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Publix Raises Over $331,000 for Local Charities Publix Super Markets Atlanta Division raised $331,834 during the 2008 Food For All holiday season fundraiser. The campaign gave customers the opportunity to make a $1, $3 or $5 contribution during checkout. Thirty-four regional charities were presented with checks during the month of May, including a $3,135.65 check to The Children’s Village at Christian City. L to R: Anthony Thompson, Ponce de Leon Publix store manager; James Parker, Cheshire Square Publix store manager; Heidi Becker, Christian City Director of Marketing & Development; John Clark, Publix District Manager; Phil Kouns, Children’s Village at Christian City COO; Spence Faucher, Piedmont Publix store manager; Keith Tait, Plaza Midtown Publix store manager Clayton State to Streamline Education for Registered Nurses Following the recent action of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG), Clayton State University’s School of Nursing is preparing to streamline the higher education process for Registered Nurses (RN). The RN-MSN program will be streamlined for licensed RNs who don’t have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing but are interested in the Masters program, giving them the opportunity to earn both a BSN and MSN at the same time. The new program will help address the critical shortage of nursing personnel statewide. HMC Wound Healing Center Earns Joint Commission Certification Henry Medical Center’s Wound Healing Center, which specializes in the treatment of chronic wounds that have not responded to previous treatment in more than 30 days, has been awarded the Joint Commission’s Certificate of Distinction for wound care. “The staff and I are proud to participate in a program at HMC which enhances the high standard of care being provided to such a great community,” says program director Karen Benedikt. HMC Relays for a Cancer Cure Henry Medical Center employees, family members and friends rallied together Friday night, May 1 to show their determination to find a cure for cancer. HMC hosted three tents and sold cotton candy, peanuts, fish sandwiches, hotdogs, hamburgers, sodas and water during the evening as part of its fundraising efforts; they raised $3,216.72 during this year’s Relay for Life campaign. HMC’s Laurel Park to Receive National Award Henry Medical Center’s Laurel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation facility has been recognized as one of the 2009 recipients of the Step I National Quality Award presented by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). This year 664 nursing and assisted living facilities from across the nation applied for the quality award at this level. Laurel Park was one of 435 facilities to receive the award. Awards will be presented during AHCA/NCAL’s 60th Annual Convention and Exposition October 4-7, 2009 in Chicago, IL. HMC Offers Free Prostate Screenings Henry Medical Center will provide free prostate screenings on Sat, Sept 19, 9am-2pm in the Foundation Education Center. Candidates must be male; 40 or older (35-40 with a family history of prostate cancer); with no personal history of prostate cancer, no blood in urine, no pain on urination or difficulty urinating; and must not have participated in a prostate screening in the last year. Pre-registration is required. To register, call the Community Education Department at 678-604-1040.
Lake Spivey Road Race The second annual Lake Spivey Road Race 15K / 5K / 1M and Tot-Trot is scheduled for Sat, Nov 7, 8am at Clayton County International Park. The 15K course, one of only 3 USATF certified 15K courses in Georgia, is one of the prettiest in the state it includes neighborhoods around Lake Spivey and Lake Jodeco. The 5K course is also USATF certified. The race benefits Rainbow House, a shelter for abused and neglected children. For more information, contact Neil Farmer, Race Director at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . PFH Offers Weekend Heart Disease Screening Piedmont Fayette Hospital (PFH) now offers Cardiac CT for Calcium Scoring screenings on Saturday mornings. Cardiac scoring helps physicians determine a patient’s risk for heart disease, even if they currently have no symptoms. Early detection can make an enormous difference in effective treatment for heart disease. A 64-slice CT (computed tomography) scanner takes pictures of the heart and determines calcium build-up in the arteries, a direct indication of heart disease. The simple, non-invasive procedure takes 15 minutes and costs $125. Doctors’ referrals and appointments are required. Call 770-719-7007 to schedule an appointment. PFH Named 2009 Most Wired Hospital for Fifth Consecutive Year Piedmont Fayette Hospital has been named one of the nation’s Most Wired hospitals, according to the results of the 2009 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study released in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. Three of the five Georgia hospitals named to the list are part of the Piedmont Healthcare system. “We’re proud the Most Wired Survey & Benchmarking Study has recognized Piedmont Fayette for the fifth consecutive year as a Most Wired hospital,” said Darrell Cutts, president & CEO of PFH. Piedmont Healthcare Thanks Fayette County EMS for Saving Lives Piedmont Healthcare physicians and staff recently thanked Fayette County EMS staffers for their commitment to excellence that helped save the life of Ramzan Batliwala of Fayetteville. Joining in the celebration were: L to R, front: David Peace, Lieutenant, Fayette Co Fire Department & Emergency Services; Cory Crosbie, firefighter and EMT; and Terrance Kerney, firefighter and EMT (all involved in responding to the Batliwala 911 call) L to R, back: Ainsleigh Barrett, RTR, Piedmont Hospital (PH); Paula Sanders, RRT, RCIS, PH; Anna Kalynych, MD, Piedmont Heart Institute; Sheri Taylor, RTR, PH; Ramzan Batliwala, Fayette Co resident and heart attack survivor, with family members Hasina Batliwala and Shahina Batliwala; Denise Weatherington, RTR, PH; and Fayette County fire chief and public safety director M. Allen McCullough, PhD. Piedmont Physicians Welcomes Dr. Kimberly Edwards-Hall
Piedmont Physicians at Premier Medical welcomes Kimberly Edwards-Hall, MD, to its healthcare team. She joins Fatima Dalwai, MD, Don Griffin, MD, Theresa Hudson, MD, Archie Walden, MD, and Holly Hicks-DeRidder, PA-C. Date Change for “I Golf Fore Kids” Christian City’s Annual Fall Golf Classic has been re-scheduled to October 19, due to an important conflict. The tournament will take place at Eagle’s Landing Golf & County Club with a shotgun start at 11am. Format is Four-Person, Fort Lauderdale Scramble. All proceeds will benefit The Children’s Village at Christian City. Reserve your spot by calling 770-703-2636.
