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The ADVANCE, February 10, 2021/Page 13A
MRMC Wins Statewide Patient Safety Awards
2ND PLACE: HOSPITALS WITH LESS THAN 100 BEDS CATEGORY — Scoping Out Ways to
Prevent Hypoglycemic Events for Inpatients Receiving Insulin — L to R: Hunter Rich-
man, PA; James Nixon, COO; Robin Britt, Clinical Pharmacist; Robert Lummus, AVP of
Quality Improvement; Karen McColl, MD, VP of Medical Affairs; Michelle Cox, Director
of Pharmacy, Michelle Morgan, Patient Safety Officer.
3RD PLACE: HOSPITALS WITH LESS THAN 100 BEDS CATEGORY — Strategic Plans that
Lead to Reduction in Ventilator-Associated Events — L to R: Michele Mimbs, Director
of Cardiopulmonary Services; Robert Lummus, AVP of Quality Improvement; Christy
Meeks, RRT; Jeffrey Harden, CNO; Brittany Strickland, RRT; Robert Scanlon, MD, Pulmo
nologist; David Wiles, RRT; James Nixon, COO; Karen McColl MD, VP of Medical Affairs.
CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE — Lto R: Michelle Morgan, Patient Safety Officer; James Nixon,
COO; Michele Mimbs, Director of Cardiopulmonary Services; Carla Holton, Regulatory
Readiness Coordinator; Robert Lummus, AVP of Quality Improvement; Karen McColl
MD, VP of Medical Affairs; Michelle Cox, Director of Pharmacy.
The Partnership for
Health and Accountability
(PHA) presented two of its
prestigious Patient Safety
and Quality Awards to
Meadows Regional Medi
cal Center in Vidalia. These
annual awards recognize
Georgia health care organi
zations for achievement in
reducing the risk of medi
cal errors and improving
patient safety and medical
outcomes.
The hospital was also
presented with a Circle of
Excellence Award, an hon
or given to hospitals and
health systems that have
demonstrated a sustained
commitment to quality and
patient safety as evidenced
by not only winning a pa
tient safety award in 2020,
but by earning three or
more PHA Patient Safety
Awards within the previous
five years. “We are excited
to be recognized for the
constant work by our phy
sicians, clinical staffs and
leadership teams to ensure
that Meadows provides a
safe and effective patient
care environment for all
our patients,” said Presi
dent & CEO, Alan Kent.
Meadows won second
place in the Hospitals With
Less Than 100 Beds cat
egory for its project titled
“Scoping Out Ways to Pre
vent Hypoglycemic Events
for Inpatients Receiving In
sulin.” This project reduced
hypoglycemic events in
diabetic patients. “The re
duction in hypoglycemic
events is an area we have
been working on for over
two years and I would like
to congratulate our phar
macy department, nursing
staff and hospitalists for
their success in treating
our diabetic patients,” said
Dr. Karen McColl, Chief
Medical Officer.
Meadows won third
place in the same category
for its project titled “Strate
gic Plans that Lead to Re
duction in Ventilator-Asso
ciated Events.” This project
reduced serious complica
tions associated with me
chanical ventilation.
“Hospitals are dili
gently working each day to
ensure the safety of their
patients, especially in the
midst of the COVID-19
pandemic,” said Georgia
Hospital Association Presi
dent and CEO Earl Rog
ers. “We applaud Meadows
Regional Medical Center
for its successes and for
making critical progress in
patient safety while ensur
ing the best and safest care
possible for patients.”
About PHA
The Partnership for
Health and Accountabil
ity (PHA), an affiliate of
GHA, was established in
January 2000 to improve
patient care and patient
safety in hospitals and oth
er health care facilities and
create healthy communi
ties.
About GHA
Founded in 1929,
GHA serves more than
170 hospitals in Georgia
and promotes the health
and welfare of the public
through the development
of better hospital care for
all Georgia’s citizens. The
mission of GHA is to ad
vance the health of indi
viduals and communities
by serving as the leading
advocate for all Georgia
hospitals and health care
systems. GHA represents
its members before the
General Assembly and
Congress, as well as state
and federal regulatory
agencies, and is an allied
member of the American
Hospital Association. For
more information, please
call 770-249-4500 or visit
gha.org.
