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A PUBLICATION OF TANNER HEALTH SYSTEM • www.tanner.org • Fall 2013
Healthy
Living
A Home for
Wellness
Breathe Easy
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Helping Transform
our community
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contents
Welcome Home
6 T he Reid family gets empowered to take control.
.
Features:
10 Rehab Returns
90-Year-Old to Her Life
Doris Sowder regained
freedom after a fractured
hip resulted from a fall
off her porch.
12 Tanner Urgent Care
Walk-in care for minor medical
emergencies is available at three locations.
14 Get Healthy, Live Well
A Community Transformation Grant of $1.22
million is driving programs to support a
healthy lifestyle and avoid chronic disease.
16 R inging the ‘Bell of Hope’
Its peals signify survivorship for cancer
patients completing treatment.
Departments:
3 Health News You Can Use
18 Thank You for Your Support!
22 Awards & Accolades
23 Classes & Support Groups
Healthy Living
a publication of Tanner Health System
Loy M. Howard
President and CEO
Denise L. Taylor
Senior Vice President and
Chief Community Health,
Strategy and Brand Officer
Kelly Meigs
Director of Marketing and P.R.
Healthy Living Editor
Tony Montcalm
Contributor
Ronda Faries
Contributor
Mary busby
Tanner Medical Foundation
Contributor
kelly bainbridge
Contributor
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Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton
705 Dixie Street
Carrollton, GA 30117
770.836.9666
Deborah Matthews, RN
Administrator
Villa Rica
601 Dallas Highway
Villa Rica, GA 30180
770.456.3000
Taylor Powers
Administrator
Higgins General Hospital
200 Allen Memorial Drive
Bremen, GA 30110
770.824.2000
Michael Alexander
Administrator
Willowbrooke at Tanner
20 Herrell Road
Villa Rica, GA 30180
770.836.9551
Wayne Senfeld, EdS, LPC
Administrator
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Changing for the Better
If there’s one certainty in life, it’s change.
You can resist change, or you can embrace it. That’s
what Tanner is endeavoring to achieve in our region.
Change is coming, if only because the old model
of health care — fixing problems when they arise — is
unsustainable. The path to a better quality of life involves
preventing health problems from occurring in the first
place. In this region, we’re fortunate to have access to
numerous outlets for recreation and an abundance of
farmers’ markets and other sources of locally grown fresh foods. We also
have initiatives that provide resources to help you boost your own health
and the health of our region.
At Tanner, we’re making sure that the communities we serve are ready for
the future. As you’ll read on page 14, we’re using a $1.22 million community
transformation grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to
build community-based initiatives to curtail tobacco use, encourage healthier
diets and create more positive change in Carroll, Haralson and Heard counties.
And on page 6, you’ll find details about a new approach to delivering
primary care that provides tools and support to patients who need
healthcare services the most. Flip to page 10 to find out how the new
Tanner Rehab Facility in Carrollton is helping people live independently
after overcoming major health problems.
This issue also spotlights our new urgent care practices, now serving
Carrollton, Villa Rica and Bremen. Read more about Tanner Urgent Care on
page 12.
I encourage you to use the information in this issue of Healthy Living
to make a change for the better and join us in setting the standard that
others will follow.
Sincerely,
Loy M. Howard
President and CEO
Tanner Health System
Tanner Medical Center, Inc.
Board of Directors
Daniel Jackson, Chairman
Steve Adams
Larry Boggs
Jerry Clayton
Mary Covington
Loy M. Howard
Stephen Kahler, MD
Jeffrey Lindsey, DMD
Robert B. Pitts, MD
Nita Price
Timothy Warren
Gelon Wasdin
Ex-Officio Members
Ben Camp, MD, Chief of Staff
Brad White, MD, Vice Chief of Staff
Tanner Medical Foundation, Inc.
Board of Directors
Steve Adams, Chair
Tim Brewer
Wanda Calhoun
Lynn Clarke
Guyton Cochran
G. Woodfin (Woody) Cole
Mary Covington
Randall Eaves
Susan Fleck
John Grillo
Loy M. Howard
Barbara Kauffman
Laura Larson, MD
Paul McWilliams
Trent North
Fred O’Neal
Randy Pierce, MD
Randall Redding
Laura Richards
Thomas T. Richards
Richard Smith
Robert (Bobby) Stewart
Bob Stone
Richard Tisinger, Jr.
Timothy Warren
Valerie Wilhelm
Robin Worley
Emeritus
Angie Barker
Clarence Finleyson
Health News You Can Use
The Get Healthy, Live Well team promoted the Don’t Be a
Bonehead campaign at Carrollton’s Summer Movie Series
at The AMP, where kids and teens (left) could take the
pledge to avoid tobacco. Research shows that if teens
refrain from using tobacco through their early 20s, the odds
of them ever using tobacco drop significantly.
Don’t Be a Bonehead
Engaging Teens Against Smoking
Tobacco doesn’t make you
to help smokers quit and a tool
look cool. In fact, you kinda
to calculate how much smoking
look like a bonehead.
costs over a lifetime.
That’s the message
to see how we’re
behind the Don’t Be a
Ways to Live Well
working to improve
Bonehead campaign,
Don’t Be a Bonehead
the health of our
a tobacco-free living
falls under the umbrella
communities.
program aimed at Carroll,
of Get Healthy, Live Well,
Haralson and Heard County
a community collaborative
high school and college
to make a healthier community.
students that launched this summer.
Get Healthy, Live Well is funded by a
The program includes a Web site,
Community Transformation Grant from the
www.DontBeABonehead.org, a new
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Facebook page, www.facebook.com/
In addition to tobacco-free living,
dontbeabonehead, as well as wristband
grant funds are being used to bring key
and T-shirt giveaways.
community leaders together to form task
forces that will implement programs for
New Site Offers Range of
healthy food access, such as the Knox Park
Resources
Community Garden planted in April; youth
The new www.DontBeABonehead.org
wellness; faith-based wellness; business and
microsite features a number of elements
industry wellness; breastfeeding; healthier
to engage teens. One such element is
child care centers; healthy and active
a humorous video on a serious topic —
families; healthy and safe communities;
tobacco usage among teens — conceived
childhood obesity; and diabetes.
by Get Healthy, Live Well and Tanner
Marketing and Public Relations staff with
input from focus groups of actual teens
who use or avoid tobacco.
The site also contains short, easy-toread posts on a variety of topics, including
For more details about the Don’t Be
seven smoking-hot reasons to stop using
a Bonehead teen tobacco-free living
tobacco, links for in-depth information on
program and tips on how to spread
the health risks associated with tobacco
the word to teens in the community,
use and a calendar of upcoming events
visit www.DontBeABonehead.org. To
where teens can take the Don’t Be a
learn more about Get Healthy, Live Well
Bonehead pledge and get a free wristband.
or to join a community task force, visit
Resources also include smartphone apps
www.GetHealthyLiveWell.org.
See page 14
On the Move:
Tanner Departments Dig Their New Digs
Several Tanner Health System departments
have relocated from the Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton campus on Dixie Street
to the former North Georgia Bank building
on Cedar Street in Carrollton, about a block
north of the Carroll County Courthouse.
Tanner acquired the property and
renovated it to accommodate the
nonclinical departments now housed at
the site, including accounting, the business
office, educational development and
Tanner Medical Foundation.
The site also is home to Tanner’s human
resources department, including the
employment center that applicants seeking
a career at Tanner visit for their interviews.
Up to Snuff?
Several Tanner departments — including human
resources, accounting and Tanner Medical
Foundation — have relocated to Tanner’s new renovated space on Cedar Street in downtown Carrollton.
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Tanner Welcomes
New Physicians
Stacy Anderson, MD, board-certified in
obstetrics and gynecology, has joined
the patient care team at Villa Rica OB/
GYN, part of Tanner Medical Group. She
earned her medical degree from the New
Jersey Medical School at the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
in Newark, where she completed her
internship. Dr. Anderson completed her
residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the West Virginia
University School of Medicine in Charleston.
John Pearson, MD, a board-certified
urologist, has joined West Georgia Urology
and the medical staff of Tanner Health
System. Dr. Pearson earned his medical
degree from Northwestern Medical School in
Chicago. He completed a surgical internship
and a fellowship in cancer research and
urology at the University of California, San
Francisco. He also served as a lieutenant
commander at Naval Hospital Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Fla.
Urooj Ather, MD, has joined the patient care
team at Villa Rica Family Medicine, part of
Tanner Medical Group. Dr. Ather earned her
medical degree from the Ross University
School of Medicine in Portsmouth, Dominica,
West Indies, and completed her residency
in family medicine at Middlesex Hospital in
Middletown, Conn. She has also completed
the International Structural Acupuncture
Course for physicians at Harvard Medical School in Boston,
and has a bachelor’s in physiology and neurobiology from the
University of Connecticut in Storrs.
Brett Stanger, MD, board-certified in
anesthesiology with a clinical subspecialty
in cardiothoracic medicine, has joined
the patient care team at West Georgia
Anesthesiology Associates, part of Tanner
Medical Group. Dr. Stanger earned his medical
degree from the Medical College of Georgia
in Augusta and completed his internship and
anesthesiology residency at Wake Forest
University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., where
he also completed a fellowship and served as an instructor in the
department of anesthesiology.
