Tanner Health System News
2013 Magnolia Ball Executive Committee Members (from left) Mrs. Nichole Pezold, Mrs. Annette Jones, Mrs. Jennifer Green, Mr. Jim Gill, Mrs. Cindy Denney, Mrs. Lori Ingram and Mrs. Meghan Sullivan. The 23rd annual Magnolia Ball—“Apodrasi se Santorini” (“Escape to Santorini”) - was held April 27 on the grounds of the Richards’ family estate and featured an auction, dinner and dancing. Honorary Chairs H.D and Annette Tyson. The black-tie gala raised almost $500,000 to help fund a new comprehensive inpatien...
Patients arriving for emergency medical care at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton will soon have a new destination. The new emergency department at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton will open Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7 a.m. Drop-off and walk-in patients and visitors are asked to use the new emergency department entrance along Ambulance Drive, near the corner of Clinic Avenue. Reserved parking for emergency department patients and visitors will be available on the first level of the Clinic Avenue parking deck a...
After about two years of construction and another five months of renovations, the new emergency department at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton took its first patients Thursday morning. Marlene Bilyeu, a resident of Sunset Hills in Carrollton, was the first patient to arrive in the new emergency department, arriving at 7:01 a.m., about a minute after the doors for the new unit were unlocked. “We didn’t think we were going to be the first patients in the new emergency department, but we thought we’d probab...
Officials from Tanner Health System and several other local agencies broke ground Wednesday on the new Tanner/East Alabama medical complex in Wedowee, Ala. Dignitaries from the Randolph County and Wedowee hospital authorities, physicians and advanced practice providers, local elected leaders, members of the board for the Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, planning commissioners and others participated in the groundbreaking, held on the site where the facility will be constructed along South Main Street...
Tanner Cancer Care , Lilly Oncology and the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship are bringing the “Lilly Oncology on Canvas” art exhibition series to Carrollton. The exhibition of selected artwork from patients affected by cancer across the globe will be on display in the Roy Richards, Sr. Cancer Center until March 15. The artwork provided by “Lilly Oncology on Canvas” is created by people affected by any form of cancer, as well as their families, friends, caregivers and healthcare providers. Lill...
Tanner Health System was recently honored by the Heard County Chamber of Commerce as the area’s “Business of the Year.” The presentation was made at the chamber’s 47th annual dinner on Jan. 18. Loy Howard, president and CEO of Tanner Health System, and Cory Butzon, MD, a pediatrician with Tanner Family Healthcare of Franklin, a Tanner Medical Group practice, accepted the award.
Tanner Hospice Care volunteers were honored during the 2013 National Volunteer Week (April 21-27) at a special luncheon held at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton. Tanner Hospice Care's Mandy Jackson and Neda McDonald honored volunteers Tory Whitley, Dianne Jackson, Diane McLendon and Steve Davis. This year's theme, “Celebrating People in Action,” reflected the vital role volunteers play in supporting organizations such as Tanner Hospice Care. Volunteers were honored for helping to bring compassion, suppo...
Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica and Higgins General Hospital are among just 13 hospitals in Georgia included on the Joint Commission’s first ever list of top performers. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. To earn and maintain The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of A...
Honorary Chairs Bob and Tish Stone. A group of community leaders and local volunteers officially kicked off the 2012 Magnolia Ball season with a Feb. 9 reception at the Carrollton home of Richie and Ava Bland. Co-chairs for this year’s ball, Ann Newman and Linnie Dortch, announced this year’s theme: “Moonlight at Tiffany’s,” with Bob and Tish Stone announced as honorary chairs for the event. The 22 nd annual Magnolia Ball will be held Saturday, April 28, on the grounds of the Richards’ family estate and...
Gospel music great Babbie Mason led an evening of unforgettable music to raise hope for local cancer patients. For the third consecutive year, west Georgians have brought hope to local cancer patients through music. By supporting Tanner Medical Foundation’s third annual Choirs for Cancer concert, hundreds of audience members and thirty-seven sponsors helped raise nearly $50,000 to help local cancer patients with treatment, medication and expenses related to their cancer care. Since it’s inception, Choir...