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BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2023
NGHS ranks in Top 20 Most Trusted Healthcare Brands
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) has been
named the 19th most trusted healthcare brand in the
nation by Monigle, a brand consultancy firm that rec
ognizes healthcare organizations that are outstanding at
earning trust and loyalty each year.
Monigle’s Humanizing Brand Experience report eval
uated more than 200 health systems across the nation
based on various factors - including brand reputation,
patient satisfaction, quality of care and community en
gagement. The survey had more than 25,000 respon
dents who were the healthcare decision-makers for their
household, received medical care in the past two years
and had health insurance.
“This recognition demonstrates that we are true to our
mission of improving the health of our community in
all we do,” said Carol Burrell, president and CEO of
NGHS. “I know our teams across NGHS - including
Northeast Georgia Physicians Group and Georgia Heart
Institute - work tirelessly to build relationships within
our community, so I’m happy to see our patients trust
that we are here for them. I couldn’t be more proud or
humbled to be ranked among a group of such respected
health systems.”
Other health systems in the top 20 included Emory
Healthcare, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medicine,
Oschner Health, Baptist Health System and Duke Health.
NGMC earns accreditation for pain and addiction care
Patients in north Georgia now have another reason to
trust Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) when
emergency pain and addiction care are needed. NGMC
Gainesville and NGMC Lumpkin are the first hospitals
in the state to become accredited by the American Col
lege of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) in Pain and Ad
diction Care in the Emergency Department (PACED).
PACED accreditation recognizes emergency depart
ments with a comprehensive program to provide op
timal care for patients suffering from pain and/or ad
diction using progressive treatment, protocols, training
and resources. NGMC Gainesville achieved Gold Level
PACED accreditation, and NGMC Lumpkin achieved
Silver Level.
“We are thrilled to receive this recognition,” said An
gela Gary, executive director of Trauma and Emergen
cy Services at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. “Our
entire team is dedicated to providing extraordinary care
for patients in pain and those seeking addiction support
in the emergency department. It is an honor to be one of
the few emergency departments in the nation with this
distinction.”
To learn more about NGMC’s emergency ser
vices and comprehensive opioid use disorder
treatment, visit nghs.com/emergency-unplanned-care.
Piedmont makes charitable clinic donations
Piedmont’s community benefit program has made
charitable donations to 21 community clinics, totaling
$200,000.
Those organizations serve the local communities
where each of Piedmont’s 22 hospitals are located.
The grants range between $5,000 and $10,000 per or
ganization.
In Athens, Piedmont has donated a total of $20,000
to three local organizations that provide medical care
to patients in Athens and surrounding communities,
regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.
Those receiving grants are:
•Clay Community Care Clinic: The clinic provides
high-quality adult primary and specialty care services,
including annual visits, preventive health visits, sick
visits, immunizations and more.
•Mercy Health Center: This clinic provides free
medical, dental, pharmacy, counseling, and health ed
ucation to uninsured patients in Clarke, Barrow, Jack-
son, Madison, Oglethorpe and Oconee counties.
•Athens Nurses Clinic: The clinic provides free
evaluation, treatment, and education for acute and
chronic medical and dental conditions for uninsured,
low- and no-income residents of Athens-Clarke Coun
ty and the surrounding communities.
The donations focus on organizations that provide
direct service, access to primary and specialty care,
community-based health support services and social
determinants of health.
Statham adopts
budget for FY24
By Carole Townsend
On June 20, the City of
Statham adopted a budget
for the upcoming fiscal
year, which begins July 1.
The budget was prepared
and presented by Rachel
Bembry, vice president
of government services at
JAT Consulting. Bembry
worked closely with de
partment heads within the
city government, Mayor
Joe Piper, and city coun
cil members to construct
the budget.
The overall budget
amount for the city is
$7,429,819. Of particu
lar interest to citizens is
the $260,589 designated
for road improvements,
funded by the budget’s
General Fund, as well as
the Local Maintenance
Improvement Grant
(LMIG) from the Georgia
Dept, of Transportation.
Fiscal year 2024’s an
nual budget for law en
forcement is $1,349,188,
which includes line items
such as salaries, K-9 pay,
group health insurance,
education and training,
vehicles and other re
quirements.
Principal among reve
nue sources for the city
are property taxes, li
cense fees, utility fran
chise fees, permit fees
and grants.
Items in the fiscal year
2024 (FY24) budget in
clude a 5% cost of living
increase and merit in
creases not to exceed 8%
for city employees and a
New World communica
tions system for the po
lice department.
New World is a com
puter-aided dispatch sys
tem that provides law
enforcement officers up-
to-the-minute status on
any call to which they’re
responding. This system
also allows officers to
communicate with neigh
boring jurisdictions,
thereby making both po
lice officers and citizens
safer. Chief Underwood
also asked for a ten per
cent pay raise for offi
cers, in order to remain
competitive with other
city and county police
departments.
Road improvement
projects were also bud
geted for FY24, with
council members noting
that there are several ar
eas in which potholes
have become a problem.
Specifically, Atlanta
Hwy., 8th St. and Broad
St., Providence and
Broad St. and Hammond
Road were identified as
being in need of repair.
