Tanner Hospice Care Hosts ‘Getting Through the Holidays’
Tanner Hospice Care, the area’s only community-based, not-for-profit hospice provider, will host a program to help people who’ve experienced the loss a loved one cope through the holiday season.

"Getting Through the Holidays" provides helpful options to help individuals cope with the loss of someone they love while making the holiday season easier to handle. This is a free program; open to all members of the community who may be feeling overwhelmed this holiday season.

The hour-and-a-half-long program will be held Thursday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. in the Tanner Hospice Care offices at 710 Dixie Street in Carrollton, across from Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton.

To register, call Neda McDonald, M.Ed., bereavement coordinator for Tanner Hospice Care, at 770.214.2355.

Tanner Hospice Care is part of Tanner Health System, and through community support, provides in-home hospice services to area residents in their final days of life, regardless of their ability to pay.



H1N1 Flu: What You Need to Know
Tanner Health System has established a set of helpful Web pages to keep residents of the communities Tanner serves informed on preventing the spread of the novel H1N1 flu, when and where to seek treatment and more.

Please visit www.tanner.org/h1n1 for the latest information from Tanner Health System and links to other helpful resources.

Georgia’s public health services have also established a toll-free hotline to answer questions on H1N1 flu. For more information on swine flu in Georgia, call 1.888.899.9788.



Tanner Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Accepting Patients
David M. Rubin, DDS, has joined the staff of Tanner Health System and established a new practice, Tanner Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. Rubin is board-certified in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He earned his dental degree from the University of Toronto Dental School and completed an internship at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and a residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY.

Tanner Medical Group offers a wide range of primary care and specialty practices serving communities throughout west Georgia, each backed with all the resources of Tanner Health System for a full continuum of care. Trust Tanner Medical Group when you want not only the expertise, but also the resources to provide the highest possible level of patient care.

Tanner Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
part of Tanner Medical Group
819 Dixie Street
Carrollton, GA 30117
770.812.5450
www.tanneroralsurgery.org



Tanner Hospice Care Hosting Annual Holiday Food Sale Nov. 21
Tanner Hospice Care, the area’s only community-based, not-for-profit hospice service, is bringing together some great cooks for a great cause.

On Saturday, Nov. 21, Tanner Hospice Care will host its 19th annual Tanner Hospice Care Holiday Food Sale at the First Baptist Church in Carrollton, at 102 Dixie Street. The sale will begin at 9 a.m. and will conclude when the last of the items are sold.

The annual holiday food sale to benefit Tanner Hospice Care has become a local holiday tradition. Area residents turn out to donate their own dishes to be sold and to stock their freezers with seasonal fare to share throughout the holidays.

Sale items will include a variety of homemade foods, including pumpkin and pecan pies, cakes, smoked turkeys, dressing, casseroles, breads and more. All items are packaged, labeled and refrigerated to ensure freshness.

Donations of food items to be sold to benefit Tanner Hospice Care may be delivered to the fellowship hall at First Baptist Church on Friday, Nov. 20 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tanner Hospice Care has never billed any patient for medication or other medical supplies. Contributions from the community enable Tanner Hospice Care to offer its services regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.

For more information, call Tanner Hospice Care at 770.214.2355. Tanner Hospice Care is part of Tanner Health System.



Tanner Tells 'My Story'

Tanner has touched the lives of many patients in the communities our hospitals serve. Experience the compelling stories of 19 patients who describe how Tanner Health System has made a difference in their lives.

Read the stories of patients like Carolyn Maze, who battled lung cancer and won, Richard "Tim" Jones, who knew about Tanner's cardiac services but never expected to need them, and Susan Greer, who delivered twin girls at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton.




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