Nurses see regulatory snags in state
The state’s leading nursing organization says nurses are battling a batch of red tape in Georgia, with new obstacles added to an already frustrating system. The newest hurdle comes from the state’s...
View ArticleBill to monitor nurse competency advances
Health professionals in more than a dozen occupations must complete a continuing education program before they can renew a license in Georgia. But nurses don’t have such a requirement. That situation...
View ArticleLegislators vote to restore child-only policies
One unintended consequence of health care reform was that sales of ‘‘child-only’’ insurance policies were halted in Georgia and other states. These policies are usually bought by parents who have an...
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Heroes lift spirits with visit to Grady
In the early 1940s, shortly after U.S. entry into World War II, Irma “Pete’’ Dryden of New York City was inspired when she heard of the young black men training as military pilots. Dryden became a...
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Public health nurses: Vital to Georgia, but all too few
Lorri Tanner, county nurse manager at the Walton County Health Department, hopes the state can lower its job vacancy rate for public health nurses. Lorri Tanner arrived at work the Friday before...
View ArticleNurse practitioners aim to fill care gap (video)
Betting on Reno (Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles on the Athens uninsured initiative, produced by graduate students in the Health and Medical Journalism Program at the...
View ArticleNurses say state shortchanges licensing board
Georgia nurses are concerned that lack of funding for their state licensing board will create problems in protecting patients from an impaired, unlicensed or dangerous nurse. A new law that goes into...
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Commentary: Fill the gap in primary care
Georgia faces major hurdles in addressing its shortage of primary care physicians. Among them is a low cap on Medicare-funded graduate medical education residency slots in the state. In a new GHN...
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Voices from the front lines: How nurses feel about Ebola
Dr. Kent Brantly is congratulated by Emory University Hospital nurses and staff as he is discharged in August after receiving treatment for Ebola. Photo credit: Samaritan’s Purse When the first Ebola...
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Football star thrilled as his own heroes arrive
Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry, a Georgia native, had an emotional day Thursday. Part of that came from some unexpected visitors who arrived prior to the Chiefs’ game against the Denver Broncos....
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Nursing board chief’s removal delayed for year
The Georgia secretary of state says he is postponing his removal of the state nursing board’s executive director until August of next year. Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s decision in June to remove...
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Ga. secretary of state defends policy toward nurses, board
Despite a wave of criticism from nurses, Brian Kemp remains unapologetic on his decision to replace the head of the state’s nursing board. Brian Kemp The Georgia secretary of state told GHN last week...
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State sees pay incentives attracting more nursing home inspectors
The Legislature’s recent injection of funding for nursing home surveyors will help the state address the increasing backlog of patients’ complaints, officials said Thursday. Nurses who respond to...
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Why so many nurses get hurt on the job
“I think in every job there are hidden risks,” said Paige Cummings, director of the Athens Nurses Clinic. These are perils “that people in that area are very aware of and people on the outside may not...
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Jackson Healthcare launches expansion, plans 1,400 new jobs
The demand for health care services is growing. So is the need for physicians and other professionals to deliver these services, especially with the aging of the Baby Boom generation. Jackson...
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Re-entry program brings former nurses back into the profession
This is the fourth in a series of articles reported in Northwest Georgia, an area rich in stories about unmet health needs and about people and programs making a difference. Georgia Health News and the...
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State has paid staffing firm $434 million as pandemic deal continues
Georgia’s tab for providing staffing help to hospitals and nursing homes in the pandemic has grown to $434 million. The payments have gone to Jackson Healthcare, a private firm based in Alpharetta....
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South Georgia hospitals feel strain as COVID cases skyrocket
To describe the current COVID surge, hospital leaders in South Georgia are using strong words, such as ‘‘scary,’’ ‘‘fear’’ and “overwhelmed.’’ The state’s COVID-19 map shows most of the hottest spots...
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Already understaffed, hospitals swamped by latest COVID surge
Across Georgia on Wednesday, dozens of hospitals were reporting severe ER crowding and various forms of “diversion ” — sending patients elsewhere due to capacity problems. The Delta variant of...
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Kemp adding staffing help to bolster hospitals amid COVID surge
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is doubling the staffing help that the state is sending to hospitals grappling with shortages of nurses, respiratory therapists and other workers amid the latest COVID-19...
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