Posts By: Sarah Brown

Coffee Regional Celebrates National Donate Life Month

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April 1, 2023 – (Douglas, Ga)   Coffee Regional Medical Center (CRMC) has joined other area hospitals, healthcare organizations, and the LifeLink Foundation to create a donation-friendly community through the Hospital Organ Donation Campaign. This national initiative is sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…. read more //

Mercer University School of Medicine Announces Community Partners in Rural Pediatric Health Care Initiative

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Feb. 23, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jennifer Falk, (478) 301-2319 or falk_jl@mercer.edu Mercer University School of Medicine Announces Community Partners in Rural Pediatric Health Care Initiative   MACON – A major initiative launched by Mercer University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to improve pediatric health care in rural Georgia will… read more //

Emory eICU services expand to two South Georgia hospitals for remote monitoring of critical care patients

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EMORY Health Sciences News http://emoryhealthsciences.org   Feb. 23, 2023   Media Contacts: Janet Christenbury, Emory Healthcare, jmchris@emory.edu Jamie Sinko, Memorial Hospital and Manor, jamies@mh-m.org Sarah Brown, Coffee Regional Medical Center, Sarah.Brown@coffeeregional.org   ATLANTA – Critical care patients at Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia, and Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Georgia, are receiving… read more //

Coffee Regional Medical Center achieves accreditation from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program®

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Douglas, Ga – CRMC meets all criteria as an MBSAQIP-Accredited Center, according to national quality standards established to deliver safe, high-quality metabolic and bariatric patient care   [January 20, 2023]: Patients seeking surgical treatment for obesity and related conditions have a high-quality choice for receiving care at a nationally accredited program that meets the highest… read more //

Coffee Regional Unveils Naming of it’s Hanna Family Cancer Center

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CRMC Unveils Naming of its Hanna Family Cancer Center   Douglas, Ga – December 23, 2022    In 2018, Coffee Regional Medical Center (CRMC) made the initial commitment and charted a plan to provide top-notch Oncology Services for our community. Each year CRMC has committed additional resources and enhanced services to deliver on this goal.     … read more //

Coffee Regional Medical Center Earns National Accreditation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons

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Douglas, Ga – October 27, 2022   The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation to the cancer program at Coffee Regional Medical Center. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years… read more //

Coffee Regional Continues to Offer Therapeutic Treatments for Those Diagnosed with COVID-19

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Douglas, Ga – January 25, 2022 – The prevalence of COVID-19 variants remains dynamic across the U.S. and South Georgia. Coffee Regional Medical Center actively assesses data on a continuous basis and adjusts COVID-19 therapeutic guidelines according to guidance from the FDA. CRMC continues to offer a Monoclonal Antibody Clinic for high-risk[1] individuals recently diagnosed with COVID-19 however,… read more //

Coffee Regional Named Orthopedic Center of Excellence

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January 20, 2022 – Coffee Regional Medical Center is proud to be designated as an Orthopedic Center of Excellence. This designation affirms CRMC’s excellence in the provision of diagnostic, surgical and therapy services related to orthopedic care. The requirements set forth by DNV, the accreditation organization CRMC was reviewed by, are based on the guidelines,… read more //

Hewatt “Mac” Sims, M.D. Presents at 75th Annual Georgia Orthopaedic Society Meeting

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October 28, 2021 – Douglas, Ga The history of orthopedics in Georgia dates back to 1897, when Mike Hoke, M.D., arrived in Atlanta as the first orthopedic surgeon in the state. As orthopedics expanded throughout Georgia, Dr. Charles “Ed” Irwin founded the Georgia Orthopaedic Society in 1946. The first meeting was held at Warm Springs,… read more //

Coffee Regional’s Heart & Vascular Center Opens 2nd state-of-the-art Cardiac Cath Lab 

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  Coffee Regional’s Heart & Vascular Center Opens 2nd state-of-the-art Cardiac Cath Lab    Douglas, Ga – October 27, 2021 –   Coffee Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is proud to announce that it has opened its 2nd state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization lab at its Heart & Vascular Center. The completion of this project offers enhancement and… read more //