L to R: Patricia Defour, Environmental Services; Ashaki Borders, director of Environmental Services; and Louise Goodman, Environmental Services. HMC Receives Top Marketing & Public Relations Awards Henry Medical Center recently received three gold Target awards from Georgia Hospital Association’s Society for Healthcare Marketing & Public Relations. HMC earned the awards for: its maternity billboard, She’s everything. To you, and to us.; the hospital’s diagnostic imaging campaign, Image is Everything, aimed at local physicians; and photography. Hospitals all across Georgia competed for top recognition in numerous marketing and public relations categories. Judging was conducted by the Illinois Hospital Association. HMC Volunteers Honored at United Way Banquet HMC Announces New Operating Board Chair Steve Kay was recently named chair of the Henry Medical Center, Inc. Operating Board. Kay has served on various HMC boards since his first appointment to the Hospital Authority in 1987. Along with his current role as chair of the HMC, Inc. Operating Board (a position he held in the late 1990s), Kay is also chair of the hospital’s Business Development committee and vice chair of the Hospital Authority. Kay and his wife, Angela, have three children and have lived in Henry County for 24 years.
Blood Drive Hosted by HMC and LifeSouth Henry Medical Center and LifeSouth will hold a two-blood drive on Thurs, Aug 27, 1-7pm, and Fri, Aug 28, 10am-4pm. The two-day drive will be held in the Executive Dining Room located on the Ground Floor of the hospital’s South Tower. For more information, call Michelle Nunnally at 678-604-1026 or Jil Osborne at 678-284-0611. HMC Auxiliary Installs New Officers
Henry Medical Center’s Auxiliary recently held their annual meeting and installation of new officers. New officers include Edith Richardson, president; Shirley Wilkerson, first vice-president; Nancy DuPertius, second vice-president; Marlene Philbrick, recording secretary; Hazel Chaffin, corresponding secretary; Tiny Cook, Gift Gallery treasurer; Dot Bowden, Auxiliary treasurer; and Nell Norsworthy, Assistant Auxiliary treasurer. Auxiliary members Dawn Pompey and Betty Gecoma received the President’s Award. Nancy DuPertius was named Volunteer of the Year 2008-2009. For info on volunteering at HMC, call Mary Ann Hills at 678-604-1057. L to R: Dot Bowden, Tiny Cook, Hazel Chaffin, Nancy DuPertuis, Shirley Wilkerson, and Edith Richardson. 10th Annual Morehouse College Breast Cancer Awareness Walk This year’s Morehouse College Breast Cancer Awareness Walk is scheduled for Sat, Sept 26, starting at 8am. The Walk’s start and finish will be at the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel on the Morehouse College campus. The registration fee of $20 includes a t-shirt. For more information, contact Sandra Walker at 404-215-2675 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . PFH Increases Access to Breast Services Piedmont Fayette Hospital will be able to increase local access to breast services thanks to grants from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta Affiliate. The grants make it possible for Piedmont Fayette to increase services to uninsured and underinsured women. The $325,000, which was awarded to Piedmont Hospital and PFH, is an increase of $196,000 over the last program year and should help the hospitals serve a combined total of 800 additional patients. Piedmont Healthcare Opens Piedmont Surgery Specialists in Newnan Piedmont Newnan Hospital (PNH) welcomed general surgeon Sharon Davis, MD, FACS, to its medical staff and in July, Dr. Davis and Piedmont Healthcare opened Piedmont Surgery Specialists on PNH’s campus at 64 Hospital Road in Newnan. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. To schedule an appointment, call 678-423-9381. Powers Court Medical Center Coming to Tyrone A new multi-specialty medical center is being developed in Tyrone off Hwy 74, just 10 minutes from Piedmont Fayette Hospital. The multi-phased Medical Center will house five Medical Office Buildings (MOB), for a total of approximately 100,000 square feet of space. Powers Court Medical Center will contain potential medical specialties such as: Internal Medicine, Imaging, Family Medicine, Pain Management, Cardiology, Oncology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Podiatry, General Surgery, Urology, and Pulmonology. The development is spearheaded by Jeffrey Curtis, DO, FACOFP, Senior AME, founder and owner of The Doctor’s Office in Peachtree City and surrounding areas. Dr. Curtis states, "Powers Court Medical Center is an investment opportunity for physicians to become active owners in their own MOB as well as tenants." The design phase has been completed, and pre-leasing is under way with a projected construction date to begin in late 2009, and a projected completion date of Fall 2010. Medical Structures of America, LLC has planned the Development. For more information, contact Mr. Gary M. Stevens at 404-805-9775. Teen Volunteer Program Offers Learning Opportunity Twenty-one teens, ages 16 to 18 years old, served the community this summer at Henry Medical Center as part of the hospital’s teen volunteer program, sponsored by HMC’s Auxiliary. The teens received hands-on learning in many different medical fields while they served 40 to 50 hours over a six-week period during summer break.
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