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A PUBLICATION OF TANNER HEALTH SYSTEM • www.tanner.org • Summer 2013
Healthy
Living
Back on His Feet:
New Vitality after PAD
treatment PAGE 10
da Vinci Robot System:
Surgical Artistry Comes to Tanner
PAGE 14
less pain,
all gain:
back in step with knee
replacement
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contents
Cover:
Up and At ’Em
10 Craig DaBoin is back on
his feet after treatment for
peripheral artery disease.
Features:
6 P ain-Less Knee Replacement
Ron Glore once delayed knee surgery.
Now he encourages others to take the step.
14 S urgical Artistry
The da Vinci robotic surgery system makes
surgery more precise, less invasive.
16 M agnolia Ball
The annual fundraiser nets almost $500,000
for the new inpatient rehabilitation facility.
18 Tanner Presents Inpatient Rehab
Our new inpatient rehabilitation facility
helps patients return to independent living.
Departments:
3 Health News You Can Use
19 Thank You for Your Support!
23 Classes & Events
23 Awards & Accolades
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
Debbie Hollenstein
Vice President of Marketing
and Planning
Kelly Meigs
Director of Marketing
Healthy Living Editor
Tony Montcalm
Contributor
Ronda Faries
Contributor
Mary busby
Tanner Medical Foundation
Contributor
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Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton
705 Dixie Street
Carrollton, GA 30117
770.836.9666
Deborah Matthews, RN
Administrator
Tanner Medical Center/
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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Grateful for Good Health
Most of us are luckier than we know. There are probably
a hundred things a day that we take for granted — that
our cars started in the morning, that we arrived safely
at our destinations, that we could walk to our desks.
Some of us are not as fortunate. For almost two
decades, Ron Glore lived with a knee that ached every
day, making it hard for him to work at his Tallapoosa
garage and tend to his cattle. Fortunately, the No. 1
orthopedic program in Georgia was just down the road
at Tanner Ortho and Spine Center. On page 6, read how
world-class orthopedic care has changed Mr. Glore’s life.
For a different reason, Craig DaBoin of Villa Rica struggled to do everyday
tasks. As one of approximately 12 million Americans who suffer from peripheral
artery disease, or PAD, Mr. DaBoin had blocked arteries in his legs that made
it hard to even get to his mailbox. We share his story on page 10.
When recovering from an illness or
injury requires more time and treatment,
a new option for care is in development
in Carrollton. At Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton, we are building a new, 20-bed
comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation
facility, and you can learn more about it
on page 18.
We hope this issue of Healthy Living
finds you well, and wish you much health
and happiness in the months to come.
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
Susan Fleck, Chair
Steve Adams
Wanda Calhoun
Lynn Clarke
Guyton Cochran
G. Woodfin (Woody) Cole
Mary Covington
Randall Eaves
Clarence Finleyson
John Grillo
Loy M. Howard
Barbara Kauffman
Laura Larson, MD
Trent North
Fred O’Neal
Randy Pierce, MD
Randall Redding
Laura Richards
Thomas T. Richards
Richard Smith
Robert (Bobby) Stewart
Bob Stone
Tim Warren
Gelon Wasdin
Valerie Wilhelm
Dana Wynn
Emeritus
Angie Barker
Health News You Can Use
Crowds Jump at Chance to See Tanner’s
New ED, Surgical Services Expansion
More than 1,800 people thronged
the new emergency department and
expanded surgical services unit at
Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton during
a special open house on Jan. 26.
The new emergency department
opened in February and is now
serving patients.
Visitors began arriving as much as
30 minutes before the open house
began, and many stayed after displays
and tours began to wrap up, trying to
take in as much of the new expansion
as possible.
Tanner staff offered tours of the
hospital’s new 40-bed emergency
department, including the unit’s
four new trauma rooms and on-unit
diagnostic imaging facilities. Visitors
toured several of the hospital’s new
surgical suites as well, including
the new 900-square-foot hybrid
surgical suite. A number of
community partners also
were on hand, including the
Carrollton Police Department,
City of Carrollton Fire Department,
West Georgia Ambulance, the Carroll
County Sheriff’s Office, AirEvac
Lifeteam and others.
The open house was delayed about
five months when a fire suppression
line in the new emergency department
ruptured in August, just days before the
open house was originally scheduled.
The ruptured line spilled more than
12,000 gallons of water into the new
space, leaving water standing 2 inches
deep in places. Extensive repairs were
necessary over about 35,000 square
feet of space, including replacing
flooring, cabinets, doors, patient beds
and drywall.
More than 1,800 people jumped at the opportunity to be among the first to tour the new emergency
department and surgical services expansion at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton during an open house in
January. On display was the new minimally invasive robotic surgery system now available at
Tanner, which you can read more about on page 14 of this issue of Healthy Living.
Tanner/East Alabama Now Open
Residents in Randolph and Cleburne
counties in east Alabama have a new
destination for high-quality medical
care with Tanner/East Alabama, now
open in Wedowee.
Tanner/East Alabama is the new home
of Tanner Primary Care of Wedowee —
formerly the Wedowee Clinic — offering
preventive medicine, sick visits and
walk-in care for every member of the
family. In the future, specialty services
Tanner/East Alabama, now open in Wedowee,
offers residents in Randolph and Cleburne
counties in east Alabama a new destination
for high-quality medical care.
Tanner/East Alabama
1030 South Main St.
Wedowee, AL 36278
256.357.2188.
will begin rotating through the facility
as well, providing access to cardiac
specialists, oncologists, surgeons and
others, close to home.
Tanner/East Alabama is the first of
what will be a multiphase build-out.
And the 26,000-square-foot,
two-story medical office building
offers plenty of room to grow as
Tanner continues to add physicians and
services in the region.
For more information on the services provided
by Tanner Primary Care of Wedowee, with
preventive and wellness care for the whole family,
visit www.primarycarewedowee.org
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Health News You Can Use
Cancer Survivors Turn Out for
Tanner’s Celebration of Life
Carl Hammerschlag, MD, a physician and author, gave
a presentation on the mind-body-spirit connection
at Tanner’s second annual Community Health Summit.
Get Healthy,
Live Well
Tanner’s second annual Community
Health Summit, “Creating Healthier
Communities,” was held at Tanner
Medical Center/Carrollton in May. The
summit featured a presentation by
Carl Hammerschlag, MD, a Yale-trained
psychiatrist who has worked for over 20
years to advance a unique mind-bodyspirit approach to medicine, publishing
several books on the subject.
The Community Health Summit
was the first event held as part of
Tanner’s new “Get Healthy, Live Well”
collaborative, which is funded by a $1.2
million community transformation grant
from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. Tanner was one of only
eight hospitals in the country — and
the only hospital in the Southeast — to
apply for and receive the award.
Developed to address problems
created by chronic disease and their
underlying risk factors, funds from
the grant are being used to develop
community task forces for tobaccofree living; healthy food access; youth
wellness; faith-based wellness; business
and industry wellness; breastfeeding;
healthier child care centers; healthy
and active families; healthy and safe
communities; childhood obesity;
healthcare professionals; and diabetes.
For more information about Get
Healthy, Live Well — including
how to participate in one of the
task forces listed above — visit
www.GetHealthyLiveWell.org.
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About 130 cancer survivors, guests and
volunteers gathered at Tanner Health
System and Tanner Cancer Care’s fourth
annual Celebration of Life at Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton. They enjoyed hors
d’oeuvres and an inspiring presentation that
took them to the peaks of the world’s Seven
Summits, the highest peaks on each of the
seven continents, including Mount Vinson
in Antarctica.
