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WEBHealth Care Today: Healthcare systems COVID-19 safety response. Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:39 PM PDT. Find out what some local hospitals are doing to …

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SGMC prepares to open new Women’s Health Center

WEBVALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC) is expanding women’s health with a new center opening up Monday. Three Valdosta …

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Looking back at the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic

WEBALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - One year ago, cases of the coronavirus began to emerge in the Southwest Georgia Public Health District (SWHD). Looking back, Dr. …

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Albany clinic takes steps to expand access to free medical …

WEBPublished: Oct. 26, 2023 at 2:02 PM PDT. ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The Roberts Clinic, inside the Dougherty County Health Department, is expanding access to free medical …

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Sen. Ossoff helps secure funding to strengthen healthcare …

WEBCurrently, SGMC Health Berrien has a three-room ED. Sen. Ossoff, with the help of Republicans and Democrats, delivered $1,871,000 for the project through the …

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Highly contagious virus spreads throughout south …

WEBHealth officials are warning south Georgia residents about a highly contagious virus that is spreading around the region. It's called the norovirus. It begins …

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City of Dawson hosts grand opening of new medical center

WEBALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The citizens of Dawson and Terrell County will now have access to more healthcare. Their new medical center is an extension of Albany …

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Access Centers for Mental Health

WEBHospitals like Intermountain Health are seeing remarkable results. The number of mental health crisis patients, system wide, went from 18,000 in 2017 to …

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New medical center coming to Dawson

WEBMaking the move from their location at 420 Johnson Street to their new location on 505 Forrester Drive will ultimately give them more space. They are moving …

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Toss the Cuff: A New Blood Pressure Patch is Here

WEBIn the BioBeat skin patch, light bounces from a sensor to the heart, then back to the patch, measuring heart rate, blood oxygen, and your blood pressure without …

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Kemp signs a number of healthcare bills into law

WEBPublished: May. 2, 2023 at 2:32 PM PDT. ATLANTA (WALB) - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a number of healthcare-related bills into law on Tuesday. The bills, according to …

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Berrien Co. SGMC campus to receive major emergency room …

WEBNASHVILLE, Ga. (WALB) - South Georgia Medical Center Health (SGMC) has secured $1.87 million in additional funding to construct a new emergency room at its …

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South Health District warns public of increased rabies risk as …

WEBPublished: Mar. 18, 2024 at 9:48 AM PDT. ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The South Health District’s (SHD) Environmental Health Department is reminding the public that many …

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SGMC Health openings Women’s Health Patterson in Valdosta

WEBBy Ty Grant. Published: Nov. 20, 2023 at 1:10 PM PST. VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - SGMC Health and the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber hosted a ribbon …

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Lee Co. Medical Center receives state approval to move forward

WEBPublished: Aug. 10, 2022 at 3:02 PM PDT. LEESBURG, Ga. (WALB) - Officials with the Lee County Medical Center say they feel good that the hospital project is continuing to move …

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UPDATE: Jimmy Carter marks 1 year in hospice care

WEBPublished: Feb. 16, 2024 at 3:00 PM PST | Updated: Feb. 19, 2024 at 10:24 AM PST. PLAINS, Ga. (WALB) - Sunday, February 18 marks one year since former President …

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150K Ga. children without health coverage, Sen. Ossoff demands …

WEBALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Nearly 150,000 children no longer have health insurance after the state of Georgia unenrolled them from their health coverage, …

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Racing returns to Atlanta: Ambetter Health 400

WEBBy Tristin Clements. Published: Feb. 19, 2024 at 12:14 PM PST. HAMPTON, Ga. (WALB) - Stock car racing is returning to the Atlanta Motor Speedway. …

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Health officials warn of counterfeit Botox injections after more …

WEB(AP) - U.S. health officials issued a warning Tuesday about counterfeit Botox injections that have sickened 22 people. Half of the individuals have ended up in the …

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