The FY24 budget for
the city of Statham can be
reviewed online at www.
cityofstatham.com.
Planning
continued from 1A
Rotary Club of Winder sponsors
new Rotary Club, the first in 60 years
ty’s priorities to develop
more workplaces and
leverage the investment
in the bypass.
Meanwhile, the revised
316 innovation corridor
character area has been
consolidated into the
updated plan. This is to
protect the area from res
idential growth and allow
for workspaces, such as
employment centers and
large-scale commercial
uses.
Two new character ar
eas are introduced in the
updated land use map:
“Destination 211” and
“targeted residential.”
Destination 211, locat
ed in the county’s north
west corner, south of
Braselton, aims to take
advantage of its prox
imity to 1-85, create em
ployment and large-scale
commercial use oppor
tunities to complement
Braselton’s growth and
tourism. Possible future
uses of this character
area include mid-rise
offices, clean industries
like biotech, and large-
scale medical, public and
commercial facilities that
support tourism.
Targeted residential,
located south of Winder
and the 316 innovation
corridor, aims to provide
a place for denser, more
mixed growth. Future
uses in this character area
include townhomes, du
plexes, triplexes, quad-
plexes, cottage homes,
multi-family residential
and public/institutional.
The county will also
incorporate input from
the Town of Bethlehem
and the City of Statham
into its plan.
A draft comprehensive
plan is available for pub
lic review on the coun-
Considering
((TM*R) )) buying or
selling?
770-867-9026
www.maynardrealty.com
ty’s planning and zoning
website at https://www.
b arrow c ountypl anning.
org/planning-and-zon-
ing.
An online survey is
also available at www.
surveymonkey. c om/r/
FF3Z8SM, where the
public is encouraged to
share their thoughts on
the future land use map
prior to the final round of
input in July.
The final presentation
to the Board of Commis
sioners is set for August,
followed by the initiation
The Rotary Club of Winder an
nounced the sponsorship of a new
Rotary Charter within the Winder
community.
According to the Winder Club
President-Elect Ann Cronic, “This
will be the first club sponsorship in
their 60 years of existence. With the
addition of the Barrow Area Rotary
Club, there will be 72 clubs in Rota
ry District 6910 and we are excited
to officially celebrate the new club
charter on Tuesday, June 27 at The
Hoschton Train Depot.”
“Founded with 25 Charter mem
bers on March 21, 1963, the Rotary
Club of Winder’s success is marked
by this new charter. This sponsor
ship opportunity demonstrates the
rapid growth of the area and the
commitment of community lead
ers who value Service Above Self.
As Rotarians, we will all continue
working together in Rotary District
6910, striving to make a difference
locally and globally and look for
ward to sponsoring more clubs in
the future,” said Steffanie Sorrells
assistant district governor.
With the addition of the new club
to the community, the Winder Ro
tary members will be adjusting the
club’s schedule and meeting format
with the goal of keeping the invest
ment to join attractive and the ser
vice projects engaging. Club meet
ings are currently held Thursdays
at noon at The Hostess House in
Winder.
Rotarians are committed to cre
ating positive change and believe
this new Rotary Charter will help
expand Rotary’s capacity to make a
difference in the lives of others.
Contact the Rotary Club of Wind
er’s public image chair regarding
membership, upcoming service
events or further information at
RotaryClubOfWinder@gmail.com
You may also visit www.Wind-
erRotary.org or follow the club
on Fac ebook, Twitter, Linkedln
and Instagram at Rotary Club of
Winder.
June 28, 2023 ~ Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1. Plant louses
7. Breezed through
11. A native of Africa
12. Goidelic
13. External
14. Lilly, drug company
15. Fence entrance
16. Enclosed yard
18. Drug company
20. Food consumers
21. Strongly disinclined
23. Small goose
24. Launched Apollo
25. Soft stem center
26. Longest river in Ayrshire
27. Sodium
29. Lion sign
30. Southwest Airlines (abbr.)
31. Kilometers per hour
33. Of, French
34. Atomic #50
35. Body of poetry
37. Spanish cubist painter Juan
39. Grandmothers
41. City of The Un. of the Punjab
43. A roll of parchment
44. What a ghost does
46. Looked intently
47. Swedish rock group
48. Don’t know when yet
51. Hostelries
52. Golf ball holders
53. With a sincere intent
55. Alicante’s 7th largest city
56. A disorderly crowd
DOWN
1. A later idea
2. Jabs
3. Hello
4. Frost a cake
5. Decaliter
6. Genus Gallinago birds
7. Auspices
8. A short-lived fashion
9. This (Spanish)
10. Bambi and her mom
11. Emphasized a syllable
13. Limit the inheritance
of a property
16.2nd month (abbr.)
17. Wyatt , OK Corral
19. Given with gold & muhr
21. In any manner at all
22. Large tropical
carnivorous lizards
26. Up and out of bed
28. Readily seen or
understood
32. Respects
36. Clearance, fire or garage
38. A list of names
40. Sealed (abbr.)
41. Lubricated
42. Squash bug genus
43. Sales line
44. Feel aversion toward
45. Cain’s brother
49. The cry made by sheep
50. An arbitrageur
54. Atomic #41
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