Special guest speaker Sean Swarner,
a two-time cancer survivor and the first
cancer survivor to scale the Seven Summits,
provided a special presentation chronicling
his adventures, especially his ascent up
Mount Everest.
Swarner’s presentation included video
taken from a camera mounted to his helmet
as he hiked up Everest, the tallest mountain
in the world. The video captured a vast
field of blinding white snow and Swarner’s
gasping breaths as he trudged on.
Diagnosed at age 13 with Hodgkin’s
lymphoma, Swarner was given three months
to live. However, after 10 months of intense
chemotherapy, Swarner overcame the
disease. At 16, a routine follow-up exam
showed a cancerous mass roughly the size
of a golf ball inside his chest wall. After
chemotherapy and radiation, he overcame
that, too, though the treatments left him
with only one functioning lung.
Swarner said surviving both bouts of
cancer was statistically “equivalent to
winning the lottery four times in a row —
with the same numbers.”
He showed a video of a silk flag he carried
with him to the summit of Everest, covered
in the names of people who had been
affected by cancer, including survivors, their
friends and families, and Swarner’s brother,
who provided ongoing support during his
ordeal. “People who had been touched by
cancer carried me to the top.”
Sean Swarner, who survived two
bouts of cancer in his teens,
spoke at Tanner’s fourth annual
Celebration of Life, which honors
cancer survivors from throughout
the region. Swarner is the only
cancer survivor to climb the
“Seven Summits” — the highest
peaks on all seven continents,
including Mount Everest in Asia.
A Promise to Keep
The Tanner Cancer Care Promise: 3 Days from Diagnosis to Treatment Options is
Tanner Cancer Care’s commitment to helping you fight one of the biggest challenges
in battling cancer: fear. By moving quickly and working cohesively, the Tanner Cancer
Care team is ready to get you on board with treatment options and a plan to beat
cancer within three days of receiving a physician’s referral.
Learn more about Tanner Cancer Care’s innovative approach — including
surgical, radiologic and medicinal approaches, as well as the coordination of a
patient navigator, full-time dietitian services, support groups and more — online at
www.TannerCancerCare.org.
Health News You Can Use
Two from Tanner Honored as
Hospital Heroes
Each year, the Georgia
Hospital Association
(GHA) honors 10
healthcare professionals
for contributions they’ve
made to their communities.
This year, Nancy Pollard,
Ed.D., patient advocate
in the intensive care unit
at Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton, and Wayne
Senfeld, MA, Ed.S., LPC, senior
vice president for business
development and behavioral
health for Tanner Health
System, have been chosen as
2012 Hospital Heroes.
A Calling to Serve
Pollard adopted her daughter
Michelle, who was born with
Down syndrome, in 1982 when
Michelle was 12. Through the
years, seizures or medication
interactions often would
bring the pair to the hospital’s
emergency department and
later, to the ICU.
During those visits, Pollard
marveled at the dedication of the doctors
and nurses working to save her child. The
ICU at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton
became the Pollards’ second home.
Sadly, Michelle died in 2007, but Pollard,
a former nun who has a doctorate in
education, stayed on as a patient advocate
for the 12-bed ICU. When loved ones need
someone to listen, to pray with, to help them
through the difficult hours, or to answer
their questions, Pollard is a constant and
empathetic presence.
“We focus on caring for the patient,
and Nancy focuses on caring for the
families,” says Nancy Harris, CCRN,
nurse manager of the ICU. “Our patient
satisfaction scores are consistently in the
99th or 100th percentile. There’s no doubt
Nancy is a huge part of that.”
“Nancy Pollard has found her calling,”
says GHA President Joe Parker. “The
kindhearted manner in which she guides
patients and their loved ones through
difficult processes makes a profound
difference in patient care. She is an ideal
recipient of this award.”
Tanner’s Nancy Pollard, Ed.D., and
Wayne Senfeld, MA, Ed.S., LPC, have been hailed
by the Georgia Hospital Association as 2012
“Hospital Heroes” for their dedication to
improving the well-being of their communities.
An Advocate for
Behavioral Health
Since joining Tanner’s behavioral health
program in 1999, Wayne Senfeld has been
an indefatigable advocate for accessible
mental health services. Now Senfeld has
taken his advocacy to a larger audience,
testifying before state lawmakers on
the problems in Georgia’s mental health
system.
“People who need behavioral health
services are all around us,” Senfeld says.
“Isn’t it better that they receive the help
they need to live a healthy life? It makes the
entire community a safer and better place.”
Senfeld and Tanner shared a vision for
a freestanding, state-of-the-art, inpatient
mental health facility. As director and,
later, administrator of Tanner’s behavioral
health services, he recruited a dedicated
team of mental health professionals —
psychiatrists, therapists and counselors
— and developed comprehensive inpatient
and outpatient programs. Senfeld also has
worked to change outdated laws governing
reimbursement for mental health services.
In 2009, Senfeld’s work opened
the door for Willowbrooke at Tanner,
a 52-bed behavioral health hospital
in Villa Rica that also provides
outpatient treatment including partial
hospitalization for adults, children and
adolescents in Carrollton, Villa Rica and
Cartersville.
“As state resources for behavioral
health services shrink, Willowbrooke at
Tanner has helped fill the gap, making a
difference for thousands of patients,”
said GHA’s Parker. “Without Wayne
Senfeld’s devotion and perseverance,
this facility would probably not exist.
Without question, he is a deserving
recipient of this award.”
Become Someone’s Hero
Tanner Health System is one of the
largest employers in the region,
with about 2,600 employees in
west Georgia and east Alabama.
Interested in joining Tanner’s team?
Visit www.TannerJobs.org.
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PainKnee
“
I don’t think my pain
level ever got over a three.
It’s a testament to Tanner’s
success.
— Patient Ron Glore
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Replacement
A Tallapoosa man takes a leap of faith
and finds a better quality of life by Ronda Faries
After successful knee replacement
surgery, Ron Glore of Tallapoosa now
recommends the procedure he once
tried to delay. “If you need it, get it
done,” he says, “because it’s worth it.”
It wasn’t easy for 66-year-old
Ron Glore to decide on a knee
replacement. But his bum knee was
putting a serious crimp in his ability
to farm and take care of his cattle —
a longtime hobby — as well as run
his business, Ron Glore’s Garage in
downtown Tallapoosa.
“My left knee was just worn out.
I pushed it hard and went as far as
I could,” says Glore, adding that his
orthopedic surgeon, Greg Slappey,
MD, a board-certified orthopedic
surgeon with Carrollton Orthopaedic
Clinic, probably hadn’t seen a knee
a whole lot worse than his. “I got
my money’s worth out of my old
knee, but I was in quite a bit of pain.
I couldn’t walk like I wanted to walk
or get out and do what I wanted to
do. I could do things for a short span
or short burst, but that was it. Then I
had to sit down and rest.”
For at least 20 years, doctors
had been suggesting a left knee
replacement for Glore. But he put it
off as long as possible because of a
painful memory.
“I had my knee operated on when
I was about 21,” he recalls. “You talk
about pain — this was nothing in
comparison. Down here [at Tanner
Medical Center/Carrollton], I don’t
think my pain level got over a three.
It’s a testament to Tanner’s success.
Operations have come a long way.”
Several friends wanted Glore to
travel to Columbus, Ga., for knee
replacement, but Dr. Slappey’s
credentials convinced Glore he
could have successful surgery closer
to home: at Tanner Ortho and Spine
Center at Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton. Carrollton Orthopaedic
Clinic is the exclusive provider of
orthopedic services for the Tanner
Ortho and Spine Center at Tanner
Medical Center/Carrollton, Tanner
Medical Center/Villa Rica and
Higgins General Hospital in Bremen.
