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Page 14— Wednesday, November 10, 2021, The True Citizen
Hospital adds Omnibotics technology to knee replacement procedures
In the photo, L to R, Taylor Ivey, RN, Jeremy Jacobs, MD, John Bojescul, MD and Michael
Hester, CEO, Burke Medical Center.
Burke County Medical Cen
ter announced it is now offer
ing OMNIBotics, an advanced
robotic-assisted treatment op
tion for total knee replacement.
This innovative solution
is designed to help surgeons
create a personalized implant
fit and deliver a consistently
balanced knee. OMNIBotics
has demonstrated an overall
patient satisfaction rate of
97.4% at one-year post-op.
The OMNIBotics technology
is designed to return patients
to their active lifestyles. It al
lows surgeons to offer patients
a total joint replacement with
an unparalleled level of preci
sion and accuracy compared to
traditional methods. The soft
tissue balancing capabilities
help to improve joint function
and provide patients with a
more natural feeling knee.
Dr. John Bojesqul and Dr.
Jeremy Jacobs completed the
center’s first robotic-assisted
procedure November 3,2021.
“We are extremely excited to
offer this technology at Burke
Medical Center. It provides us
the ability to offer state of the
art technology for our patients
to ensure they have the best
outcome possible,”’ CEO Mi
chael Hester said.
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T. Watson Mobley, when he was a member of the Georgia General Assembly.
Bridging gaps in local history
Throughout Burke County a
number of bridges and roads
stand as monuments, honor
ing the legacies of those who
played a significant role in the
county’s history. Many local
citizens and visitors to the
county pass over those bridges
and highways every day with
out knowing the significance
of those being honored. Hope
fully, a short series of stories
will enlighten those who may
have wondered who they were.
We begin with a bridge over
Brier Creek on Georgia High
way 23 that honors a man from
Girard who served not only his
hometown, but his county and
state as well.
The Thomas Watson Mobley
Bridge was named after the
farmer and civic leader who
was born in Girard in 1895.
He was the son of Malcolm
Madison Monroe and Frances
Lousiana Dixon Mobley.
He and his wife, Nannie
Cecile Smith Mobley, had two
sons, Robert W. Mobley and
Paul Grady Mobley. Locally,
he served on the Burke County
Board of Education and served
in both the Georgia House of
Representatives and the State
Senate.
The General Assembly in
which he served passed a reso
lution dedicating the bridge in
his honor. He died in 1983 at
the age of 87 and was buried
in Burke Memorial Gardens.
Burke County welcomes cyclists
Burke County played host
to its First Annual Bird Dog
100 Gravel Cycling Event this
weekend. Nearly 150 cycling
enthusiasts made their way
from all around the country
to cycle the dirt and gravel
roads spread throughout the
county. Along with a couple
of local participants, the event
welcomed many from the
southeast as well as those from
as far away as Pennsylvania,
Nebraska and Iowa.
Ashley Roberts, President
of the Burke County Chamber,
said she was excited to help
with the local coordination of
the event and have so many
Veteran
visitors in town to stay in our
hotels, eat in our restaurants
and shop in our stores. “We
look forward to continuing
the partnership with Cycling
Quests to grow this event and
will look for opportunities to
showcase our community even
more next year,” Roberts said.
The Burke County Sheriff’s
Office played a huge role in as
sisting with the coordination of
the event and providing traffic
and safety assistance for the
riders while out on the roads.
Rob Evans of Cycling Quests
said the group looks forward to
making this an annual event
and growing the number of
participants. “This is a great lo
cation due to the large number
of gravel roads, the amazing
scenery and gracious hospital
ity from community leaders
in organizing the event,” said
Evans. He also said they are
already looking at setting a date
for the second annual event in
October 2022.
Continued from front
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Veterans
Day
sharing his language brought
about a greater appreciation
for diversity. Some of the value
he gained from his military
life was acknowledged in
hindsight. He gained a stronger
fondness and respect for his
own country.
“Especially when I came
back to my own home. I did
something unexpected when
I compared our lifestyle to
theirs,” he said.
Sapp recalls that some of
the places that he visited in
Germany bring back images
of very low standards of living.
“It was sort of hard to figure
out, because I knew living was
so good back here,” he said.
“When you go to the villages
over there we were thinking
they should be able to live
up to your standards but they
couldn’t.”
Some people who have trav
eled less don’t understand how
fortunate they are to have ac
cess to the housing and food
that Americans enjoy, he said.
There are countries that do not
offer their residents the luxury
of feeling safe.
“Germany was like they
were living in the past,” he
said. “The United States is
a country that is the land of
plenty, it is blessed; it is the
mother country.”
Sapp has clearly played his
part in making his community
a better, safer place to live.
To the citizens of Ward Two
I would like to personally thank the people who helped with my
campaign, especially Mr. Kevin Brown and those of you who
helped out financially. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Now to the citizens of Waynesboro, I will continue to be a
community advocate for the citizens of Waynesboro with an
open door policy. Once again thanks to each of you
who came out voted and supported me
in this past election.
Thanks,
Herman Brown
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