Ki-Hon Lin, MD, a board-certified
orthopedic surgeon, has joined Carrollton
Orthopaedic Clinic and the medical staff
of Tanner Health System. Dr. Lin earned his
medical degree from the Baylor College of
Medicine in Houston, Texas, and completed
his residency in orthopedic surgery at New
England Medical Center in Boston. Dr. Lin
also completed a fellowship in spine surgery
at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston.
Lauren Yancey, MD, has joined Carrollton
Eye Clinic and the medical staff of Tanner
Health System. Dr. Yancey is a board-eligible
ophthalmologist who received her medical
degree in ophthalmology from the Medical
College of Georgia at the Georgia Health
Sciences University in Augusta, where she
also completed her internship in internal
medicine and her residency in ophthalmology.
Dr. Yancey earned bachelor’s degrees in cellular biology and
political science from the University of Georgia in Athens.
Paging Dr. Right
Looking for the doctor who’s right for you? You will find
a full listing of Tanner Health System’s medical staff —
searchable by physician name, specialty, location and
more — online at www.tanner.org. Click “Find a Doctor”
or call 770.214.CARE at any time for a referral to a doctor
best qualified to meet your medical needs.
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Topping Charts:
Tanner Medical Group Among Atlanta’s Top 25 Physician Group Practices
Tanner Medical Group, part of Tanner Health
System, is one of the Atlanta area’s Top 25
Physician Group Practices, according to the
Atlanta Business Chronicle.
The city’s leading source for business news
ranked metro Atlanta’s physician groups by the
number of physicians in each group. As of April
1, the Atlanta Business Chronicle counted 78
Tanner Medical Group physicians, placing the
group 13th on the list.
A Period of Growth
Tanner Medical Group’s placement on the
annual list comes at a time of rapid growth for
the group, which added Carrollton-based West
Georgia Healthcare for Women to its growing
list of member practices. The group also added
providers in several specialties, including
cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, internal
medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pain
management, psychiatry, radiation oncology,
vascular surgery and more.
In fact, since the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s
tally, Tanner Medical Group has grown to
include a total of 97 physicians, as well as
59 advanced practice providers — nurse
practitioners, physician assistants and certified
registered nurse anesthetists — for a total of 156
providers throughout the group’s practices.
Electronic Records on the Rise
Stage one is now complete: Each of Tanner
Medical Group’s more than 30 practices has
successfully finished the first stage of installing
and using electronic health records at each clinic.
These electronic records allow physicians to
access patient information — such as previous
test results and health histories — to make more
informed diagnoses and prescribe the most
effective treatment.
“More than ever, Tanner Medical Group
is playing a central role in our mission as a
health system,” says William Waters, MD, chief
medical officer of Tanner Health System. “As
we focus on innovative ways to improve the
health of the communities we serve, we’re
relying more and more on our team of Tanner
Medical Group physicians to take an active
role in their patients’ health in a wide range of
specialties. Their commitment to quality care
is why the group has grown and continues
to grow, and why we’re able to have doctors
in communities like west Paulding, Franklin,
Tallapoosa and elsewhere.”
Tanner Medical Group plans to continue
growing in the coming year, with additional
Bonnie Boles, MD, boardcertified in pulmonary,
critical care and sleep medicine
with Tanner Lung and Sleep
Specialists, as well as the
medical director of Tanner
Medical Group, follows up with
Villa Rica resident Joan True.
providers starting in the region and
practices joining the group. The medical
group offers more than 30 regional medical
practices, many with multiple locations. The
group’s providers represent a wide range
of specialties, including anesthesiology;
cardiology and interventional cardiology;
gastroenterology; family medicine; general
surgery; internal medicine; neurology;
obstetrics and gynecology; pediatrics;
psychiatry; pulmonary, critical care and sleep
medicine; radiation oncology and surgical
breast oncology; and vascular surgery.
For more information
on Tanner Medical Group,
including a complete list
of practices and providers, visit
www.TannerMedicalGroup.org.
To take a look at the complete
directory of Tanner Health
System’s medical staff of more
than 300 physicians, visit
www.tanner.org.
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Home
Welcome
Tanner Medical Group’s Patient-Centered Medical
Home Focuses Care on Those Who Need It Most
For most people, a visit to a physician’s
office is a somewhat rare occurrence.
There’s the annual physical exam, for
instance, or a sick visit here and there for
the occasional illness.
Many others, however, find trips to the
physician’s office to be much more frequent,
often due to chronic conditions that can be
difficult to control.
These patients also find themselves
frequently relying on hospital emergency
departments when they can’t get in to see the
doctor — such as on weekends or evenings
— or waiting so long between doctor’s
appointments that they require a more acute
level of care, like admission to the hospital, to
bring their medical condition under control.
New research has shown that healthcare
providers who devote more time and
attention to these patients on the front end
— when conditions are still relatively easy
to manage — can preserve resources later,
avoiding intensive inpatient care, frequent
emergency department visits and helping
patients live better, healthier lives.
For patients with diabetes, chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
hypertension, asthma and other chronic
conditions that have proven hard to
manage, this increased level of care from
their primary care providers can mean a
world of difference.
Tanner Medical Group — one of metro
Atlanta’s largest multi-specialty physician
groups and a part of Tanner Health System
— is now introducing the Patient-Centered
Medical Home (PCMH) model in several of
its practices, including Mirror Lake Internal
Medicine, Tanner Primary Care of West
Paulding and Carousel Pediatrics. The model
is transforming the way primary care medical
services are delivered, focusing on wellness
and prevention.
The PCMH model places the patient at
the center of a team-based, physician-led
approach to providing health care. The
medical home practices are responsible for
providing all of the patients’ healthcare needs
and arranging care with other professionals if
necessary. The practices focus on preventive
care, as well as treatment of acute and
chronic illness.
“It’s exciting, because it puts the
primary care physician back in the
driver’s seat,” says Bonnie Boles,
MD, a board-certified physician in
pulmonary, critical care and sleep
medicine with Tanner Lung and Sleep
Specialists and medical director for
Tanner Medical Group. “It allows the
physician to work with the patient in
a more team-oriented approach, so
that the patient and family have a lot of
help navigating the complexities of the
modern healthcare system.”
Starting Early, Breathing Easy
One aspect that the Patient-Centered
Medical Home emphasizes is the
importance of providing patients with
the resources and information they
need to best manage their condition.
“If we’re able to intervene early, when
patients are still young, we can really
have a lasting impact on their health
for many years,” says Faye Cline, NP, a
nurse practitioner with Carousel Pediatrics
who helps provide education and disease
management assistance to patients in the
practice’s PCMH program.
Carousel Pediatrics had deployed the
PCMH program to address three specific
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Riding a bike is easier
without the worry of an
asthma attack.
Looking for a Medical Home?
Not sure what it means to have a medical home? Turn the page to find out what’s involved.
Tanner Medical Group is expanding its Patient-Centered Medical Home
program, and the program is currently available at several regional
practice locations, including:
Carousel Pediatrics in Carrollton
Mirror Lake Internal Medicine in Villa Rica
Tanner Primary Care of West Paulding, located near Union in western Paulding County
A complete list of Tanner Medical Group practices is available online at www.TannerMedicalGroup.org.
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conditions: asthma, childhood obesity
and attention-deficit (hyperactivity)
disorder (ADHD). Unlike the primary care
practices that focus on adults who have
trouble controlling their chronic conditions,
Carousel Pediatrics employs PCMH
universally to every child diagnosed with
one of these three conditions.
“That these conditions can be
controlled with proper medical
supervision is a revelation for a lot of
our patients, because as the kids start to
improve, families feel empowered,” says
Jonathan Goodin, MD, a board-certified
pediatrician with Carousel Pediatrics.
For asthma, for instance, Carousel
Pediatrics provides patients with a
prescription for their own peak flow meters
and with intensive one-on-one education,
as well as written asthma action plans
and lots of online resources. That helps
cut down on absenteeism, emergency
department visits, hospitalizations and
other complications.
“When the patients are on board with
this — and with the education that we’re
providing — we’ve noticed that the reward
has been a dramatic improvement in lung
function,” says Dr. Goodin.
The physicians use peak flow metering
to help gauge how well patients are doing,
providing a numeric representation of the
patient’s lung function. According to
Dr. Goodin, the providers at the practice
have noted dramatic improvement in
the lung function of patients involved
in the PCMH program, with peak flow
measurements increasing in as little as
a month.
Helping patients better manage asthma
has led to reduced absenteeism from
school (and from work for parents who
have to stay home with their children on
bad asthma days). It has also enabled
patients to participate better in athletic
activities, since they can reduce exerciserelated symptoms.
“Parents are finally getting some
information that they can use to
understand these mysterious conditions
that their children have,” says Dr. Goodin.
“They didn’t have anyone taking the time
to explain this to them before, so now
they feel more empowered to really be
a partner with us in their children’s care.
Education is a huge benefit for
this program.”
A Prime Example
When Elizabeth Reid’s son, Evan — a
patient at Carousel Pediatrics — was
diagnosed with asthma going into the
first grade a couple of years ago, Reid
thought she knew what to expect; she
had been diagnosed with asthma as a girl
and had also been a patient at Carousel.
“He kept getting sick all the time,”
says Reid. “When he got sick, he’d get a
bad cough, and he’d have the cough for
a while.”
