Tanner Health System News
Through funds raised by the Bremen High School Powder Puff football game, the school’s Student Government Club made a generous donation of $500 to Tanner Medical Foundation’s Mammogram Assistance Fund. Each woman has a 1-in-8 chance of developing breast cancer, and mammograms are considered the best way to find the disease early. Tanner’s Mammogram Assistance Fund makes this essential screening possible for women who could not otherwise afford it. “We are so proud to once again partner with the Bremen Hi...
At approximately 9 p.m. Thursday evening, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton's new emergency department expansion experienced a failure of the fire suppression line, causing the release of large quantities of water, covering the entire first floor in about two inches. Fire alarm systems were automatically activated and the Carrollton Fire Department responded within minutes. Tanner employees from literally all parts of the organization worked side-by-side with fire department officials into the night to c...
John Pearson, MD, a board-certified urologist, is joining West Georgia Urology and the medical staff of Tanner Health System. Dr. Pearson earned his medical degree from Northwestern Medical School in Chicago. He completed a surgical internship as well as a fellowship in cancer research and urology at the University of California, San Francisco. He also served as a lieutenant commander at Naval Hospital Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Fla. Dr. Pearson is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a m...
The West Georgia Quilters Guild donated two beautiful, handcrafted quilts for babies born at Tanner Health System in celebration of National Quilt Day, Saturday, March 16. Cindy Hillard stitched a quilt with an alphabet design that was presented to Christopher Ison, son of Christopher Ison and Jessica Hemmings-Ison of Carrollton, born at the W. Steve Worthy Maternity Center at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton. “It was so special for us to receive a beautiful quilt that someone took the time to make by ha...
Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton and Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica have been recognized among the top hospitals in the nation for patient experience by independent healthcare ratings firm Healthgrades. This is the second consecutive year that the facilities have earned Healthgrades’ Outstanding Patient Experience Award, presented annually to the top 5 percent of hospitals with high patient satisfaction scores. “How our patients are treated matters as much as the care we deliver,” said Loy Howard, pre...
For the fourth consecutive year, Tanner Ortho and Spine Center at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton is ranked No. 1 in Georgia for overall orthopedic services by HealthGrades, the leading provider of information to help consumers make an informed decision about a physician or hospital. The recognition is part of new findings released today in American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2013: Healthgrades Report to the Nation, which evaluates the performance of approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide across nearl...
Higgins General Hospital in Bremen has been named one of the HealthStrong Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the nation—and was the only hospital in Georgia to make the list. Higgins General Hospital Administrator Mike Alexander accepts a 2013 HealthStrong Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals award from Greg Wolf of iVantage. “We are proud of the efforts our physicians and staff have made to help our hospital achieve this designation,” said Mike Alexander, administrator of Higgins General Hospital. “This...
Ki-Hon Lin, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, has joined the patient care team at Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic and the medical staff for Tanner Ortho and Spine Center. Dr. Lin earned his medical degree from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at New England Medical Center in Boston. Dr. Lin also completed a fellowship in spine surgery at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston. Dr. Lin has a special interest in outpatient, minimally...
The laboratories at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton and Higgins General Hospital will continue their accreditations after recent on-site inspections from the College of American Pathologists’ (CAP) accreditation program. Lawrence Alligood, MD , a board-certified pathologist and medical director of the Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton lab, and David Rydzewski, MD , a board-certified pathologist and medical director of the Higgins General Hospital lab, were notified of the continued accreditation. The la...
Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica has been named to the Georgia Hospital Association’s (GHA) Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) Safety Leaders Circle, which recognizes hospitals’ improvements in patient care throughout the 2012 year. The hospital was one of only 12 hospitals to place in the Presidential Circle, which positions it in the top third of all 116 Georgia hospitals participating in the GHA HEN. The initiative began last year and is part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s (CMS) ...