“We’re very proud of the honors
and awards this partnership has
garnered both for Carrollton
Orthopaedic Clinic and Tanner,”
says Dr. Slappey. “In fact, Tanner
Medical Center/Carrollton has been
ranked No. 1 in Georgia for overall
orthopedic services from 2010
through 2013, in the top 10 percent
in the nation for joint replacement
for 2012 and the top 10 in Georgia
for joint replacement for four
years in a row [2009-2012] by
Healthgrades.”
Though Glore was pleased to
schedule his procedure close to
home, he remained apprehensive
about knee replacement until he
attended Tanner’s Joint Academy, a
comprehensive educational program
(Continued on page 8)
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Tanner Joint Academy
The Joint Academy at Tanner Ortho and
Spine Center is a comprehensive educational
program that prepares orthopedic patients
for surgery, giving them knowledge and skills
that will make their recovery go as smoothly
as possible. Topics covered during Tanner
Joint Academy classes include:
What to discuss with the surgeon
What to expect at the pre-op visit
What to bring to the hospital
What to do the day before surgery
What to do the morning of surgery
What will happen during pre-op
What will happen during surgery
What will happen in the post-anesthesia
care unit (PACU)
What will happen once in the room
How pain will be managed
How to prevent complications
What occupational and physical therapy
will be required
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Leaders in Orthopedic Diagnosis,
Treatment and Surgery
Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic, with offices
in Carrollton, Villa Rica and Bremen, is the
exclusive orthopedic services provider for
Tanner Health System at the Tanner Ortho
and Spine Center. The clinic’s surgeons
work in coordination with Tanner’s medical
and allied health professionals, combining
advanced medical technology with medical
skill and expertise to deliver the best in
orthopedic care.
A Range of Services
Tanner Ortho and Spine Center addresses
a wide range of orthopedic conditions,
proving to patients and their families that
they don’t have to leave their community
to access the best in medical care. The
major procedures performed by orthopedic
surgeons at Tanner include:
Joint replacement
Sports medicine
Spine surgery
Hand and shoulder surgery
Foot and ankle surgery
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For more information about
Tanner Ortho and Spine Center
and the Tanner Joint Academy,
visit www.TannerOrtho.org.
To learn more about Tanner’s
orthopedic awards and honors
and to see how Tanner’s quality
and patient safety measures up
locally and nationally, visit
www.TannerQuality.org.
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Greg Slappey, MD, right, board-certified orthopedic surgeon with Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic, checks up on
Ron Glore’s post-surgery progress. Glore initially feared undergoing a knee replacement. Now he is encouraging
others to consider this solution, which reduces pain and increases mobility.
that prepares patients for surgery and
provides them with the knowledge
and skills to make their recovery go as
smoothly as possible.
“We urge all our joint replacement
patients to participate in Joint
Academy classes, which are taught by
knowledgeable orthopedic staff,” says
Dr. Slappey. “With more information
about what to expect before, during
and after their surgery — including pain
management, discharge options and
physical therapy — patients have more
realistic expectations and often enjoy a
more rapid, safe and successful return to
the activities they love.”
That was exactly the “takeaway”
Glore got from the class, and he enjoyed
meeting other people who would be
having knee replacements. He also found
the new surgical services department
and operating rooms at Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton were just what he
needed — close to home.
Only a few days after surgery, Glore was
already doing physical therapy at home
with the help of home health professionals,
who gave him exercises and a continuous
passive motion (CPM) machine to use.
“I have a positive attitude that I’m
going to go through therapy and get this
knee working right,” says Glore. “My leg’s
already straightening out further than it
has in 20 years.”
Glore recently spoke with a woman
who once planned a knee replacement,
then fearfully decided not to have the
surgery.
“I told her, ‘Don’t let that stop you.
If you need it, get it done because it’s
worth it,’” Glore says. “It’s not like knee
surgery is pain-free; but compared
to what I’ve been through and what I
thought it would be like, it’s pain-less.
I feel pretty good about it. My outlook
on life is already better.”
Tanner Welcomes
New Physicians
Cory Butzon, MD, a board-certified pediatrician,
has joined Tanner Family Healthcare of Franklin,
a Tanner Medical Group practice. Dr. Butzon
earned his medical degree from the Medical
College of Georgia in Augusta, Ga., and
completed his residency in pediatrics at the
Medical College of Georgia Children’s Medical
Center. Before pursuing his medical degree,
Dr. Butzon served as a science teacher at
Spalding High School in Griffin, Ga.
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 completed 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.
Nicole Haynes, MD, board-certified in family
practice, has joined Tanner Family Healthcare
of Franklin, a Tanner Medical Group practice.
Dr. Haynes earned her medical degree in
family practice at the Morehouse School
of Medicine in Atlanta and completed her
internship and residency at Memorial
Hospital Family Practice in Savannah, Ga.
She was previously on the staff at Tanner
Immediate Care in Villa Rica and served
as the District 4 director for the Georgia
Department of Community Health.
James Prempeh, MD, an internist, has
joined Tanner Intensive Medical Services,
a Tanner Medical Group practice providing
inpatient care at Tanner’s facilities. He
earned his medical degree from the Wake
Forest University School of Medicine, and
completed his internship and residency
in internal medicine at Indiana University
Medical Center. He also completed a
fellowship in heart failure at the University
of California-San Francisco.
Ki-Hon Lin, MD, a board-certified orthopedic
surgeon, has joined the patient care team at
Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic and the medical
staff for Tanner Ortho and Spine Center.
Dr. Lin earned his medical degree from
the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston
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. He has a special interest
in outpatient, minimally invasive spinal
procedures.
Brett Stanger, MD, has joined West
Georgia Anesthesiology Associates, a
Tanner Medical Group practice, with a
clinical subspecialty in cardiothoracic
medicine. He earned his medical degree
from the Medical College of Georgia
in Augusta, Ga., and completed his
internship and anesthesiology residency
at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical
Center in Winston-Salem, NC, where he
also completed a fellowship and served
as an instructor in the department of
anesthesiology.
Hans Miller, MD, board-certified in
anesthesiology and pain management,
has joined Tanner Pain Management Center.
Dr. Miller earned his medical degree from
the Mercer University School of Medicine in
Macon, Ga., and completed his internship in
family practice, obstetrics and gynecology at
Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport
News, Va., and his residency in anesthesiology
at Ohio State University Medical Center in
Columbus, Ohio, where he also completed
a fellowship in pain management. Dr. Miller
also holds a master’s degree in business
administration/finance from Georgia State
University in Atlanta.
Need a doctor? To find a
physician, visit www.tanner.org
and click “Find A Doctor”
or call 770.214.CARE (2273).
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Up
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and At
the vascular
Craig DaBoin found
t down
care he needed righ
ca
the road in Villa Ri
Craig DaBoin was active all his life until peripheral
artery disease (PAD) slowed him down. Blocked
arteries in one of his legs made it difficult for
DaBoin to walk even short distances. But after
receiving minimally invasive endovascular
surgery at Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica,
DaBoin is back on his feet — and smiling.
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It’s only a few hundred feet
from the front door to the
mailbox of Craig DaBoin’s
home on the outskirts of Villa
Rica. Still, the distance was too
much for DaBoin.
“I couldn’t walk from my house
to go get the mail without having to
come back in and sit down,” DaBoin says.
“My legs would be aching for the next two
hours. I would get in the car, drive up to the
mailbox and turn around and drive back,
just to go that distance.”
The problem: Blocked arteries in his
legs prevented his leg muscles from
receiving enough oxygen-rich blood to
function properly. DaBoin was familiar with
the condition — both of his parents had
vascular disease — but he was unable to do
much about it until a faulty pacemaker sent
him to Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica just
before Christmas in 2012.