Reid says Carousel provided her with lots
of information, explaining how they could
monitor Evan’s lung capacity at home.
Carousel also provided Evan with a peak
flow meter to take measurements, as well
as lots of written information to assist in
making changes that help Evan, now 8, live
with his condition.
“They were very helpful,” says Reid. “We
do peak flows every morning, and we’ve
worked on figuring out what triggers the
asthma so we can avoid the triggers.”
What a Medical Home Means to You
The traditional model of health care
places the patient in a room with a
provider — either a physician or an
advanced practice provider, such as a
nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant.
A problem is presented, a diagnosis
is made, treatment is prescribed and
everyone goes on their way.
That model works fine for most
people. For others — those who live
with chronic health problems that can
be hard to manage — the traditional
model does not work as well. There
are more questions to be asked and
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more things that need to be explained.
There is also the need for a greater
understanding, both on the part of the
patient — who needs to be sure he or
she fully grasps what the provider is
recommending — and the provider,
who needs to make sure that all of the
patient’s symptoms, questions and
concerns are taken into account.
In these instances, a Patient-Centered
Medical Home can place the patient
in the middle of a treatment team
that is best prepared to address the
patient’s unique medical needs. Led by
If Evan’s allergies flare up, or if he becomes
overheated or upset, he can experience an
onslaught of breath-stealing asthma.
When Evan’s 5-year-old sister, Sara,
was diagnosed with asthma in early 2013,
the Reids were again grateful for the level
of care and attention they received from
the practice.
“We think the world of them,” says Reid.
“They’ve helped us out a lot. They’ve made
my life easier.”
The Reids are also more determined
to keep a clean house, even dusting blinds
and wiping up water from the floor
after baths to prevent mold and mildew
from growing.
In addition to the many changes they’ve
made to help prevent asthma from flaring
up at home, the Reids also never miss
an appointment, returning to Carousel
Pediatrics every three to six months so the
practice can make sure Evan and Sara are
still doing well. That level of attention not
only has led to a better quality of life for
the kids — who enjoy being active, playing
outside, taking swimming lessons at a
friend’s pool and going to the playground
— but has also helped keep them out of
the emergency department for asthmarelated problems.
“The Reids are a fantastic example
of how the Patient-Centered Medical
Home can make a meaningful difference
in someone’s life,” says Cline, the nurse
practitioner at Carousel Pediatrics.
“The parents are on top of this, and
they’ve learned how to avoid the triggers.
They keep up with the medications
they need, they use the peak flow
meters every morning and they never
miss an appointment.”
a physician and consisting of a number
of other professionals — including a
patient care coordinator who helps
answer questions and arrange resources
— these teams, of which the patient is
very much a part, can provide education
and assistance to help manage diabetes,
hypertension, heart failure and more.
Your Medical
Home Awaits
To find a provider at Tanner Medical
Group who can offer exceptional primary
care or a specialist physician, visit
www.TannerMedicalGroup.org.
Refocused on Care
The primary care medical practices
participating in the Patient-Centered
Medical Home program arrange resources
around the patients who need these
resources most. The goal is that the
increased level of attention will result in
those patients needing these resources less
as they better manage their conditions.
Each practice blocks a number of
appointments each day for patients in
the PCMH program to be seen same-day,
in case their conditions could worsen
without prompt care.
The change patients involved in the
program notice most is the role the
patient care coordinator probably plays in
helping to manage their conditions. The
patient care coordinator — usually a nurse
— engages patients in the PCMH program
to learn more about them and their
health. A convenient point of contact to
answer health questions, the patient care
coordinators also engage patients, making
phone calls and using other methods
of contact to ensure patients are taking
their medications, checking their blood
sugar or blood pressure, getting enough
exercise and more.
There is one major requirement
for patients in the PCMH program,
however: They must be ready to
make changes themselves.
“The patients have to be ready for
change,” says Jo Nelson, RN, a patient
care coordinator with Tanner Medical
Group. “They have to be ready to quit
smoking, to begin losing weight or
to change their diets — whatever it is
they have to do to manage their health,
we’re ready to help. But the patients’
involvement is paramount.”
Patients are encouraged to use the
tools the PCMH program provides,
including journals to help track blood
glucose, blood pressure, calories and
weight, and more.
The result, according to physicians, is a
more holistic approach to care.
“The medical home has allowed wholeperson care and also has improved quality
measures while doing so, which is the
best of both worlds,” says Amy Eubanks,
Daily peak flow readings help Evan and Sarah Reid avoid asthma triggers so they can be active on the playground.
MD, board-certified in internal medicine
with Mirror Lake Internal Medicine. “The
transitions of care that patients undergo
are managed more smoothly with less
fragmentation, so patients are more satisfied
with their experience and physicians are
more satisfied with the outcomes.”
The Future is Coming Home
The primary care practices involved in
the Patient-Centered Medical Home model
are just the beginning. Tanner Medical
Group continues to prioritize all primary
care practices throughout the region
for inclusion in the PCMH program, with
Carrollton and Bremen being the next
locations to undergo transformation during
the next year.
Tanner Medical Group is also working
to achieve National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA) Level 3 certification—
the highest level of NCQA certification—for
its PCMH program.
“Patient-Centered Medical Home will
be a cornerstone of Tanner’s integrated
population management strategy,” says
Loy Howard, president and CEO of Tanner
Health System. “It requires a different
approach than health systems use today.
Health care is migrating away from episodic
care—where people go to the doctor only
when they’re sick—toward preventive care,
as we address new ways to engage the
patient, the family and caregivers in taking
ownership of their health.”
Regionally, the PCMH program can
have broad implications for the health of
the community. Better management of
conditions like diabetes and heart disease
can mean lower instances of heart attacks,
strokes and more. Reducing childhood
obesity can lead to reductions in the
obesity rate among adults—not to mention
canceling out a whole cluster of diseases
that can stem from obesity among both
children and adults. Likewise, efforts to
help patients quit smoking and otherwise
using tobacco can reduce instances of
cancer in the region.
It’s a framework being adopted,
gradually, throughout the nation. However,
given Tanner Medical Group’s regional
reach—with primary care clinics throughout
west Georgia and east Alabama—expansion
of the PCMH program can lead to
reduced hospitalizations and emergency
department usage, as well as a better
overall quality of life for hundreds of
patients and families throughout the region.
“What the patient-centered medical
home offers—and not just for pediatrics,
but throughout primary care—is a onestop home where patients can get
information, treatment and referrals if they
need them, in a high-quality manner that
represents the best standards available at
this time,” says Dr. Goodin with Carousel
Pediatrics. “It’s high-quality care, a
single source of high-quality care and a
consistent source of high-quality care.”
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After a fall from her front porch, Doris
Sowder regained her abilities at Tanner
Rehab Facility. Here, Tanner physical
therapist Kay Hardin helps Sowder use a
walker at the Dixie Street Walking Park.
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to Her Life
When she got home — and going home was
a big deal for her — one of the first things
Doris Sowder did was put her two little dogs
somewhere that they couldn’t trip her again.
It was the dogs, she says, that tripped her
up on the concrete porch of the Mirror Lake
home near Villa Rica where she resides with
her daughter. The fall resulted in a fractured hip
and a ride to Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton,
where she underwent surgery to have a pin
placed in the fractured joint.
At 90, the injury might’ve been seriously
debilitating. For many, such an injury can seriously
restrict their ability to live independently, requiring
them to find around-the-clock care.
However, on a June morning, Sowder was
out with a physical therapist on the Dixie Street
Walking Park in front of the hospital, navigating
her walker over the sidewalk and through the
grass, admiring the towering oaks, blooming
bushes and bright sunshine.
Her freedom is the product of a tremendous
amount of determination on her part—and the
care she received at the new Tanner Rehab
Facility at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton.
“I think it’s wonderful,” says Sowder. “If you
have something happen, this is the place to be.
Everybody is just so kind, and the facility is so
nice and colorful. When they get through with
you, you’re so much better that you just can’t
believe it.”
Sowder, a Tennessee native who retired from
that state’s Department of Human Resources in
1994 after 30 years of service, was not only the
facility’s first success story but also the facility’s
first patient. She was admitted on June 17, and
discharged to go home just 10 days later.
“Monday, she couldn’t even lift her left foot,”
says Kay Horton, a physical therapist at the
facility, after leading Sowder on a walk through
the hospital, around the Dixie Street Walking
Park, and up and down a flight of stairs (twice)
located near the unit.
On a set of parallel bars in the therapy room
at Tanner Rehab Facility, Horton led Sowder
in a series of squats and had her standing on
her toes and turning around with ease. “We’re
checking off what she can do,” Horton says. “I
want to know that when she leaves here, she’s
going to be able to do what she needs to do so
she doesn’t end up back here again.”
Tanner Rehab Facility is a $1.3 million,
13,000-square-foot facility built from existing
space inside Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton.
Each of the facility’s 20 beds are private, and one
is located in a 320-square-foot transitional living
apartment, featuring a kitchen with standardheight cabinets and appliances, washing
machine and dryer, dining table and chairs,
sofa and more, so patients can relearn how to
navigate and function around their homes.
At the facility, patients have access to
occupational therapy, speech therapy
and physical therapy, as well as a team
of rehabilitation physicians, rehabilitation
registered nurses and admission coordinators
to provide a comprehensive approach to care.
For Sowder, the results have been positive.
