett and Walton County middle school principals, teachers, and students.

What does it mean when you have a herniated disc in your back?

November 18, 2018

At least 80% of people will experience back pain at some time during their life. One common cause of back pain is a lumbar disc herniation. Most frequently, this occurs at the lowest two levels, L4-5 and L5-S1, where most of the forces in movement are greatest.

Peripheral Artery Disease

October 10, 2018

Are you experiencing leg pain?
Leg pain comes in many shapes and sizes. It can be dull and aching or sharp and stabbing. Even tightness and tingling leg pain can be quite uncomfortable.

All you need to know about Sepsis

September 15, 2018

September is Sepsis Awareness Month: Every time I walk into the emergency room to admit a patient diagnosed with sepsis, I meet patients who are very scared but do not entirely understand their diagnosis. Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by the body’s response to an infection and can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and potentially death.

Perinatal Depression

August 22, 2018

Identifying pregnant and post-partum women with depression is extremely important because untreated perinatal depression and other mood disorders can have devastating effects on women, infants, and families.

Eastside Medical Center joins Sarah Cannon Early Breast Cancer Detection Study

August 5, 2018

Sarah Cannon, the Cancer Institute of HCA Healthcare, announced today that Eastside Medical Center will participate in a new study, called STRIVE, which focuses on developing a test for early cancer detection. The STRIVE Study is designed to determine if a blood test can complement mammography screenings by identifying genetic material arising from tumors to help discover breast and other cancers at their earliest stages.

Eastside Urgent Care opens new location in Grayson Georgia

August 3, 2018

New Location Delivers Care to More Patients

Eastside Urgent Care is pleased to announce the opening of their new Grayson location at 2594 Loganville Highway, Suite 101. The new Grayson location complements existing Eastside Urgent Care locations in Lawrenceville, Snellville, and Lilburn.

What is a Urogynecologist?

June 12, 2018

A urogynecologist is a surgeon who has specialized in the care of women with pelvic floor disorders. The pelvic floor is a set of muscles, ligaments and connective tissue in the lowest part of the pelvis that provides support for a woman’s internal organs, including the bowel, bladder, uterus, vagina, and rectum.

ECT: Time-tested, Forgotten, Treatment of the Future

May 16, 2018

Drs. Cerletti and Bini performed the first electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) treatment in Italy in 1938. ECT is the oldest psychiatric treatment in psychiatry still in use. Since 1938, ECT has evolved significantly to optimize the balance between minimal side effects and maximum efficacy.