About The Lee County ledger. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1978-current | View Entire Issue (June 26, 2019)
The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, Page 3A Fire and Emergency Services Responds To 99 Calls Lee County Fire and Emergency Services responded to 99 calls during the week of June 16 - 22, 2019. EMS Responses EMS responded to three calls for abdominal pain/ problems. EMS responded to three calls for chest pain (non- traumatic). EMS responded to one call for choking. EMS responded to one call for convulsions/sei zure. EMS responded to two calls for diabetic prob lem. EMS responded to 11 calls for falls. EMS responded to four calls for fire standby. EMS responded to one call for heat/cold expo sure. EMS responded to one call for overdose/poison ing/ingestion. EMS responded to three calls for psychiatric problem/abnormal be havior/suicide attempt. EMS responded to nine calls for sick person. EMS responded to three calls for stroke/ CVA. EMS responded to four calls for traffic/transpor tation incidents. EMS responded to two calls for transfer/interfa cility/palliative care. EMS responded to one call for traumatic injury. EMS responded to three calls for unconscious/ fainting/near fainting. EMS responded to one call for unknown prob- lem/person down. EMS made 53 respons es for the week. Fire Responses Fire department re sponded to one structure fire. Fire department re sponded to two activated alarms. Fire department re sponded to five calls for MVC. Fire department re sponded to 30 calls to assist EMS. Fire department re sponded to one call for smoke complaint. Fire department responded to one no incident found call. Fire department re sponded to one smoke odor call. Fire department re sponded to five unidenti fied calls. Fire department re sponded to 46 fire calls during the week. Lee County Fire and Emergency Services responded to 99 calls during the week of June 16 - 22, 2019. Phoebe Hospice Named a 2019 Hospice Honors Recipient Special to the Ledger Phoebe Hospice has been named a 2019 Hos pice Honors recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst, a leading provider of bill ing and coding services, CAHPS (Consumer As sessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) surveys and advanced analytics. Hospice Honors is a prestigious program that recognizes hospices providing the highest level of quality as measured from the caregiver’s point of view. “We are proud to have received this recogni tion. This is a direct UA Announces Graduation List for Spring 2019 Special to the Ledger The University of Alabama awarded some 5,716 degrees during its spring commencement May 3-5. With a beautiful cam pus, dozens of challeng ing academic programs, expert faculty and nu merous opportunities for service and growth, The University of Alabama is a place where legends are made. UA offers its students a premier educational, cultural and social experience with more than 200 under graduate, graduate and professional programs. The campus gives stu dents the opportunity to interact with faculty performing cutting-edge research. Among the recipients are: Chelsea E. Basley of Albany, GA, Master of Science in Criminal Justice. Molly Elizabeth Ma zur of Leesburg, GA, Bachelor of Science in Commerce & Business Administration. The University of Alabama, the state’s oldest and largest public institution of higher edu cation, is a student-cen tered research university that draws the best and brightest to an academic community committed to providing a premier undergraduate and graduate education. UA is dedicated to achieving excellence in scholar ship, collaboration and intellectual engagement; providing public out reach and service to the state of Alabama and the nation; and nurturing a campus environment that fosters collegiality, respect and inclusivity. reflection of the effort and dedication our entire team makes to ensure we provide compassion ate, high-quality care to hospice patients and their loved ones,” said Jennifer Stephens, Ex ecutive Director, Phoebe Hospice. Award recipients were judged on 24 qual ity indicator measures resulting from CAHPS Hospice surveys rating hospice care experiences during the evaluation period - October 2017 through September 2018. Performance scores were aggregated from all com pleted surveys and were compared on a question- by-question basis to a National Performance Score calculated from all partnering hos pices within HEALTH CAREfirst’s Hospice CAHPS database. 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