“When they brought her here, they told us that
the average length of stay for most patients is
14 to 21 days,” says Sowder’s daughter, Carolyn
Henderson. “We’ve been here 10 days, and she’s
all set to go home. We are thrilled.”
Tanner Rehab Facility was designed for
patients who have suffered strokes or who must
otherwise relearn how to perform everyday
household tasks. It also serves patients who
have undergone orthopedic procedures, such as
joint replacements, and have other underlying
health issues (like rheumatoid arthritis) that
could impair their recovery.
The parallel bars help Doris Sowder learn to balance again while
recovering from a fall and surgery at Tanner Rehab Facility.
While Sowder’s course to Tanner Rehab
Facility led from her front porch and through
a surgical suite at Tanner, patients also
may be referred to the facility for care by a
neurologist, orthopedic specialist or primary
care provider who sees a need for the service.
From the facility, Sowder went home
with the support of Tanner Home Health,
which checked her home to make sure
there was little risk of Sowder falling again
— looking for cords running across the floor,
slippery floor mats and, well, small dogs that
are easily spooked — and providing a little
additional therapy as well.
“It’s been a lot of work,” says Sowder, just
before she left Tanner Rehab Facility. “You
know, you don’t think about falling until you’ve
hit the floor. But now, I’m going home!”
Is Inpatient Rehabilitation for You?
Tanner Rehab Facility can address a range of
conditions, including:
Brain injuries, both traumatic and acquired
Musculoskeletal disorders, including
polyarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
Neurological and neuromuscular conditions,
such as strokes, brain tumors, Guillain-Barre
syndrome, transverse myelitis and more
Postsurgical patients recovering from brain,
spine and general orthopedic procedures
Spinal cord injuries (C4 and below)
Patients may be referred for inpatient
rehabilitation care directly from an acute
care setting or a physician’s practice. Patients
admitted to Tanner Rehab Facility must:
Be able to participate in therapy for three
hours a day, including physical therapy
and occupational and/or speech therapy
Have the potential for improvement
Be able to learn new information
Require 24-hour-a-day nursing and
physician medical management
Require at least two skilled therapies
(including physical therapy)
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Tanner Urgent Care
Walk-in care for minor medical emergencies now
available in Carrollton, Villa Rica and Bremen
When do you and your family
need the walk-in care
for minor medical
emergencies that
is now available
at Tanner Urgent
Care locations in
Carrollton, Villa Rica
and Bremen?
Whenever an unexpected
injury or illness means that you
need to see a physician right away
or on your schedule — like when a boo-boo
is too big for a kiss and a Band-Aid. When
a sprain might be something more serious.
When a twisted knee is too painful to wait for
treatment. When a fever is too high or when
that cough just won’t go away.
Docs to Provide Seamless Care
The physicians at Tanner Urgent Care
are ready to treat a wide variety of
illnesses and injuries — from bronchitis,
Treatments
Tanner Urgent Care physicians treat
these minor medical emergencies:
Bronchitis
Bug bites and stings
Burns
Colds and influenza
Cuts and lacerations
Earaches
Rashes
Sore throats
Sprains
Upset stomachs
Urinary tract infections
And more
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colds and influenza to earaches, stings,
rashes, cuts, sprains, upset stomachs and
urinary tract infections.
“Tanner Urgent Care centers are staffed
by family medicine physicians who have
access to all the resources of Tanner Health
System — including the electronic medical
records of any patient at a Tanner Medical
Group practice,” says Loy Howard, president
and CEO of Tanner Health System. “Tanner
Urgent Care physicians will be able to
quickly review your medical history, see what
medicines you are taking or are allergic to
and more, making your visit to Tanner Urgent
Care a seamless part of the continuum of
care that Tanner Health System provides.”
Care at Your Convenience
Not so long ago, if your child received
an injury on the soccer field after school
or on a Saturday or if you desperately
needed relief from a sinus infection on a
Sunday, your choices were limited: You
could go to the emergency department or
wait until Monday to make an appointment
with your primary care physician.
The opening of Tanner Immediate Care
in Villa Rica a few years ago provided
another option. That urgent care center,
located in the Tanner at Mirror Lake
medical office building near Publix,
currently handles about 17,000 visits
each year.
Earlier this year, Tanner Health System
began a major expansion of urgent care
access for the region’s growing population
of residents seeking care for minor
medical emergencies.
“Urgent care is a great option that many
of our neighbors in west Georgia and east
Alabama want and will enjoy using,” says
Howard. “If you think about it, it’s how we’ve
all become used to buying the goods and
services that we want — right now, on our
schedule. That’s why this kind of accessibility
to quality health care is so popular.”
Is Here for You
Tanner Urgent Care Locations
Urgent Care in More Locations
In June, Tanner opened a second urgent
care location in Carrollton, temporarily
sharing office space with Tanner
Occupational Health, located across
Dixie Street from Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton. In July, the health system
purchased property beside Steak ‘n
Shake on Highway 27 South in Carrollton,
where it will build a new medical office
building to house Tanner Urgent Care/
Carrollton and Tanner Occupational
Health. Both services will relocate to the
new building in mid-2014, following a
groundbreaking ceremony this winter.
According to Howard, Tanner
Occupational Health has been extremely
successful since it launched more than
15 years ago, handling more than 20,000
patient visits last year. The new facility
will provide the elbow room that the
service needs and will include
plenty of space for the new urgent
care. It will be similar to the urgent care
building recently completed in Bremen.
In September, Tanner Urgent Care/
Bremen opened in its new 10,000-squarefoot medical office building, with 8,000
square feet available during the first phase
and the capability to expand by 6,000
additional square feet.
Tanner also provides east Alabama
residents with treatment for minor
medical emergencies at Tanner Primary
Care of Wedowee, located in the Tanner/
East Alabama medical office building at
1030 South Main Street.
To learn more about Tanner
Urgent Care, call 770.836.9445 or
visit www.TannerUrgentCare.org.
Tanner Immediate Care/Carrollton
802 Dixie Street, Carrollton
Located across from
Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton
Phone: 770.836.9445
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tanner Urgent Care/Villa Rica
101 Quartz Drive, Suite 101, Villa Rica
Located near Publix at Mirror Lake in Villa
Rica, convenient from I-20 and Highway 78
Phone: 770.836.9445
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to
8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tanner Urgent Care/Bremen
100 Tanner Drive, Bremen
Located near Ingles on Business 27
Phone: 770.836.9445
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to
6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Care for minor medical emergencies is also
available in east Alabama at:
Tanner Primary Care of Wedowee
1030 South Main Street, Wedowee
Located south of downtown Wedowee on
South Main Street (Highway 431)
www.PrimaryCareWedowee.org
Phone: 256.357.2188
Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through
Friday; 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday For more information, maps
and directions, visit
www.TannerUrgentCare.org.
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GET HEALTHY
LIVE WELL
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Tanner’s community benefit
department focuses on
prevention, wellness, chronic
disease management and early
intervention to improve the
lifelong health of the people and
communities that the system
serves. With this two-year grant,
Tanner is strengthening its
mission to make a substantial
and long-lasting impact on the
region’s health.
“Get Healthy, Live Well
is utilizing the Community
Transformation Grant in ways
that are already making a
real difference in the lives of
Carroll, Haralson and Heard
County residents,” says Daniel Jackson,
chairman of the board of directors for
Tanner Medical Center Inc. and a member
of the Get Healthy, Live Well Business and
Industry task force.
“After residents learn about the
collaborative, and perhaps even experience
one or more of the programs it supports,
I hope that even more people will want
to join the more than 550 volunteers who
are working on task forces that support
Tanner’s efforts to reduce obesity rates,
improve nutritional awareness, increase
physical activity, reduce tobacco use and
more,” says Jackson. “For decades, Tanner
has been a leader in community health
and wellness in this region. Tanner’s new
community health division is now taking that
commitment to a new level.”
Getting Fit — Together
The Get Healthy, Live Well community
collaborative comprises these 24 task
forces: Leadership Team, Tobacco-Free
Living, Tobacco-Free Schools, West GA
Regional Food Systems Collaborative,
Healthy Food Access, Community
Gardens, Nutrition Education & Cooking
Matters, Convenience & Grocery Stores,
Youth Wellness, School Exercise, School
Nutrition, Faith-based Wellness, Business
& Industry Wellness, Get Healthy West
Georgia, Healthy Child Care Centers,
Healthy & Active Families, Healthy &
Safe Communities, Childhood Obesity
Prevention, Diabetes Prevention, Clinical
Education & Prevention, Diabetes Peer
Support, Breastfeeding Support, Research
and Evaluation, and Communications.
Two of the first task forces to be
organized and rolled out, Get Healthy West
Georgia — which received initial funding
If you aren’t yet familiar with Tanner Health
System’s Get Healthy, Live Well community
collaborative, you soon will be.
Last September, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $1.22
million Community Transformation Grant to
Tanner Health System. With these funds,
Tanner formed the Get Healthy, Live Well
community collaborative to help develop
and promote programs that support a
healthy lifestyle and help prevent
chronic disease.
Tanner was one of only eight hospital
systems in the entire nation to receive
a CDC grant in 2012. Tanner Health
System expects the funds to make a
substantial and long-lasting impact on
the region’s health.
Some of the collaborative’s
programs that are already making a
real difference for residents of Carroll,
Haralson and Heard counties include
Get Healthy West Georgia, community
gardens such as Knox Park Community
Garden and the ability to use
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reached the most residents so far.