There, when the patient care team
had trouble even detecting a pulse in
his leg, it was obvious he had a vascular
problem. Unfortunately, the resources
were not yet available to provide the
intervention DaBoin needed, and he had to
be transferred to a hospital in Atlanta for
treatment.
“
I couldn’t walk
from my house to go
get the mail without
having to come back
in and sit down.
— Craig DaBoin, Villa Rica
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But by early January 2013, cardiologists
and vascular surgeons were performing
procedures of just the type DaBoin needed
in Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton’s new
endovascular lab.
And that is where — after the hospital in
Atlanta “did nothing for me” — that DaBoin
finally received treatment and relief for his
blocked artery.
A Dangerous Condition
Peripheral artery disease, or PAD, leads to
blocked arteries in the arms and legs. As
many as 12 million Americans live with PAD,
including as much as 20 percent of the
population older than age 60, according
to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Untreated, PAD can lead to a number of
complications. Without adequate blood
flow, wounds on the affected leg and foot
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Craig DaBoin and his “fin farm”: the former auto dealership finance professional shows off his collection of vintage model cars.
can take a long time to heal. The tissue can begin to die due to
a lack of oxygen, a condition called gangrene.
The presence of PAD may indicate other blockages in the
vascular system as well, especially around the heart or leading to
the brain, which means an elevated risk for heart attack and stroke.
“That’s one of our biggest concerns with PAD,” says Mujeeb
Jan, MD, a cardiologist with Tanner Heart & Vascular Specialists
who was involved in DaBoin’s care. “Atherosclerosis, the
condition that causes narrowed arteries, results when arteries
grow narrow due to the accumulation of plaque on the arteries’
walls. If too little blood — or no blood at all — can get past
the blockage, that means all the tissues downstream of the
blockage can be deprived of the oxygen the blood is carrying.
Those tissues can be muscles in the arms or legs, or it can be a
vital organ like the heart or brain.”
Risk factors for PAD include a history of smoking, high blood
pressure, diabetes and elevated cholesterol levels. Age also is a risk
factor, as the majority of people with PAD are older than age 60.
People with PAD may experience pain in one or both legs
when engaged in activity that goes away with rest — for
instance, pain from walking that subsides when the individual
sits down for a while. Pain also can occur in the buttock, calf,
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thigh or hip. A leg or arm with a blocked artery also may exhibit
hair loss, smooth and shiny skin, skin that is cool to the touch
(especially if accompanied by pain while walking), a decreased
or absent pulse in the feet, ulcers or sores that don’t heal, and
cold or numb toes.
“Screening for PAD is relatively easy,” says Dr. Jan. “One of the
best methods is the ankle brachial index, or ABI.”
During an ABI screening, a clinician takes a blood pressure
reading in the arm, then another at the ankle. If one reading is
considerably lower than the other, that could indicate a reduced
blood flow in the leg — or arm — and the presence of PAD.
In DaBoin’s case, the pulse in his leg was imperceptible, and a
Doppler ultrasound had to be used to detect that there was any
blood flow at all.
Exceptional Care, Close to Home
The new endovascular lab at Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica
brought access to nonsurgical, minimally invasive heart and
vascular services closer to residents in northern Carroll County, as
well as residents in Douglas and Paulding counties.
“During an endovascular procedure such as those performed
in the new lab, a physician threads a thin tube, called a
DaBoin was impressed to learn that his hometown
hospital was able to provide the personalized care
that larger hospitals in Atlanta did not offer.
catheter, into a patient’s arteries,”
says Shazib Khawaja, MD, a boardcertified interventional cardiologist and
endovascular specialist with Tanner
Heart & Vascular Specialists and medical
operations leader for cardiovascular
services for Tanner Health System. “The
catheter can be navigated through
the patient’s blood vessels to help find
narrow points and blockages that can
be preventing blood flow. Tanner offers
these services at Tanner Heart and
Vascular Center in Carrollton as well,
where we also can perform cardiac
angioplasty and stenting.”
Dr. Khawaja used the new endovascular
lab at Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica
to perform a vascular intervention in one
of DaBoin’s legs. After the intervention
— which involved using a stent to help
ensure adequate blood flow to his leg —
DaBoin spent a few hours recovering at
the hospital and was on his way home,
just a short trip away.
DaBoin was impressed to learn that his
hometown hospital was able to provide
the personalized care that larger hospitals
in Atlanta did not offer.
“The facility in Villa Rica is brand
new, it’s state of the art, everybody was
100 percent nice and accommodating,
and I couldn’t be happier — especially
considering that I don’t have to go all
the way to Atlanta for a procedure,” says
DaBoin. “I wasn’t shuffled into a corridor
where I had to wait for three hours before
anybody realized that I was there. Every
single aspect of my experience with
Tanner has been absolutely positive.”
Tanner Health System has expanded its
heart and vascular program in Villa Rica,
adding providers to the patient care team
at Tanner Heart & Vascular Specialists and
Tanner Vascular Surgery and opening a
new Tanner Vascular Surgery location in
Villa Rica.
The vascular intervention at Tanner
Medical Center/Villa Rica helped provide
relief to one leg. The other still has
significant blockages that may require
surgery to fix. Nonetheless, whatever the
course of treatment, DaBoin intends to
have it done at Tanner Medical Center/
Villa Rica.
“Right now, I’m not 100 percent, but I’m
getting there,” says DaBoin. “We’ve got
one leg down and one leg to go.”
Saving Hearts, Changing Lives
Tanner Health System offers an
advanced, comprehensive approach
to cardiac care, with a wide variety of
services available in west Georgia and
east Alabama to help people live long
and active lives.
In addition to comprehensive
general and invasive cardiac and
vascular services — including
coronary and endovascular
angiography, angioplasty and
stenting — Tanner’s range of
services includes diagnosis and
treatment for peripheral artery
disease, electrocardiograms,
echocardiograms, Holter and event
monitoring, medical management
of congestive heart failure, nuclear
stress testing, tilt table testing,
and more.
Tanner also offers a wide range
of cardiac electrophysiology
services, including ablations, cardiac
resynchronization therapy (CRT),
device implantation and followup, electrophysiology testing,
implantable cardioverter defibrillation
(ICD) implantation, loop recorder
implantation/extraction, pacemaker
and defibrillator checks and
reprogramming, and more.
More information on Tanner’s
cardiac services is just a click away.
Visit www.tanner.org and click
“Explore Our Services” for easy access
to a wealth of heart information.
Need a Heart Doc?
Tanner Health System has a team of cardiac
specialists serving communities throughout the
region, including Carrollton, Villa Rica, Bremen and
Woodland, Ala. To find a heart specialist
near you, visit www.tanner.org and click “Find
a Doctor” or call 770.214.CARE (2273).
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SURGical artistry
New da Vinci robotic surgery system now available at Tanner
Imagine that your surgeon can operate
through smaller incisions, using tiny
implements that allow maximum
maneuverability. Imagine reduced
discomfort and crystal clear magnified
images that allow your surgeon to
perform even the most complicated
procedures. Imagine a faster recovery
and reduced risk of infection.
And imagine that your surgeon can
perform your procedure from across
the room.
That is the technology now available at
Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton with the
introduction of the new da Vinci Si e HD
minimally invasive robotic surgery system.
Unlike the iconic C-3PO of “Star
Wars,” the da Vinci system resembles a
robotic octopus. With a highly qualified
surgeon at the controls, the robotic
surgery system can potentially be used
for a wide variety of procedures — from
gynecologic surgery to prostate removal,
cancer surgery, gallbladder surgery,
colorectal surgery and more.
