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The Braselton News
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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Health care
Northeast Georgia Medical Center achieves national
accreditation for in-home palliative care services
Northeast Georgia Med
ical Center's (NGMC)
in-home palliative care
program is the first in
the state to be accredit
ed by Community Health
Accreditation Partner
(CHAP), an independent,
non-profit accrediting or
ganization for home and
community-based health
care organizations.
“Receiving this certifi
cation proves that we are
exceeding the industry’s
standards of care for our
patients and their fami
lies,” said Leena Dutta.
MD. medical director of
Hospice & In-Home Pal
liative Care at NGMC.
“No one wants to talk
about serious illness,
but it's important for our
community to know that
we are there for them in
their time of need.”
CHAP accreditation
shows NGMC's in-home
palliative care program
meets the industry's stan
dards for care. Through
unscheduled, in-person
visits, the organization is
evaluated for its clinical
care quality and patient
experiences.
In addition to this certi
fication, NGMC recently
received accreditation for
the hospice and pallia
tive medicine fellowship
program by the Accredi
tation Council for Grad
uate Medical Education.
Fellows are provided with
the education and training
to care for people with
chronic illnesses or at the
end of life.
“NGMC is dedicated
to teaching the clinicians
of tomorrow the impor
tance of Hospice and Pal
liative Medicine,” said
John Delzell. Jr., MD,
vice president of Medical
Education for Northeast
Georgia Health System
and Designated Institu
tional Official for NGMC.
“I am proud of the work
of our programs and their
continued passion for ex
cellence.”
For more information
about NGMC's In-Home
Palliative Care services,
visit nghs.com/IHPAL.
Photo: NGHS
Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s (NGMC) in-home palliative care program
has been accredited by Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP).
Gwinnett County and ad
justments to the original
master plan, approved in
1999, to move forward
with expansion plans.
Pulte seeks to develop 28
homes on the annexation
tract as a continuation
of Del Webb at Chateau
Elan. The annexation tract
Hearing continued from 1A
would connect the existing homes. Pulte also propos-
Del Webb at Chateau Elan es a separate residential
with two other parcels, al- development of 62 John
ready within the town lim- Wieland homes,
its, to construct 255 more The Braselton Planning
Commission recommend
ed denial of both Pulte's
requests during its April 24
meeting after putting off
its decision for a month.
The town council’s pub
lic hearing will be held at
the Braselton Police and
Municipal Court Building
at 5040 Hwy. 53.
BRAG continued from 1A
ism Director Nikki Perry said.
This year's Big BRAG
theme is “Lakes and Liba
tions,” with other stops on
the tour featuring cities with
lakes. Braselton has no lake
but does have Chateau Elan
Winery.
“We’re making up with the
libations portion,” Perry said.
“So, we’re hoping they’ll be
able to relax and enjoy their
mid-week break in Braselton.”
The town staff has been
hard at work getting set to
play host.
Three bands are scheduled
to play on the town green
Wednesday — Reminisce,
Vintage Vixens and Good
Measure Band — with music
starting at 5 p.m. The town
will also host a classic movie
marathon at the Historic Bra
selton Gym on Tuesday and
Wednesday. The cost is $5 per
person for a movie, drink and
popcorn. Cyclists will have
an opportunity to tour Cha
teau Elan and Michelin Race
way Road Atlanta and cart at
Lanier Raceway, as well.
Additionally, special trol
ley service will be offered
from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on
Tuesday and Wednesday. It
will run from the hotels to
Chateau Elan to downtown.
Braselton park facilities
will remain open to the public
during the event.
Braselton is the only two-
night designation during the
BRAG’s weeklong. 400-mile
trek through the state. Desig
nated outdoor camping areas
are Braselton Park and the
area around the historic gym.
Indoor camping will be pro
vided at the Braselton Civic
Center.
“We're really hoping to
show them a good time, and
show off all the things we
have to offer in Braselton,”
Perry said.
All events are also open
to the public. Perry said res
idents are invited to visit
downtown, park in the deck
and enjoy the festivities, not
ing that parking shouldn’t be
an issue with this event.
“The parking deck will be
available, and it won't be full
because most of our visitors
arrived on bicycle,” Perry
said.
Perry noted that BRAG,
which has hosted this ride for
decades, has been instrumen
tal in helping coordinate the
logistics of the two-day stop.
“BRAG has been absolute
ly fantastic to work with,”
she said. “You can tell that
they've got this down to a sci
ence at this point.”
Charges continued from 1A
Branch Police Department. Cook has been with the Hall ical education at Cherokee team at Cherokee Bluff High District takes these charges County Schools Director of
Subsequently, the district County School District since Bluff Middle School while School. seriously and will deal with Communications Stan Lewis
placed Cook on leave with pay. Aug. 2018. He teaches phys- also coaching the girls'soccer “The Hall County School the situation accordingly,” Hall said in the press release.
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