Get Healthy West Georgia now has more
than 2,600 participants using specialized
tracking software accessed through
www.GetHealthyWestGeorgia.org to log
their exercise, keep food diaries, track
weight loss, calculate body mass index,
participate in local and regional exercise
challenges, connect with friends or coworkers, create their own group challenges,
share healthy recipes or encouraging
messages and much more — all for free.
During the 2013 weight-loss challenge
issued by Get Healthy West Georgia, 233
participants lost more than 2,400 pounds
— an average of 10.6 pounds each. Healthy
For Life classes, offered every other week
and taught by fitness and nutrition experts
at Tanner, have provided additional support
for Get Healthy West Georgia participants.
Get Healthy West Georgia also produced
a play about good nutrition and hidden
sugar in foods called “A Straaaaange Dream,”
which was performed live for more than
4,000 students in kindergarten to third grade
in Carroll, Haralson and Heard counties. The
play was written by a Tanner staff member
and performed by local actors.
Getting the Word Out
The Tobacco-Free Living task force
teamed up with Tanner’s Marketing and
Public Relations staff to develop a fun
— but very serious — teen anti-tobacco
initiative called Don’t Be
a Bonehead.
The task force is
spreading its message
virally among teens and
their parents through a
clever Web site,
www.DontBeABonehead.
org. The Web site also
features an innovative,
humorous video that
demonstrates how
“uncool” and “yucky”
tobacco-use really is,
offers wristband and
T-shirt giveaways and
provides information
about tobacco usage
and cessation. More than
490 teens have pledged
to stay tobacco-free
by signing a banner at events, and more
than 150 have signed up to become
ambassadors at their high schools,
carrying the anti-tobacco message to
even more teens.
“Don’t Be a Bonehead is a terrific
initiative that helps teens figure out for
themselves the benefits of tobacco-free
living,” says Brian Mosier, Ph.D., assistant
professor of health and physical education
at the University of West Georgia in
Carrollton and co-chair of the Youth
Wellness task force. “But that’s just one of
many exciting initiatives that our task forces
are working on to improve nutrition and
physical activity in our schools so that we
can slow and prevent obesity and diabetes.
For example, we are collaborating with the
USDA HealthierUS School Challenge to
improve the nutrition and quality of food in
our schools. And we plan to train first grade
teachers in the Take 10! national program
that uses structured 10-minute activities in
the elementary classroom to help children
understand the importance of fun, physical
activity and nutrition.”
The Take 10! program will help area
schools achieve the governor’s initiative
to add 30 minutes of additional physical
activity to the school day.
Just Getting Started
The scope of the strategies being employed
by all the task forces is vast. The ultimate
plan is for almost every resident in Carroll,
Haralson or Heard County, to at some point,
be touched by one or more of the programs
the collaborative develops and promotes.
The program’s outcomes are being
assessed by a multidisciplinary research team
in partnership with faculty and graduate
students at the University of West Georgia.
Results from their studies will be published
to further the understanding of evidencebased practices in community health.
“Our task forces will be working with
county and city governments, parks and
recreation departments, school boards and
schools, colleges and universities, civic groups,
churches, business and industry, farmers,
farmers markets, community gardeners,
restaurants, convenience stores, physicians
and nurses, and more,” says Denise Taylor,
senior vice president and chief community
health, strategy and brand officer for Tanner
Health System. “We are very pleased with
the number of volunteers, but there are many
opportunities and a way for everyone to
get involved. If we all work together, we can
provide the education, services, programs
and tools to help our residents achieve and
maintain healthier lifestyles.”
For more information about
Get Healthy, Live Well, visit
www.GetHealthyLiveWell.org. To
volunteer for a Get Healthy, Live Well task
force, call 770.836.9871.
During the first weight-loss challenge issued by Get Healthy West Georgia, participants lost
2,441 pounds — roughly the weight of a Volkswagen Beetle with three adults inside.
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Tanner Medical Foundation
Community Gives Back
Curves & Chrome Supports Bikers Battling
Breast Cancer Fund
For the eighth consecutive year, the Curves & Chrome Weekend
Rally for a Cure, held by Bikers Battling Breast Cancer Inc., raised
funds to assist area breast cancer patients.
The weekend event included motorcycle contests, stunts and
music that attracted more than 900 people to the V-Plex in
Villa Rica on July 20 and 21. Mammography On The Move, the
Tanner Breast Health mobile mammography unit, was on-site and
provided mammograms to 15 women during the event.
Unexpected heavy rain couldn’t dampen spirits of those in
attendance, which included motorcycle enthusiasts from across
the region and community members curious about the event.
Bikers Battling Breast Cancer began as a single event in 2006 and
grew into an incorporated charitable organization in 2008. In 2011,
funds raised from Curves & Chrome established the Bikers Battling
Breast Cancer Fund at Tanner Medical Foundation.
The eighth annual Curves & Chrome Weekend Rally for a Cure raised funds to help local
breast cancer patients with advanced tests
they would not otherwise be able to afford.
Since then, the motorcycle event has
raised more than $55,000 to assist Tanner breast cancer
patients with advanced tests such as stereotactic breast
biopsies, breast ultrasounds, CT scans, PET scans, MRI scans and
BRCA genetic testing. These tests can help physicians determine
the extent, or stage, of a patient’s breast cancer and help guide
informed decisions about treatment options.
The Tanner Oncology Advisory Council Donates
‘Bell of Hope’
The Tanner Oncology Advisory Council has donated a new “Bell
of Hope,” which was dedicated on June 21 at Northwest Georgia
Oncology Centers P.C. in Carrollton.
The bell is rung when a patient finishes treatment to signify
his or her move into the survivorship phase and to send a
message of hope to fellow patients. The bell is inscribed with
an encouraging message: “‘Bell of Hope.’ The ringing of this bell
celebrates your last cancer treatment and offers hope to all who
hear it! Donated by the 2013 Tanner Oncology Advisory Council.”
Charlie Reese, of Carrollton, was the first patient to ring the
bell following his 18-week treatment for kidney and bladder
cancer. Moments later, Pearl Brooks became the second patient
to ring the bell to celebrate her last treatment for lymphoma.
“They are the best — the staff here,” says Brooks, who turned
91 in August. “It’s like family from the front to the back.” This is the
second time Brooks has successfully battled lymphoma, having
been treated at Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers in 2001.
Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers is represented in west
Georgia by Bradley Larson, MD, Randall Pierce, MD, and David
Shepard, MD.
“I’m just thankful that we have a place like this in Carrollton,”
says Brooks. “When my sister had cancer, I had to take her all
the way to LaGrange for radiation treatments. I am proud that
we have this in Carroll County.”
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Wedowee Artist Inspires Hope
Wedowee artist Lynn Blackburn donated a work to inspire
patients in the new Tanner/East Alabama facility.
Blackburn’s painting, “Sun Through the Trees,” now
hangs in the lobby at the new Tanner/East Alabama facility
on South Main Street in Wedowee. She completed the
piece at her Lake Wedowee studio, working late into the
night over four days to complete the work.
“You are in shadow,” says Blackburn. “The light is
coming through the trees, so you see the light coming
through and are reminded that you will heal. Even in the
shadows of life, you can see the light coming through.”
The 36-by-36-inch print was framed in recycled heart of
pine wood, salvaged from a mill that was torn down near
Newnan and crafted into a frame by Wedowee contractor
and carpenter Brian Stephens. The work is now displayed
at Tanner/East Alabama. The facility, which serves as the
home of Tanner Primary Care of Wedowee and provides
space for Tanner to offer more specialty medical services
in the region in the future, is located at 1030 South Main
Street in Wedowee.
More information on the facility is available online at
www.TannerEastAlabama.org.
Members of the public wishing to make a donation in
support of the new Tanner/East Alabama facility, cancer
services or any other Tanner service, may contact Tanner
Medical Foundation at 770.812.GIFT (4438) or online at
www.TannerMedicalFoundation.org.
Duke Blackburn and his wife, Wedowee artist Lynn Blackburn, donated the
painting “Sun Through the Trees” to hang in the new Tanner/East Alabama facility in
Wedowee. The painting was unveiled during the facility’s open house on May 4.
If you would like to support the Bikers Battling Breast
Cancer fund, please contact Tanner Medical Foundation at
770.812.GIFT (4438). To learn more about Curves & Chrome, visit
www.BikersBattlingBreastCancer.org.
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Thank You for Your Support!
Your generosity makes it possible for us to continue to deliver quality care to our community.
The following pages list the donors of gifts received between Feb. 1, 2013, and June 30, 2013.
CANCER INITIATIVES
Tanner Health System
Cancer Patient
Marketing and Public
Assistance Fund
Relations Team Members
Service
Specialists Staff
Dixie Converting Corporation
Bill and Ruth Holcomb
Mr. and Mrs. Chris J. Dixon
Mr. and Mrs. S. Jack Dorsey
Oncology Garden
Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club
Times-Georgian
Project Fund
Comprehensive Inpatient
Mrs. Delores M. Cousino
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Walker
Northwest Georgia Oncology
Rehabilitation Unit
Rev. and Mrs. Gerry M. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Frank B.
Centers, P.C.
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards and
Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
Mr. Steve R. Adams
Dr. and Mrs. John D. Engel, Jr.