“With the addition of three new
operating suites — including a state-ofthe-art hybrid operating suite — and
an expanded short stay surgery unit,
post-anesthesia care unit and more now
open at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton,
the new robotic surgery system is
another step in expanding access to
exceptional surgical care
in the region,” said Loy
M. Howard, president
and CEO of Tanner
Health System. “When
Improved visibility and maneuverability provide for more precise procedures and
successful surgeries. A range of tiny implements can be affixed to the da Vinci Si e HD
robotic surgery system at Tanner, which can be used for a variety of surgical procedures.
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considering providers for surgery, the option
to have a procedure done robotically is
something people are looking at very closely.
Now, that will be an option available to the
people who choose Tanner.”
An Ever-expanding Option
Once an experimental effort designed to
make surgery more precise, robotic surgery
has moved into the mainstream with more
surgeons and patients opting for this
approach to a growing variety of procedures.
According to a 2009 report in the Journal
of the American Medical Association
(JAMA), the number of prostate surgeries
performed using robotic instruments
increased from 9 percent in 2003 to 43
percent by 2007.
Robotic surgery also is being used
to treat a wider variety of conditions,
including bladder cancer, endometriosis,
heavy uterine bleeding, kidney cancer
and kidney disorders, throat cancer,
uterine fibroids and more.
“The ability to perform surgery by
looking through a laparoscope has
been available for some time, and
has been what enables providers to
offer minimally invasive surgeries,”
said DeNene Cofield, CNOR, director
of surgical services for Tanner Health
System. “At Tanner, all of our operating
suites are outfitted to accommodate
minimally invasive surgery, which
accounts for about 90 percent of
the procedures we perform. This
system offers advanced 3-D high
definition visualization, with 10 times
magnification and an immersive view of
the operative field.”
For the patient, that translates into
more elaborate procedures, performed
with greater precision.
“The robotic surgery system gives us
an advantage in two important ways: it
provides a better range of dexterity and
a better image than we can accomplish
through other laparoscopic techniques,
so patients can benefit from a higher
likelihood of completing the procedure
with a minimally invasive approach,”
said Megan Grilliot, MD, a board-eligible
obstetrics and gynecology specialist
with West Georgia Obstetrics and
Gynecology, who was the first provider
at Tanner offering procedures with the
new system. Dr. Grilliot received training
in robotic surgery at the University of
Alabama at Birmingham.
Are You Thinking About Surgery?
There’s a lot to take into consideration. How far is the surgery center from my home?
How skilled is the surgeon at the procedure that I need? What is the hospital’s record
on safety, quality and patient satisfaction?
You can explore a wide range of information on the surgical services available through
Tanner Health System by visiting www.tanner.org and choosing “Explore Our Services.”
Looking for a physician? Click “Find a Doctor” at www.tanner.org or call 770.214.CARE (2273).
Expanding Surgical Excellence
The new minimally invasive robotic surgery
system isn’t the only recent advancement in
surgical care in the region.
Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton recently
expanded its surgical services unit, adding
three new surgical suites featuring advanced,
integrated technologies to enhance the level of
care while expanding capacity, providing greater
access for patients throughout the region.
Multi-Purpose
Operating Suite
Among the new suites is a state-of-the-art
hybrid operating suite, which can be used for
endovascular procedures, traditional open
surgery and minimally invasive procedures.
That allows a patient who comes in for a
diagnostic procedure to have an interventional
procedure during the same visit if necessary.
Enhanced Heart &
Vascular Care
The health system also added a new
endovascular lab at Tanner Medical Center/
Villa Rica, offering expanded access to
nonsurgical, minimally invasive heart and
vascular services. The lab allows vascular
surgeons to check for problems and provide
interventions to help keep patients’ blood
flowing properly through their veins.
In addition, the lab permits Tanner’s team of
cardiologists to perform advanced diagnostic
procedures, such as angiography, that can
help identify blocked arteries around the
heart. When blockages are found, patients
can receive cardiac interventions—such as
angioplasty and stenting—at Tanner Heart and
Vascular Center in Carrollton.
The new da Vinci Si e HD robotic surgery system at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton resembles an electric
octopus and enables surgeons to provide even more advanced minimally invasive surgical procedures.
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2013 Magnolia
23rd Annual
Magnolia Ball
raises almost
$500,000
H.D. and Annette Tyson were selected as honorary chairs for the 2013
Magnolia Ball in recognition of their long-standing commitment to Tanner
Health System and dedication to the health and wellbeing of our community.
If you would like to support a new, comprehensive
inpatient rehabilitation facility at Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton, please send your gift to Tanner Medical Foundation at
P.O. Box 695, Carrollton, GA 30112. You also may call 770.812.GIFT
(770-812-4438) or make a gift online at
www.TannerMedicalFoundation.org.
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The 23rd annual Magnolia Ball, “Apodrasi se Santorini”
(“Escape to Santorini”), was held on April 27 on the
Carrollton estate of the Richards family. The community
joined together to raise almost $500,000, which will
benefit a new comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation
facility at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton.
The facility will guide patients on their journey back
from stroke, brain and spinal cord injuries, cardiac
complications, multiple sclerosis and other conditions
requiring them to re-learn how to perform everyday tasks.
Close access to comprehensive rehabilitation services will
make it easier for patient families to visit often and provide
moral support, participate in the rehabilitation and help
patients return to their normal lives.
2013 Magnolia Ball co-chairs, Cindy Denney and
Jennifer Green, directed more than 200 volunteers who
brought their dedication and talents to coordinating this
event. Tanner Medical Foundation extends its deepest
appreciation to the sponsors, volunteers, auction donors,
reception hosts and Tanner team members who made the
23rd annual Magnolia Ball a success.
Ball
Tanner Medical Foundation
and the 2013 Magnolia Ball
committee would like to thank:
Primary Sponsors
Mr. Steve Adams
Mr. Steve Adams’
Family and Friends
Addison Smith Mechanical
Contractors, Inc.
Advantage Office Solutions /
L. Mark Camp
Mrs. Jackie Carden /
JHC Outdoor Agency
Community & Southern Bank
Greenway Medical
Technologies, Inc.
Hospital Authority, City of
Bremen, County of Haralson
Robins & Morton
Southwire Company
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stone
Tanner Heart & Vascular
Specialists
Mr. and Mrs. H.D. Tyson, Sr.
University of West Georgia
Platinum Sponsors
Bank of North Georgia
Carrollton Greenbelt
Dr. and Mrs. Anthony
W. Colpini
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E.
Fleck, Jr.
Jim and Cheryl Gill
Dr. Mark and Laurie
Gustafson
Dr. and Mrs. Charles N.
Hubbard
J. Smith Lanier & Company
Metrobank
Northwest Georgia
Oncology Centers, P.C.
Peoples Community
National Bank
Rob and Patti Pitts
Dr. and Mrs. James C. Pope
R. K. Redding
Construction, Inc.
Cornelia and Tom Richards
Greg and Angie Slappey
SMI
Tisinger Vance, P. C. –
Attorneys-at-Law
United Community Bank
Wells Fargo / John and
Tammy Paulk
Gold Sponsors
Almon Funeral Home /
Times-Georgian
Dr. and Mrs. Brian Barden
Barnes Van Lines
Brandall Lovvorn Drugs /
Turner Pharmacy
Carroll County
Nephrology, P. C.
Carroll EMC
Carrollton Emergency
Physicians, P. C.
Carrollton Surgical
Group / Dr. Thomas
Reeve III, Dr. David
Griffin, Dr. Barry Harris,
Dr. Jon Stanford
Die-Tech Industries, Inc.
