Gwinnett Medical Center

Pictured Left: Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC) announced in December 2011 cardiac and thoracic surgeons Alexander G. Justicz, MD, (left) and David A. Langford, MD, (right) joined the hospital system and will serve as the lead surgeons at the new Strickland Heart Center. Center Photo: Gwinnett Medical Center Lawrenceville. Pictured Right is a photo of a patient at Glancy Rehabilitation Center.

GMC is transforming healthcare

With a motto of Transforming Healthcare, Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC) is perfectly poised to serve the health needs of its citizens and those beyond the county borders. But as the motto more subtlety infers, the hospital system’s areas of expertise cover a lot of ground.

Heart attacks and most strokes are triggered when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel in the heart or brain

Stroke awareness: be a hero

May is Stroke Awareness Month, and learning how to recognize and respond when someone has a heart attack or a stroke, can make you a hero. Here are the basics from Gwinnett Medical Center, the region’s leader in cardiac and stroke care.