Advantage Office Solutions
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Fleck, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill R. Law
West Georgia Worship Center
Oncology Patient
Alex Roush Architects, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. William B. Gambrell
Mr. and Mrs. Dan McBrayer
Mrs. Janet Whitt
Advisory Committee Fund
Almon Funeral Home & Chapel
Georgia Power Company
Ms. Laura R. Miller
Mr. Jason Winberg
Mr. and Mrs. Denis C. Auger
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Almon
Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn D. Novak
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Woolsey
Ms. Jane W. Baker
Anonymous
Georgia West Imaging, P.C.
Ms. Carole D. Eddleman
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Gill, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. William I. Horton
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Reddish
Watkins, Jr.
•Ms. Geraldine Ann Mock
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Smith
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Dr. and Mrs. David G. Helton
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Arant
Dr. and Mrs. J. Taylor Gordon
Mrs. Nancy J. Tunnell
Ms. Brenda K. Hammock
Rev. Joe Neal
Mr. and Mrs. John Ayers
Dr. Elizabeth Gorey
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Vassy
Ms. Glenda Hammock
Mr. and Mrs. John Picklesimer
Bank of North Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Green, Jr.
•Ms. Gretchen Watson
Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Robinson
Dr. and Mrs. Brian E. Barden
Dr. and Mrs. Onaje D. Greene
Ms. Shellie A. Sherrod
Barnes Moving and Storage
Greenway Medical Technologies
Benchmark Boulevard
Ms. Amy K. Griffin
Ms. Gay Waldrop
Wal-Mart Bremen #856
Mr. Wayne D. Watson
Wal-Mart Carrollton #722
Wal-Mart Villa Rica #2732
In honor of:
•Mrs. Susan Helton
In memory of:
Richard and Beverly Sparkmon
•Mr. Jack A. Caswell
TANNER MEDICAL CENTER/
Mr. and Mrs. Larry B. Boggs
Grillo & Associates, Inc.
Capital Improvement
Brandall Lovvorn Drugs
Mr. and Mrs. John Grillo
Britt/Paulk Insurance Agency, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. L. Mark Gustafson
Capt. and Mrs. Sonny T. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Hamil, Jr.
C. M. Tanner Grocery Co., Inc.
Haney’s Drug Corner, Inc.
Mrs. Jackie W. Carden
Dr. and Mrs. Barry F. Harris
Carroll County Nephrology, P. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Harris, Jr.
Carroll EMC
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Hayden
Carrollton Emergency
Dr. and Mrs. David G. Helton
Carrollton Auxiliary
Cancer Patient
Terry and Joan Bonner
Transportation Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Busby
Mrs. Janet T. Daniels
In memory of:
Ms. Millie M. Davis
•Mr. George Graham
Carrollton Employees Activities
Committee
Dellana
Carrollton Auxiliary
Physicians, P.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Duffey
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Ms. Norma J. Hallman
Mammogram
Mrs. Debbie L. Hollenstein
Assistance Fund
In memory of:
Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Holtzclaw
Mrs. Marilyn Clark
•Ms. Thelma Browning
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C.
Mr. Robert Holtzclaw
Ms. Teri Holtzclaw
In memory of:
The Danny Jeter Family
•Ms. Gretchen Watson
Rick and Kathy Mathis
Mr. Wayne D. Watson
McCutcheon
•Rev. and Mrs. C. R. McCutcheon
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C.
McCutcheon
Mr. and Mrs. Doug McCurdy
Mrs. Odelle McGukin and Girls
Mobile
Moore Truck Sales, LLC
Mammography Unit
In honor of:
Plywood Case Company
Bremen High School - Student
•Dr. Christopher B. Arant
Ms. Sandy Seymour
Government Club
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Georgia West Imaging, P.C.
Ms. Linda R. Stiles
West Georgia Ambulance
Dr. and Mrs. David W. Griffin
CARROLLTON
Ms. Helen Barge
J. D., Maralyn, Larue and Arial
Properties Inc.
Carrollton Surgical Group, P.A.
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hester
Hospital Authority, City of
Bremen,County of Haralson
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cleghorn
Dr. and Mrs. Charles N. Hubbard
Mr. and Mrs. J. Guyton
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hughes
Cochran, Jr.
J. Smith Lanier & Company
Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Colditz
Dr. and Mrs. Mujeeb A. Jan
Dr. and Mrs. Anthony W. Colpini
Dr. and Mrs. Rajat Jhanjee
Community & Southern Bank
JHC Outdoor Agency
The Community Foundation of
Mrs. Ramona T. Johnson
West Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Jones
Mrs. Darlene W. Crawford
Jones-Wynn Funeral Home
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Curvino
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie H. Jordan
•Ms. Tabatha M. Peshel
Betty and Roger Daniel
Dr. and Mrs. Shazib B. Khawaja
Roy and Cindy Denney
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Lane
•Tanner Heart & Vascular
Die-Tech Industries, Inc.
Dr. T. M. Martin
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel C. McKinney
MetroBank
Morgan Oil Company
Mrs. Betty S. Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. Chris New
Northwest Georgia Oncology
Centers, P.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Oliver
Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Olson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Overton
The Parian Law Firm, L.L.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Cade Parian
Dr. and Mrs. Joe E. Parrish
Mr. and Mrs. John Paulk
Peoples Community National
Bank
Dr. and Mrs. John C. Pezold
Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Pitts
Dr. and Mrs. James C. Pope
Mrs. Nita Price
Primary Care Group of West
Georgia, P.C.
Professional Park Medical
The West Georgia Quilters Guild donated two handcrafted quilts for babies born at Tanner Health System in celebration of National Quilt Day.
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Services, P.C.
R. K. Redding Construction, Inc.
Blue Heron Studios
Greenway Medical Technologies
Blue Steakhouse, LLC
Greg Cook’s Fine Jewelry and
Mr. Jim Bozman
Hacienda Pinilla
Broadstreet Capital Advisors, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Hamil, Jr.
Rev. and Mrs. Alex Brookhuis
Harry T’s Car Wash
Burson’s Feed & Seed, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hester
C & G Jewelry and Engraving
Mr. and Mrs. Dustin Hightower
Cabin Bluff
Horton’s Books and Gifts
Callaway Gardens
Dr. and Mrs. Charles N. Hubbard
Carroll Symphony Orchestra
Hudson Healthcare
Carrollton Beverage
Indulge Salon & Day Spa
Carrollton Main Street
Dr. and Mrs. James T. Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. Brett Carter
The Inn at Serenbe
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Carter
Intercontinental Hotel Group
Dr. and Mrs. Taylor B. Cates
J. Best Hair Company
Charmaine’s
Jerry’s Country Kitchen
Chase Meadow Lane Farm
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Jones
Chat & Choo
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Jones
Chubb Insurance Group
Keeneland Association, Inc.
Classical Photography
Mr. Morris Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Covert
Mr. David Knight
Roy and Cindy Denney
Mr. Shane Lanier
Mr. Ed Dickinson
Little Hawaiian Seafood Grill and
Ms. Farrell E. Douglass
Four-year-old Peyton Bass, pictured with his father, Ben Bass, donated new toys for
pediatric patients at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton.
Dr. and Mrs. James R. Rash III
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Redding
Mrs. Ruth H. Reeve
Dr. and Mrs. T. E. Reeve III
Regal Marketing, Inc.
Medicine, P.C.
West Georgia Lung and Sleep
Mr. and Mrs. David Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Preston
Medicine, LLC
Mr. Jerry Wood and
Mrs. Mary M. Covington
Gift-in-Kind
1632 Worship Service
Dr. and Mrs. Jeff S. Reid
Mr. and Mrs. Robin S. Worley
A Legendary Event
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Richards
Dr. and Mrs. T. Peter Worthy
Mr. Steve R. Adams
Robins & Morton
Mr. Ed Thomas and
Blake and Kearstin (Spence)
Mr. Ryan Roenigk and
Mrs. Dana Wynn
Dr. Lindsey B. Roenigk
Dr. William E. Rogers and
Dr. Rhonda B. Rogers
Sewell Mill
Dr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Slappey
Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith
Southeastrans, Inc.
Southern Therapy Services, Inc.
Southwire Company
Dr. and Mrs. Jon L. Stanford
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Joe N. Street
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Strickland
Alston
Archstone Landscape, Inc.
In memory of:
Art With Heart Pottery
•Dr. and Mrs. Homer L. Barker
Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Angie Barker
•Lt. Col. W. Aubrey Jones
Mrs. Cynthia S. Jones
•Dr. Thomas E. Reeve, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Sabo
•Mrs. Sarah D. Stephens
Tommy and Sally Sullivan
•Mr. and Mrs. Francis Sullivan
Atlanta Steeplechase
Auburn Marriott Opelika
Bank of North Georgia
Banks Oil Company
Baxley Jewelers, LLC
Bed and Biscuit Inn
Belk
Best Case Farm
Diamonds
Brasstown Valley Resort and Spa
Tiki Lounge
Dream Ranch
Loco Mex Downtown
Elle Salon on the Square
The Lodge at Buckberry Creek
Mrs. Ronda Y. Faries
Logoman Marketing Group
Farmers Fresh CSA
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lovvorn
Faye Jones Kaledioscope Jewelry
Low Country Barbecue Catering
Designs
Main Attraction Salon
Drs. Brenda and Tom Fitzgerald
Maple Street Diner
Marriott Evergreen Conference
Mr. and Mrs. Trey Fleck
Resort
Fletcher Landscape Service
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Martin
Forever Fit Group Personal
Mr. and Mrs. Brian T. McCarthy, Sr.