Dixie Converting Corporation
Fairfield Friends of Tanner
Friends of Tanner
Friends of the Hospital
Georgia Power Company
Georgia West Imaging, P.C.
Dr. Elizabeth Gorey /
Dr. and Mrs. John Pezold /
Dr. and Mrs. Brad Gambrell
From auctions to decorations to invitations,
more than 200 volunteer committee members
spend hundreds of hours making the annual
Magnolia Ball a reality each year.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G.
Harris, Jr.
Heartstrings
Dr. and Mrs. David G. Helton
Mr. and Mrs. Loy M. Howard
Annette and Dennis Jones West Georgia Electric
Jones-Wynn Funeral Home
and Sonny and Cecelia Brown
Professional Park Medical
Services, P.C.
Dr. and Mrs. Jim Rash
Mrs. Ruth Reeve
Sewell Mill
Southern Therapy
Services, Inc.
C. M. Tanner Grocery Co. Inc.
Walker Cadillac Buick GMC, Inc.
West Georgia Internal Medicine
West Georgia Lung and Sleep Dr. Jeff Reid and
Dr. Lindsey Roenigk
WG Wireless - Verizon Wireless
- Merritt and Charles Lane
- Amy and Greg Lane
Dr. and Mrs. Peter Worthy
The 2013 Magnolia Ball Executive Committee
celebrated an Escape to Santorini. Left to right: Nichole
Pezold, Annette Jones, Jennifer Green, Jim Gill, Cindy
Denney, Lori Ingram and Meghan Sullivan.
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Inpatient Rehab
Promotes Independence
An inpatient rehabilitation facility is a
special hospital unit that provides
ongoing care for patients who
are stable after an illness
or injury, but who have
other medical conditions
that prevent them from
returning to independent
living. These patients require
restorative and rehabilitative
therapy — along with interdisciplinary
care planning, case management
coordination, and patient and family
education—that is best provided by an
inpatient rehabilitation facility.
“The first objective is for a person
to be able to go home,” says Robert
Naguszewski, MD, board-certified in
neurology and internal medicine with
Tanner Neurology and a member of the
medical staff of Tanner Health System.
“For patients who aren’t strong enough
to go home after acute hospitalization
due to compounding medical problems,
inpatient rehabilitation is really crucial to
strengthen them and restore as much of
their function as possible.”
In December 2012, Tanner
Health System began work on the
comprehensive, new inpatient Tanner
Rehab Facility at Tanner Medical Center/
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Carrollton, where physical therapists
help patients improve physical mobility
and function after an injury or surgery,
occupational therapists help patients
recover and maintain daily living and
work skills such as putting on their
shoes or climbing in and out of bed,
and speech and language therapists
help patients with communication and
swallowing difficulties.
The $1.3 million, 20-bed Tanner Rehab
Facility was constructed from existing
space within Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton. It serves patients who have
suffered strokes, spinal cord injuries,
trauma and other neurologic issues,
helping them re-learn how to perform
everyday household tasks. It also will
serve patients who have undergone
orthopedic procedures, such as joint
replacements, and who have underlying
health issues that could impede
their recovery, such as diabetes or
rheumatoid arthritis.
“The largest need in our region is
among residents age 65 and older,” says
Loy M. Howard, president and CEO of
Tanner Health System. “According to the
census, that segment of our population is
projected to grow almost 20 percent by
2015. In addition, west Georgia is the most
populated region in the state without
convenient access to a comprehensive
inpatient rehabilitation facility like the one
we’ve developed in Carrollton.”
The Tanner Rehab Facility boasts
more than 13,000 square feet of
converted space and features a
new, 320-square-foot transitional
living apartment, a 1,000-square-foot
therapy/activity space and a more
than 900-square-foot dining/day
room. The transitional living apartment
is constructed in the model of an
efficiency apartment, with a kitchen,
living space and standard-style bed,
along with standard-style cabinets,
washer and dryer, sofa and more.
The homelike setting will enable
patients, aided by occupational
therapists, to transition back to a
regular, non-hospital environment.
Each of the 19 other rooms are private.
In addition to stroke and certain
orthopedic patients, individuals also may
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be referred for comprehensive inpatient
rehabilitation directly from the office of
a neurologist, orthopedist or primary
care physician. The Tanner Rehab
Facility will also serve younger patients
recovering from physical trauma — such
as caused by an automobile accident or
a sports injury — as well as people who
have endured a stroke that has left them
somewhat incapacitated.
Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton has
been lauded as No. 1 in Georgia for overall
orthopedic services by hospital ratings
firm Healthgrades for the past four years.
The Tanner Rehab Facility will serve as the
“gold standard” to help ensure patients
have the best possible outcome.
“This type of care is very patientfocused, very individual,” says
Dr. Naguszewski. “It puts the patient
in the context of his or her own living
environment. It can help someone who
has undergone a shoulder replacement
and who also has osteoarthritis learn
how to use the stove, reach into cabinets
and lift pots and pans again. It can help
someone who has had a stroke re-learn
how to feed and dress themselves.
This is very high bar for health care. By
having an inpatient rehabilitation facility
at Tanner, patients who otherwise may
have had to have their rehabilitation
elsewhere will now be able to have
intensive therapy in a hospital setting
and have a better overall outcome.”
“Our expectation for the Tanner
Rehab Facility is that it will help get
people back to self-reliance — and
hopefully back to independent living
— after they leave the hospital,” adds
Howard. “For those who have lived
independently all their lives and are now
facing the prospect of more nursing care
or assisted living, the comprehensive
inpatient rehabilitation facility provides
an opportunity to get back much of
their independence.”
For more information on
Tanner’s comprehensive inpatient
rehabilitation facility at Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton, including details on the health system’s
many other services, visit www.tanner.org and
select “Explore Our Services.”
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 MAY 1, 2012 and Jan. 31, 2013.
We extend our apologies
to Blake and Kearstin Alston
for not recognizing their
support of the Tanner Capital
Improvement Fund in the last
issue of Healthy Living. Please
note the correction below.
Capital Improvement
In honor of:
•Mr. and Mrs. Gary Aldridge
Blake and Kearstin Alston
•Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Coleman
Blake and Kearstin Alston
•Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Duncan
Blake and Kearstin Alston
•Mr. and Mrs. Chad Houck
Blake and Kearstin Alston
•Mr. and Mrs. Dave Johnson
Blake and Kearstin Alston
•Mr. and Mrs. James S. Lanier
Blake and Kearstin Alston
•Mr. and Mrs. James P. Morgan
Blake and Kearstin Alston
•Mr. and Mrs. Rick Morrow
Blake and Kearstin Alston
•Mr. and Mrs. Scott Caldwell
Blake and Kearstin Alston
•Capt. and Mrs. Tassos Tsipolitis
Blake and Kearstin Alston
•Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wysoczynski
Blake and Kearstin Alston
CANCER ASSISTANCE
Bikers Battling Breast
Cancer Fund
Bikers Battling Breast Cancer
Carrollton Dawnbreakers Rotary Club members presented more than 1,000 children’s books to kick off the Tanner ReadER program,
which makes books accessible to area children visiting a Tanner emergency department.
Citizens of Georgia Power Carrollton Chapter
Ms. Amy C. Cofer
J. W. Contracting and Sales
Rotary Club of Bremen, Inc.