RTCA Announces Students of the Month
Brynn Baker
Robert Toombs Chris
tian Academy has an
nounced Students of the
Month for January. RTCA’s
Jadyn Morris
lower school Student of
the Month is Kindergart-
ner Brynn Baker, middle
school Student of the
Justin Johnson
Month is 8th grader Jadyn
Morris, and high school
Student of the Month is
Senior Justin Johnson.
Wheeler County Elementary
School Announces Honor Roll
Wheeler County
Elementary School has
announced its 2020-2021
second 9 weeks honor roll.
First Grade: Honor
Roll with Distinction:
Carter Hay, Paradycee
Parker, Elijah Gilbert,
Brenda Tavera, Brody Bea
sley, Kenny Goheen and
Calleigh Bell, Kacelyn Mc-
Crimmon, Honor Roll:
Titus Anderson, Elijah
Bennett, Caroline Pickle,
Sadie Stokes, Karliee Tol
bert, Lane Whitmire, Pay-
dyn Gibson, Skylar Finch,
Rory Carrillo, Edward
Martinez, Kayson Taylor,
Ny’Lah Price, Braylen Jor
dan, Kellen Horne, Malaya
Robinson, Kennedi Grif
fin, Andrew Wilcher.
Second Grade: Hon
or Roll with Distinction:
Makinezi Fowler, Kaydn
White, Honor Roll: Kyn-
slee Murray, Erin James,
Kadon Berry, Caydence
Tobler, Holten Stokes,
Hunter Messick, Alfreda
Carlton.
Third Grade: Honor
Roll with Distinction:
Kenlei Woods, Aiden
Rutherford, Gabrielle
Keen, Andi Poole, Honor
Roll: Josie Lanier, JP Bow
man, Natalee Phillips, Bri-
cyn Wooten.
Fourth Grade: Honor
Roll: Khloe Davis, Bren-
ton Lynch, Princeton Lem
on, McKenzie Guardiola,
Weston Joyce, Savannah
Purvis, Brayden Beasley.
Fifth Grade: Honor
Roll with Distinction:
Mallory Ortiz, Hayden
Bradshaw, Annmarie Ad
ams, Gabby Angel, Honor
Roll: Reagan Brinson,
Ginnie Connell, Chelsie
Gruber, Layton Johnson,
Ava Dixon, Andee Grace
Sellers and Alex Tavera.
Georgia film industry bouncing
back nicely from COVID-19 hiatus
By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
Georgia’s film indus
try has recovered from the
coronavirus pandemic and
then some.
Film and TV producers
currently are working on 37
projects in the Peach State,
up from 23 at this time last
year, Lee Thomas, the state
Department of Economic
Development’s deputy
commissioner for film, mu
sic and digital entertain
ment, told members of a
Georgia House committee
Monday.
“In spite of all that’s
happened, we’re up consid
erably now from where we
were last year,” she said.
COVID-19 shut down
production in Georgia for
two months last spring. As
a result, the film industry’s
economic impact in the
state declined during the
last fiscal year for the first
time since the General As
sembly enacted a generous
film tax credit in 2008, from
$2.9 billion fiscal 2019 to
$2.2 billion in fiscal 2020.
Thomas said the indus
try began to bounce back
in May when Gov. Brian
Kemp released a set of vol
untary best practices to
protect film crews from the
virus.
In July, the filming of
commercials resumed, fol
lowed by independent films
in August and major studio
productions in September,
Thomas said.
“We signaled the indus
try early on that we were go -
ing to be ready for business
when they were,” she said.
Thomas said the sheer
number of sound stages
that have been built in
Georgia during the last de
cade also contributed to the
fast resumption of film and
TV productions.
“They were looking
for areas where they could
have a controllable environ
ment,” she said.
The legislature passed
a bill last year aimed at giv
ing the film industry more
scrutiny in light of the tax
credit’s high cost. The legis
lation requires all film pro
ductions located in Georgia
to undergo mandatory au
dits by the Georgia Depart
ment of Revenue or third-
party auditors selected by
the state agency.
But Thomas assured
members of the House Cre
ative Arts & Entertainment
Committee Monday that
the tax credit more than
pays for itself.
She cited a report from
fiscal 2016 showing the film
industry generated $2.2
billion in direct spending
in Georgia that year, while
the tax credit cost the state
$667 million.
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