Training
McClain Photography
Foxhall Resort and Sporting Club
Mrs. Andra D. McGill
Freckles Boutique
Mr. and Mrs. Ken R. McGowan
Gabe’s Downtown
Mr. Don McWhorter
Dr. and Mrs. William B. Gambrell
Merle Norman
Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Garner
Mr. and Mrs. Mat Miller
Genesis 1
The Mobley Company
Glen-Ella Springs Inn & Meeting
Place
Jewelers, Inc.
Morgan Oil Company
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Gordon
Mountain Oak Florist & Design
Great Events, Flair Designs
Ona Atlanta
& Flour Power
The Optical Shop
Green Lantern Frame Shop
The Pampered Chef - Mindy Banks
Green Tree - A Day Spa and
Dr. and Mrs. Joe E. Parrish
Skincare Clinic
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Green, Jr.
Mr. Steve Penley
Plates on the Square
•Mr. James S. Upchurch
Mrs. Wilma H. Upchurch
Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Sundberg
SyncGlobal, LLC
In honor of:
Systems & Methods, Inc.
•Mr. and Mrs. James A. Gill, Sr.
Tanner Heart & Vascular
Specialists
Tanner Investment Company
Times-Georgian
Tisinger Vance, P.C.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Tyson, Sr.
United Community Bank
University of West Georgia
Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Upchurch
Walker Cadillac Buick GMC, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Gelon Wasdin
John and Mitzi Wasdin
Wells Fargo
West Georgia Ambulance Service
West Georgia Electric
West Georgia Internal
Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Preston
•Mrs. Wynn Grisham
Mr. Glynn Grisham
Ms. Bess Z. Miller
•Greg and Michelle Hagan
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Janus
•Dr. and Mrs. Charles
N. Hubbard
Ms. Susan K. Martin
Dr. David Plaxico
•Mrs. Ruth H. Reeve
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Sabo
•Dr. Gregory S. Slappey
Dr. H. Allan and Karen Rankin
•Mrs. Denise L. Taylor
Ms. Bess Z. Miller
•John and Mitzi Wasdin
The Tanner Activities Committee raised funds through T-shirt sales to support the Cancer Patient
Transportation Program, which will provide transportation services for Tanner Health System
cancer patients in need.
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Marie Couch (center) presents a check for Tanner Hospice Care to Sharon
Moody, RN, Tanner Hospice Care client care supervisor (left) and Kathy
Mathis, director of Tanner Medical Foundation (right). The first annual
“JuneFest” at TC Rose Bar & Grill in Carrollton raised the funds.
Mrs. Jacqueline D. Duso
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards
and Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
Dr. Tunicia A. Giron
Ms. Nora W. Goodman
Dr. Tunicia A. Giron
Ms. Demetria D. Goodwin
Ms. Nora W. Goodman
Dr. and Mrs. Michael G. Hamner
Ms. Demetria D. Goodwin
Dr. and Mrs. Hutch Harrison
Dr. and Mrs. Michael G. Hamner
Ms. Alison F. Herren
Dr. and Mrs. Hutch Harrison
Mrs. Sharman Holland
Ms. Alison F. Herren
Dr. Alyssia N. Howard
Mrs. Sharman Holland
Mrs. Angela K. Hudson
Dr. Alyssia N. Howard
Dr. and Mrs. Bryan P. Kirby
Mrs. Angela K. Hudson
Mrs. Kimberly M. Lambert
Dr. and Mrs. Prentice M.
Mrs. Kimberly M. Lambert
Dr. and Mrs. Prentice M.
McCullough
Dr. Kirsten Spraggins
Labor and Delivery Staff
Mr. Timothy A. Taylor
West Georgia Anesthesia
Associates
McCullough
Dr. Kirsten Spraggins
Labor and Delivery Staff
Mr. Timothy A. Taylor
West Georgia Anesthesia
Associates
Mr. Dennis Yearty
Ms. Jennifer E. Zeyen
Mr. Dennis Yearty
Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
Pray Pottery and Inspirational Gifts
West Georgia Center for Plastic
Surgery, LLC
Asa and Eli Kirby
Ms. Jennifer E. Zeyen
Tanner Heart &
Memorial Fund
•Master Elijah J. Kirby
Vascular Center Fund
R. K. Redding Construction, Inc.
West Georgia Cycling
In memory of:
Dr. Christopher B. Arant
ReeseFit Inc.
West Georgia Electric
•Master Asa W. Kirby
Mr. Brian G. Buck
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Baker
Ms. Elizabeth Richards
Willis Jewelry Company
Ms. Erin E. Burkhalter
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Richards
Dr. and Mrs. Britt Wilson
Mr. Brian G. Buck
Mr. Ray C. Campbell
Dr. William E. Rogers
Ms. Jan Roush
Mrs. Rita Wilson-Harris
Ms. Erin E. Burkhalter
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Cofield
Mrs. Mary G. Threadgill
Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Schulenburg
Mr. and Mrs. Robin S. Worley
Mr. Ray C. Campbell
Mrs. Linda L. Conner
Sherlock’s Wine Merchant
Mr. John R. Wright, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Cofield
Dr. and Mrs. Ryan D. Cortez
In memory of:
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith
Ms. Jenni C. Wylie
Mrs. Linda L. Conner
Dr. Richard B. Davis
•Mr. Richard Alexander
Smith’s Floor Covering, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wysoczynski
Dr. and Mrs. Ryan D. Cortez
Mr. Jeffrey R. Dishman
Smith’s Studio of Photography
Mr. and Mrs. Donny Wysoczynski II
Dr. Richard B. Davis
Mrs. Jacqueline D. Duso
Mr. Jeffrey R. Dishman
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards and
Southern Therapy Services, Inc.
Southwire Company
Armstrong-Johnson
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
Southwire Company -
•Ms. Veronica T. Bailey
OEM Division
Mr. and Mrs. Sid Sprewell
•Ms. Emily Barge
Springhill Suites by Marriott
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
Atlanta Buckhead
•Mr. John “Jack” Barnes
The Squire Shop
Dr. and Mrs. Ray E. Stedwell
•Mrs. Bonnie L. Beasley
Mr. and Mrs. Deiter Stoll
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
Stone Mountain Park
•Ms. Mildred Y. Boatright
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Swede Sullivan
•Mr. Richard Brandt
Sunset Hills Country Club
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
Sweet Pea’s Boutique
•Mrs. Nettie May Bryan
SyncGlobal, LLC
Systems & Methods, Inc.
•Mr. Danny Burditt
Philip Thomas Fine Artist
Mr. David G. Thornhill
•Mr. William T. Carnes
Threadgill & Associates, LLC
Tin Roof Cutting Boards
•Mrs. Delores P. Carter
Townsend Center for the
Performing Arts
•Ms. Opal Crawford
Trophy Guide Service
University of West Georgia
•Mrs. Dessie Daniel
Department of Athletics
Lisa Upchurch Moore
•Ms. Joyce Dowda
Victoria and Ivy
Vincent Arroyo Winery
•Mr. Shirley Eldredge
Vitola Fine Cigars
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
Walker Meats
•Mr. Ricky Foster
Walt Disney World Company
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Watts, Jr.
Wells Fargo Bank
Wentz Financial Group
West Georgia Ambulance Service
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•Mrs. Vera Jeannine
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
Violinist Lorrie Sposato-Allen and pianist Jan Adams perform in Tanner’s Harmony for Healing
music therapy program. Performances are held in the John H. Burson III, MD, Atrium on the first
floor of Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton, facing Dixie Street.
• www.tanner.org
•Mrs. Betty Gray
Grace Busby reads ”The Berenstain Bear Sleepover” book to
Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton pediatric patient Taylor Womack,
and Womack’s mother, Kimberly Gilley. The Madras Middle School
student donated books to the Tanner ReadER program, which
strives to improve local literacy rates by making books accessible
to area children to foster an interest in reading whenever possible.
•Mr. Cleveland Green
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mrs. Alma Grizzard
•Mr. Edward O. Grizzard
•Mrs. Irene Wilma Harris
•Mr. George W. Henderson
•Mr. Roland Hester
•Mrs. Midred S. Jacobus
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mr. Bobby Johnson
•Mr. Thomas Kelley
•Mr. Neal “Ray” Patterson
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mr. Bill Raburn
Alex Roush Architects, Inc.