Dr. Joseph M. Jellicorse and
Mrs. Martha A. Saunders
Dr. and Mrs. Gary S. Fields
Mr. and Mrs. Lee C. Sherseth
West Georgia Podiatry
Dr. Joan H. Zeller
•Mr. Harold Blanchette
Cook’s Jewelry
Mr. and Mrs. Theron D. Jennings
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Smith
Cancer Patient
Assistance Fund
Cranford Painting
Mrs. Amy Kent
Ms. Joanna L. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cranford
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Kesler
Ms. Karen F. Smith
Advantage Office Solutions
Curves of Carrollton
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. King
Ms. Minnie Smith
AirTran Airways/Southwest
Mr. and Mrs. Don A. Custard
Mrs. Amy A. Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Randall T. Smith
Mrs. Joyce A. Allen
Danielle’s Zumba Fitness
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill R. Law
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Sneddon
Almon Funeral Home & Chapel
Ms. Anjanette S. Davis
Ledbetter Construction
Southeastern Hose, Inc.
Carrollton Civic Womans Club
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Almon
Rev. and Mrs. Gerry M. Davis
Mrs. Janice Marshall
Southwire Company
Mr. and Mrs. William I. Horton
AMVETS Post 99
Mrs. Karen K. Deason
Mr. and Mrs. Greg S. Martin
Mrs. Alice B. Steed
Dr. and Mrs. Ernest C.
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Denney
Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Mathis
Mr. and Mrs. Roderick B. Sullivan
Anonymous
DFCS Region 4
Rick and Kathy Mathis
SyncGlobal, LLC
Anonymous
Die-Tech Industries, Inc.
Dr. Edith Maxwell
Systems & Methods, Inc.
Anonymous
Draffin & Tucker, LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Dan McBrayer
Ms. Margaret H. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Lealon Anderson
Mrs. Janice K. Duff
Mr. and Mrs. George A. McCall
Ms. Danielle Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph G. Ayers
Mr. and Mrs. Trey Fleck
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L.
Mrs. Nancy J. Tunnell
Mrs. Gina M. Brandenburg
Mr. Bobby R. Gaines
Bremen Middle School
Ms. Yvonne Gentry
Ms. Jane F. McManus
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Walker
Ms. Roberta L. Brown
Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. David Mecklin, Jr.
Walmart Bremen #856
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Randall K. Buchanan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Germany
Ms. Glenda M. Meeks
Walmart Carrollton #722
Wayne Davis Concrete
Budget Paint & Body Works
Grillo and Associates
Ms. Laura R. Miller
Walmart.com #7005
Mrs. Mary S. Busby
Miss Hallie Haigood
Mr. Terry A. Miller
Wayne Davis Concrete Company
C. Baker Homes, Inc.
Mrs. Melanie Haigood
Ms. Heather E. Mullins
Ms. Norma Webb
Dr. and Mrs. William T. Calhoun
Tommy and Linda Haney
Ms. Vicille W. Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Wells
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Camp
Mr. and Mrs. Jake H. Haslam
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Overton
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Williamson
Carroll County Chapter #2663
Ms. Sara B. Hawkins
Past & Present
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wynn
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart A. Yahm
of AARP, Inc.
McConahy
United Community Bank
Highland Deli
Paw Prints Grooming
Ms. Melissa Carroll
Mrs. Debbie L. Hollenstein
R. K. Redding Construction, Inc.
Carrollton Civic Womans Club
Indulge Salon & Day Spa
Ms. Ellen R. Ramos
In memory of:
Carrollton Office Equipment
Mrs. Mary Anne Ives
Ms. Jane Redwine
•Chick and Virginia Almon
Mrs. Jane Chambers
J. Smith Lanier & Company
Mr. Nathan Richards
Associates, P.C.
•Lt. Joseph “Joey” K. Boatright
Mr. and Mrs. William I. Horton
•Ms. Mikki Burns
Ms. Lynn T. Clarke
•Mrs. Delores P. Carter
McClendon
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Smith
•Mr. Walter Cone
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C.
Madison, Jr.
•Mr. David Hooks
Clint and Kelly Meigs
•Ms. Vonda Jones
Company
•Mr. Allen Kaylor
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Martin
•Mr. Robert H. Lashley
Frank and Denise Taylor
•Mr. Jack Lawson, Sr.
Larry and Venita Steed
•Mrs. Mary Lawson
Almon Funeral Home & Chapel
Larry and Venita Steed
•Ed and Jane Newbern
The Lion Golf Club
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Capital Improvement
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell R. Jeter
Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton Auxiliary
In memory of:
•Mr. Bill Edwards
Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton Auxiliary
•Mrs. Charlotte E. Hinesley
Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton Auxiliary
•Mr. Gary J. Steed
Gary and Deborah Matthews
•Mr. Joe Whit Walker
Mrs. Katherine R. Walker
•Mrs. Naomi S. Walker
Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton Auxiliary
In honor of:
•Mrs. Deborah Matthews
Georgia West Imaging, P.C.
•Mr. Richard T. Sheriff
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey D. Hendrix
•Ms. Helen Stanley
Members of Ephesus Baptist Church donated several handmade quilts to Willowbrooke at Tanner.
•Mr. William H. Onken, III
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Fleck, Jr.
•Mr. Albert Palladino
Neighbors on Stonewall Drive
and Amhurst Way
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Overton
Mrs. Mary S. Busby
Richards Family Office
Ms. Catherine M. Saravia
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Richards, Jr.
•Mrs. Margaret M. Palladino
Susan and Alex Roush
•Mr. Charlie W. O’Neal
Ms. Cindy Speigle
Mrs. Sheila Lovvorn
Edward Jones
McIntyre Lumber Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. O’Neal
Mount Prospect Baptist Church
•Mrs. Ruth H. Reeve
Tommy and Sally Sullivan
•Mrs. Jan L. Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Marlow
Mrs. Louise Musselwhite
Ms. Karen M. Nuckolls
Ms. Kinni Peters
Mrs. Mary S. Busby
Mrs. Dorothy A. Roush
Ms. Catherine M. Saravia
Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Thomasson, Jr.
. Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Robinson
Ms. Pamela W. Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Thomasson
•Nariman D. Sethna
Rollins Automotive
•Ms. Sara Paschal
Frank and Denise Taylor
•Dr. T. E. Reeve, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James W.
Thurman, Jr.
Tommy and Sally Sullivan
•Poppie Joe Scott
The Viva Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Beheruz N. Sethna
•Mrs. Venita L. Steed
Larry Steed
Mr. and Mrs. David Ware
Ms. Jessica A. Triplett
•Mrs. Anne D. Sewell
Ms. Lynn T. Clarke
•Mr. J. R. Shead
Ms. Thelma E. Shead
Larry and Venita Steed
•Mr. Charles F. Stein
Mrs. Mary S. Busby
Tommy and Sally Sullivan
•Mr. and Mrs. Francis Sullivan
Tommy and Sally Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Farese, Jr.
G.G. and Hector Saravia
Verdon Chapel Baptist Church
Carrollton Emergency
Gradick Communications, LLC
Villa Rica First United
Physicians, P.C.
Indulge Salon & Day Spa
Methodist Church
Mrs. Babbie Mason
Mr. and Mrs. Danny J. Waldrop
Music Therapy Program
Times-Georgian
West Georgia Technical College
Anonymous
Plates on the Square
Cancer Patient
Mr. Tommy Whaley
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Redding
Mr. Brad Wilks
Transportation Fund
Gift-in-Kind:
In honor of:
Mr. Charles White
•Mrs. Kitty Wilks
Ms. Jane W. Baker
Foundation
Mr. Dil Barnett
In honor of:
•Mrs. Brenda Auger
Mr. and Mrs. Denis C. Auger
Ms. Jan Nelson
•Mr. David Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Entrekin
G.G. and Hector Saravia
•Mr. Neal Uhlich
Avid Design
Dr. Karen A. Curtis
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Donohoe
•Mrs. Jan T. Uhlich
Ms. Catherine M. Saravia
•Ms. Jane W. Baker
Mrs. Angie L. Cook
Ms. Debbi D. Stringer
and Staff
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey D. Hendrix
Mrs. Mary S. Busby
Alex Roush Architects, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Berard
Steps To Help
Carrollton 1 West Nurses
Emergency Department
Fish and Turtle Habitat
•Mr. Frank T. Thomasson, Jr.
