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How We’re Improving Access To Top Level Cancer Care in Atlanta
As Saint Joseph’s Hospital moves forward in its exciting new partnership with Emory Healthcare, we want to make our community aware of new developments in the oncology department that are allowing Saint Joseph’s to collaborate with the Winship Cancer Institute More…
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New Year. New Partners in Excellence. Welcome Emory Healthcare.
There is a buzz inside the halls of Saint Joseph’s Hospital. It’s not one of New Year’s resolutions or post-holiday chatter, but the buzz of excitement and curiosity surrounding our future. Today is a new start for us and not in the New Year, new goals kind of way; at midnight on January 1st we became a part of the largest, most comprehensive health system in North Georgia. More…
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EMORY HEALTHCARE AND SAINT JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL CLOSE PARTNERSHIP DEAL
ATLANTA – Emory Healthcare and Saint Joseph’s Health System have successfully closed the terms of their partnership, effectively allowing the two preeminent health care systems to combine key strengths and resources, while meeting the needs of a rapidly growing More…
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Saint Joseph’s Hospital and Social Work: A Common Heritage
With only 50 cents in their possession and an intention of service in their hearts, Sisters Cecilia Carroll, Mary Helene Sheehan, Mary Borgia Thomas, and Mary Berchmans Young travelled from Savannah, GA in order to establish Saint Joseph’s Hospital More…
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Take Heart
Bastille Day, July 14, 2001, began my extraordinary journey toward heart health. I had a major heart attack at 2:00 in the afternoon in a doctor’s office that was already closed. Paramedics were 5 minutes away. The hospital was 10 minutes away. The blood clot in my LAD was to be burst… in 2 hours!! To this day I am amazed that I survived and frequently ask myself, who has that many blessings in one day? More…
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A New Debate: To PSA or Not
Both the local and national media are clamoring over it-it being a recommendation made from a government panel released last week that finds the PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test used in detecting prostate cancer does more harm than good. From the More…
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Time For All Things Pink
When everyday things suddenly turn pink, you can tell that Breast Cancer Awareness month is fast approaching. For me, October means I will take part in something to help curtail the disease by providing mammograms for the underserved, early diagnosis and new advancements in treatment via Komen For The Cure. Although I haven’t personally had to deal with the disease, the ‘one out of eight’ women (that’s 12%) statistic is daunting. It’s nearly impossible to find someone that doesn’t know one or more people – family, friends, co-workers – that have dealt with or are in the process of dealing with that diagnosis. More importantly, I believe that everyone should have at least one issue they feel passionately about and this one is mine. More…
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Eat Fresh and Celebrate National Farmers Market Week
This week is National Farmers Market Week which presents a great opportunity to get out and explore the many wonderful, local farmers markets we have in our area. We’ve included our favorite metro Atlanta markets, including local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs.
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Congratulations to all the Saint Joseph’s Physicians recognized by Atlanta Magazine as the Metro’s Best:
As seen in Atlanta Magazine’s ‘Top Doctors’ issue, Saint Joseph’s Physicians selected for recognition are listed in our blog by specialty. Congratulations to all who were included and to our cover docter, Douglas A. Murphy, M.D. We appreciate the expertise and professionalism each of these phyisicians brings to our staff and our patients everyday. More…
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It is Amazing What Just One Nurse can Do
What is Nursing? Who becomes a nurse? Why go into this field of stress, demands, long hours, and short staffing? As I have these thoughts entering my mind, I am staring out at my Unit where I have worked for More…
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Saint Joseph’s Hospital Welcomes a new Medical Director of the Heart Failure Clinic
Saint Joseph’s Hospital and the Emory Center for Heart Failure and Transplantation are pleased to welcome David Markham, MD, MSc, to the team as the medical director of the Heart Failure Clinic at Saint Joseph’s Hospital. Markham is an experienced More…
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Life-Saving Technology – Robotic Mitral Valve Replacement and Repair
Robots have long been a fantasy, a staple in science fiction for years. But with new technologies, science fiction has become more of a reality. Robots, are now in our everyday lives including aiding doctors in saving lives. Take for More…
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Sister Val, Providing Compassionate Care – 2013 Second Century Award Recipient
Since 2006, Emory Healthcare has honored distinguished health care and community leaders at the Second Century Award Dinner. Honorees are selected for their significant impact on the care of countless Georgians. These distinguished persons are nominated by Emory University Hospital, More…
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Vince and Barbara Dooley to present at Saint Joseph’s Hospital Cancer Survivorship Conference
Saint Joseph’s Hospital is proud to host the 13th Annual “Sharing the Journey Cancer Survivorship Conference,” on Saturday, April 20, 2013. The conference will be held in the Carroll Education Center at Saint Joseph’s Hospital and will begin with breakfast More…
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Robot or Not: Top 6 Benefits of Having Your Surgery Done at a Robotics Friendly Hospital
As medical technologies continue to evolve, patients now may have the option to choose between traditional or robotic surgery. While the latter may sound like something out of a Star Wars movie, choosing robotic surgery options may often afford a More…
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Saint Joseph’s Hospital celebrates 35 years on Pill Hill
March 18, 1978, was a Saturday. Gas cost about $1.25 a gallon, bread was about 50 cents a loaf and the Bee Gees “Night Fever” topped the Billboard chart of Top 100 songs. That same day, an important event was More…
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Emergency Kit Preparation Part 5: Your Comprehensive Emergency Kit & Checklist
So far in our emergency planning blog series, we’ve learned that proper planning, practice and a well stocked emergency supply kit is essential in protecting your family in the event of an emergency. In this blog post, we’ve wrapped up More…
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Emergency Kit Preparation Part 4: Medical Supplies
Properly stocked medical kits are essential to being fully prepared in the case of an emergency, whether medical, or otherwise. With the basic necessities in your medical kit, you’ll be better prepared to care for your loved ones when they’re More…
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Emergency Kit Preparation Part 3: Emergency Supplies
Emergencies and disasters are words that no family wants to hear, but unfortunately, they’re ones that can or will come up in everyone’s life. At Saint Joseph’s Hospital we want you to be prepared, so we’ve dedicated this blog post More…
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Emergency Preparation Part 2: Planning for Family Members and Pets During an Emergency
In Part I of our Emergency Preparedness blog series, we covered steps you should take to plan for your food and water supply in the event of an emergency. This week, it’s drill time… Whether you’re at work or school, More…