Ms. Colleen F. Baird
Ms. Catherine G. Barr
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Beavers
Mrs. Suzanne C. Bohannon
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Brooks
Mrs. Dott I. Cofer
Larry and Susie Cooley
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Cowart
Ms. Ebonia W. Elliott-Lewis
Ellison & Ellison Co., Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Entrekin
Mrs. Jacquanetta I. Floyd
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
Ms. Sylvia T. Graham
•Mr. James Lambert
Ms. Gwinell H. Griffin
•Mrs. Lydia McEwen
•Mr. W. P. McLeod
•Mr. Brian L. Merrill
•Mr. Ralph Mickey
•Mr. Ernest J. Moore
•Ms. Bernice Morrice
•Mr. Hal Murphy
•Mr. Douglas Nolen
•Mr. Charles Richard Overby
•Mr. Lura Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Huey
Mrs. Bernice H. Jackson
Mr. Travis Jackson
Chalmus and Linda Kiser
KUHL Corporation
Ms. Susan K. Martin
H.L. and Beth McCright
Mr. and Mrs. David F. Miceli
Ms. Bess Z. Miller
David and Beverly Parkman
Mrs. Mary P. Parkman
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Rooks
Mrs. Dorothy A. Roush
Ms. Jan Roush
Mrs. Jean Smith
Tom and Martha Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Spence
Ms. Leslie Stephens
Peggy White
Mrs. Jo K. Worthington
•Mr. Johnnie Rice
•Mr. William Robinson
•Mr. Watson Worley
•Mr. Carroll J. Zepp
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Ms. Georgette Smith
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mr. John Spahn
•Ms. Elizabeth Timmons
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mr. Herman Toney
•Ms. Mary Anne Trader
•Mr. Eddie Walker
•Mrs. Rosa Louise Ward
Giving Campaign
In honor of:
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Campbell
•Ms. Joyce V. Skinner
Mrs. Janet Whitt
Sue and Wayne Nelson
In memory of:
Tanner ReadER Program
Ms. Donna Armstrong Lackey
Mrs. Susan A. Daniel
•Ms. Opal Crawford
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
•Mother of Elizabeth Olajubutu
Mrs. Becky J. Ellis
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Dr. and Mrs. John E. Godard
Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Kress
Ms. Glenda Hammock
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Nivens
Rotary Club of Carrollton, Inc.
In honor of:
•Andy and Jane Smith
Patient Registration
Ken and Natalie Aitken
Ms. Joyce B. Whitley
Gift-in-Kind:
•Mr. Jimmie F. Williamson
Capital Improvement
Abbott Laboratories Employee
Bowdon Junction Quickstop
•Ms. Karen Stelle
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
TANNER HEALTH SYSTEM
W. Steve Worthy
Blackburn Studios
Maternity Center
Rick and Kathy Mathis
In honor of the birth of:
•Miss Hannah Grace Bradley
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Williams
•Master Luke David Key|
Get Healthy West
Georgia Fund
Anonymous
Mr. David W. Key and
Dr. Allison K. Key
•Master Solomon Daniel Kirby
•Miss Iris Lucille Lang
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Lang
•Master Cooper R. Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar L. Adams
•Miss MaKelvie Grace Templeton
Mr. R. Allen Brewer
Indigent Care
In memory of:
•Mr. George W. Henderson
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Ms. Glenda Hammock
•Ms. Mary Hutchinson
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Ms. Glenda Hammock
TANNER MEDICAL CENTER/
VILLA RICA
MS Patients
Assistance Fund
Grillo & Associates, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. John Grillo
WILLOWBROOKE AT TANNER
Tanner Hospice Care volunteers were honored during the 2013 National Volunteer Week (April 21-27) at
a special luncheon held at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton. Tanner Hospice Care Volunteer Coordinator
Mandy Jackson and Bereavement Coordinator Neda McDonald recognized volunteers Tory Whitley,
Dianne Jackson, Diane McLendon and the Rev. Steve Davis for their service.
Capital Improvement
Gift-in-Kind:
Ms. Sabrina Corbin
•Mr. Fred Williamson
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Ms. Glenda Hammock
Stacey C. Morin Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Denis M. Morin
Tanner Health Source
Gift-in-Kind:
Mr. and Mrs. Loy M. Howard
Tanner
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Awards&Accolades
•P ress Ganey Guardian Award, Tanner
Medical Center/Carrollton, 2013
•P artner Up! for Public Health Heroes
recognition, Get Healthy, Live Well, 2013
•H ealthgrades’ Outstanding Patient
Experience Award, for scoring in the
top 5 percent of American hospitals
for patient satisfaction, Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton and Tanner Medical
Center/Villa Rica, 2011-2013
Thomson Reuters, 15 Top Health
Systems in the nation, Tanner Health
System, 2012
Georgia Trend’s list of Top Georgia
Hospitals, Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton, Tanner Medical Center/Villa
Rica and Higgins General Hospital, 2012
Healthgrades’ Honors for Orthopedics.
For several years in a row, Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton has earned numerous
excellence awards and five-star ratings
for orthopedic care from the nation’s
leading independent source of physician
information and hospital quality ratings,
Healthgrades. The hospital earned:
Healthgrades’ Orthopedic Surgery
Excellence Award for six years in a
row (2008-2013)
Healthgrades’ Joint Replacement
Excellence Award, 2012
Ranked No. 1 in Georgia for Overall
Orthopedic Services for four years in
a row (2010-2013)
Ranked Among the Top 5 percent
in the nation for Overall Orthopedic
Services for four years in a row
(2009-2012)
Ranked Among the Top 10 percent in
the nation for Joint Replacement, 2012
Ranked Among the Top 10 in Georgia
for Joint Replacement for four years in
a row (2009-2012)
Five-Star Rated for Overall
Orthopedic Services for six years in a
row (2008-2013)
•Five-Star Rated for Joint Replacement
for five years in a row (2009-2013)
•Five-Star Rated for Spine Surgery for
six years in a row (2008-2013)
•Five-Star Rated for Total Knee
Replacement for five years in a row
(2009-2013)
Five-Star Rated for Total Hip
Replacement, for two years in a row
(2012-2013)
Five-Star Rated for Hip Fracture
Treatment for nine years in a row
(2005-2013)
Five-Star Rated for Back and Neck
Surgery (spinal fusion) for six years in
a row (2008-2013)
iVantage HealthStrong Top 100 Critical
Access Hospitals, Higgins General
Hospital, 2012-2013
The Joint Commission’s Top Performers
on Key Quality Measures, Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton, Tanner Medical Center/
Villa Rica, Higgins General Hospital, 2012
Georgia Hospital Association Core
Measures Honor Roll, Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton, Tanner Medical
Center/Villa Rica, Higgins General
Hospital, 2012-2013
Hospital Safety Score “A” Rating for
Patient Safety by Leapfrog Group,
Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton, 2012
Georgia Hospital Association’s
Hospital Engagement Network Safety
Leaders Circle, which recognizes
hospitals’ improvements in patient care,
Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica, 2012
HomeCare Elite Top 500 list of home
health service providers, Tanner Home
Health, 2012
One of only six health care
organizations in the state named in
the 2012 “Most Wired” report by the
American Hospital Association and
Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.
Tanner was included in the report’s
“Most Improved” category for the
progress it has made in implementing
new technology.
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The Joint Commission, an independent,
not-for-profit organization, accredits and
certifies more than 19,000 healthcare
organizations and programs in the U.S.
The Joint Commission accreditation is
recognized nationwide as a symbol of
quality that reflects an organization’s
commitment to meeting established
performance standards.
These Tanner facilities and services are
proudly accredited by the Joint Commission:
Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica
Higgins General Hospital in Bremen
Willowbrooke at Tanner, inpatient and
outpatient
Tanner Home Health
Tanner Hospice Care
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Joint Commission
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Heroes Award, Nancy Pollard, Ed.D.,
patient advocate at Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton, and Wayne Senfeld,
Ed.S., LPC, administrator of Willowbrooke
at Tanner, 2012
Nation’s Top 100 Critical Access
Hospitals, as ranked by the National
Rural Health Association, Higgins General
Hospital, 2011
Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Top 10 Best
Places to Work, large employer category,
Tanner Health System, 2005-2007, 2009,
2011
Georgia Trend, Best Places to Work in
Georgia, Tanner Health System, 2007, 2011
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Quality Care on Your Computer Screen
How does Tanner compare to other hospitals? See for yourself at
www.TannerQuality.org. Take a look at how Tanner rates on a number of
nationally recognized benchmarks for quality care and compare Tanner to
other hospitals in the region.
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&Support Groups
Classes
For a complete list of health education opportunities, special events and support groups, visit
www.tanner.org and click “Calendar.” New classes and events are added frequently, so check back often!
Register Today!
To participate in any of
the classes or support
groups you see here,
visit www.tanner.org or call
770.214.CARE to register.
Blood Drives
Save a life. Give blood.
Location: Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton, Tanner
Medical Center/Villa Rica and
Higgins General Hospital
Cancer
Breast Cancer
Support Group
Location: Tanner Breast
Health in Carrollton
Cost: Free
Cancer Support Group
Location: Horizon Bay, 530
Northside Drive, Carrollton
Cost: Free
Look Good … Feel Better
Location: Tanner Breast
Health in Carrollton
Cost: Free
Mind Over Cancer
Support Group
Location: Roy Richards, Sr.
Cancer Center in Carrollton
Cost: Free
Music Therapy
Harmony for Healing
Center/Carrollton
Cost: Free
Cardiovascular
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Center/Carrollton
Cost: $50
Safety
Safe Sitter
Center/Carrollton and Tanner
Medical Center/Villa Rica
Cost: $30
Diabetes
Diabetes Support Group
Center/Carrollton
Cost: Free
Maternity
Prenatal, Newborn and
Breastfeeding Classes
Center/Carrollton and Tanner
Medical Center/Villa Rica
Cost: Free
Smoking Cessation
Fresh Start Smoking
Cessation
Location: Visit us at
www.GetHealthyLiveWell.org
for upcoming classes
Cost: Free
Tanner
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