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Trailblazer
Perry’s first female doctor brings
family tradition of medical service
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Health and Wellness Writer
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“That’s what they tell me!” responded
Dr. Bonnie Brinson, who recently opened
an office at 1023 Keith Dr.
“Most people felt like it was about
time... especially some of the women in
the community,” she said. “Of course, I
don’t think gender really matters as much
as how you interact with people.”
Brinson received a medical degree
from the Mercer University School of
Medicine and holds an undergraduate
degree in both biology and chemistry
from Emory University.
You could say doctors run in her fami
ly...both her grandfather and great-grand
Health and Wellness photo by Eric Zellars
EXAM TIME Dr. Bonnie Brinson (right) examines Jo Coffee at her
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Additions help Weems, Perry Hospital prepare for future
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Health and Wellness Writer
Perry Hospital is gearing up for
the future.
Hospital administrator Nadine Weems
says the addition of surgery space and a
new obstetrics wing shows the awareness
of “...the thrust of the healthcare industry
today. It’s more healthcare in outpatient
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father practiced medicine in Wrightsville
and her older brother presently practices
in Charleston, S.C.
“It’s something I always wanted to
do,” she said.
Brinson is also interested in obstetrics.
She “...decided to do a fellowship in
obstetrics at St. Francis in Memphis,
Tenn., through the University of
Tennessee.”
She is a member of the Society of
Teachers of Family Medicine, American
Wilderness Medicine, and the American
Geriatric Society.
She has hospital privileges at Perry
Hospital in newborn pediatrics, 0.b.,
internal medicine and family medicine.
“I’m glad to be in Perry,” she com
mented. “It’s a small town with a lot of
things to offer.”
settings.”
The obstetrics wing will have six labor
and recovery rooms. Groundbreaking for
the obstetrics wing and the outpatient
surgery addition is scheduled for some
time in October.
“Our obstetrics facility has really had
no update since the hospital opened,” she
noted. “We’re gearing up toward concen
trating our efforts in these areas.”
Summer has been hot, but two
area doctors know a way to get liq
uid relief cheap. Everyone can use
this free relief. See page 2.
Blood pressure is often called a
silent killer. Read what one Perry
doctor believes are ways to reduce
blood pressure and live longer. See
page 2. „
School begins in just a few days.
Review with children some simple
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Also included in the $3.6 million pro
ject is an energy plant. “We are going to
have to do this for extra heating and cool
ing,” Weems explained. “With the new
additions, our present equipment would
not be adequate.”
After having a decrease in patient
admissions recently, Weems said the
“month of July showed a upswing.”
“We hope to increase our volume of
rules which could save their lives
on the way to and from school. See
page 3.
Specialists say Americans
should watch their fats, sugars and
calories. Here are some ideas how
to eat with health in mind and still
enjoy eating, complete with two
Health and Wellness staff tested
recipes. See page 4.
Strains and sprains aren’t the
care in the future,” she added. “I foresee
more being done in the area of preventive
medicine. I see us doing more outreach
programs in the community and more
post-partum home visits to make sure
everything is OK.”
According to Weems, women giving
birth in the future will more than likely
(See FUTURE, Page A)
same injuries. Ron Street explains
the differences in this article on
page 6.
There’s plenty of work in getting
a child ready for school, with
clothes and other needs to be
bought. Another important area is
health care. A pediatrician and a
health department specialist review
the care needed to prepare children
for school. See page 7.