Anonymous
Southern LP Gas, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey D. Hendrix
•Tanner Medical Center/
Ms. Margaret H. Taylor
Ms. Catherine M. Saravia
•Mrs. Sarah D. Stephens
Mrs. Annette E. Smith
Ms. Cindy Speigle
•Mrs. Lynn H. Teel
Gift-in-Kind:
•Mr. H. Parker Ward
•Mr. Harrell White
•Mrs. Dorothy J. Smith
Ms. Lori Presnal
•Mr. J.B. Stanley
Anonymous
•Ms. Beckey Gaskamp
Mr. Glenn A. Bean and Mrs.
Betty Gaskamp
•Mrs. Betty Green
Mammogram
Assistance Fund
Carroll EMC
Carrollton High School Girls Softball Team
Ms. Lynn Chapman
Ms. Darlene Crawford
Ms. Melissa S. Ebinger
Ensight Marketing Solutions
Mill Town Music Hall
Mr. Harold Shedd
Mill Town Music Hall
Mobile Mammography Unit
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Redding
Georgia West Imaging, P.C.
Nursing Education Fund
Patient Care Products
In honor of:
Charter Bank
Tanner Medical Center/
Prostate Cancer Fund
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Gay
Carrollton 4th Floor Nurses
Ms. Elmira Eidson
In honor of:
Ensight Marketing Solutions
•Dr. James W. Cullison
OR & Emergency
Department Renovation/
Ms. Michelle H. Ertzberger
Georgia Power Company -
Mr. Shane H. Ferguson
Plant Wansley
Expansion Fund
Ms. Nancy Gamble
Ms. Kathy B. King
Mr. Gregory A. Adams
Mr. Paul Campbell and
Mr. Tommy Green
Ms. Lorene Flanders
•Mr. Tommy Green
Ms. Christina R. Ginn
Ms. Snowe Green
Mr. Gordon G. Harvey
Suzanne Davis Fund
Advantage Office Solutions
•Ms. Martha Hughes
Mrs. Debbie M. Hilton
In memory of:
Dr. and Mrs. J. Richard Bland III
Ms. Anna S. Irvin
•Mr. Gary J. Steed
Carroll County Nephrology, P. C.
Jones Automotive
Tanner Breast Health Staff
Georgia Power Company
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Fleck, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Rick C. Hayden
Mrs. Cynthia S. Jones
Judge and Mrs. Lamar Knight
Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Kress
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lipham
Mrs. Karen T. Malone
Master Caden Hughes
•Kalindi Kaji
Dr. and Mrs. Beheruz N. Sethna
•Ms. Lois P. Martin
Mrs. Donna L. Swafford
•Ms. Nettie Steed Millirons
Mrs. P. D. Miller, Sr.
Mrs. Sandra T. Moore
Larry and Venita Steed
Mr. James M. Naughton
and Mrs. Laura H. Richards
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Mr. Steve R. Adams
Hospital Authority, City of
Mrs. Lori D. Jones
Ms. Susan L. Kaufman
TANNER MEDICAL CENTER/
KHB II, Inc.
CARROLLTON
Bike Helmets
Mrs. Runa Kimbrell
Ledbetter’s Body & Frame Shop
Lele Photography
Mrs. Byron Lovvorn
Grant:
Greystone Power
Foundation, Inc.
Bremen, County of Haralson
Dr. and Mrs. Denis M. Morin
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Palin
Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Preston
West Georgia Ambulance Service
In honor of:
Dr. Ray E. Stedwell
Betty and Roger Daniel
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Wasdin
Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Preston
Pediatrics Fund
Gift-in-Kind:
Chick-fil-A of Carrollton
Heard County High School
Senior Class, Senior Class
Secretary Heather Nichol
Tanner Heart &
Vascular Center Fund
Dr. Christopher B. Arant
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
Dr. William E. Rogers
In memory of:
•Mr. John W. Allen
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Ms. Nancy Avery
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. W. T. Baker
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mr. Tyler Barnes
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mrs. Bonnie S. Barrow
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Ms. Mavis Beggs
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Kenneth A. Beish
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Ms. Laura Bergmark
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Larry Black
Dr. Christopher B. Arant
•Mr. Luther J. Blair, Sr.
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Ms. Sara J. Boyd
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mrs. Hilda Bradley
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Donald R. Bryan, Jr.
•Mr. Robert Hardin
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mrs. Irene Wilma Harris
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Leo Michael Hart
Dr. William E. Rogers
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mr. Rayford Buchanan
•Mr. William F. Hollis
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Charles C. Chesnut, Jr.
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Timothy Cohran
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mr. Donald L. Cohen, Sr.
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Ms. Dorothy Compton
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Johnny Davis
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Bill Edwards
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Ms. Nancy Elder
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Willard Elder
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. William Fincher
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Marion “M.T.” Fuller
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Ms. Ruth Fuller
Dr. Christopher B. Arant
•Mr. Robert Giddens
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mr. Dwain Hammett
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Curtis Noles
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mrs. Allie Norman
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Homer Hulsey
Dr. Christopher B. Arant
•Mrs. Carolyn Kellett
Dr. Christopher B. Arant
•Mr. Dan P. Kirby
Dr. Christopher B. Arant
•Mr. Lewis Lawson
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mrs. Sara Driver
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Edmund O’Malley
•Ms. Bobbie Jean Levi
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Harvey Nelson, Sr.
Dr. William E. Rogers
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mrs. Ruby Dollar
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Arnold Ray Horton
•Mr. Leonard Denney
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Ms. Barbara Nations
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mr. Gene Parris
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mr. Ben M. Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy R. Warren
•Mr. Ralph Ponder
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Ms. Dole Mae Presnal
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Ms. Allie J. Prince
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mrs. Annette Massa
•Ms. Carolyn Putman
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. William E. May
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mrs. Helen McCrina
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mrs. Alice McDonald
Dr. Christopher B. Arant
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Ms. Gladys Raburn
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Ms. Peggy Rice
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mr. Leonard Robinson
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mrs. Nancy L. Harris
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards and
Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
•Ms. Rebecca J. Jarrell
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards and
Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
•Dr. Rajat Jhanjee
Mrs. Mary G. Threadgill
•Ms. Sarah N. Jones
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards and
Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
•Dr. Shazib B. Khawaja
Mrs. Mary G. Threadgill
•Mr. Brandon H. Little
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards and
Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
•Dr. William E. Rogers
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards and
Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
•Dr. Ray E. Stedwell
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards and
Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
•Dr. Lee Stringfellow
Mrs. Mary G. Threadgill
•Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton, April 26, 2012
Heart Alert Team
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards and
•Ms. Susie M. McQurter
•Mrs. Janie Samples
Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
Dr. William E. Rogers
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Tanner Medical Center/
•Mr. William Mitchell
•Ms. Elmere Schleicher
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mr. Curtis R. Moore
•Mr. Gregory R. Scott
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Middleton Morehead
Dr. Christopher B. Arant
•Mr. Lamar C. Morris
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Ms. Sandra Nalls
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
Carrollton Emergency
Department Staff
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards and
Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
•Mr. Harry Shadrix
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Ms. Murl L. Smith
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. David L. Stokely
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Ms. Bobbie Strobino
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mr. Richard Swofford
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Elzie Teal
Dr. Christopher B. Arant
•Ms. Elizabeth Gail Underwood
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Eugene Von Kaenel
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Mr. Raymond C. White
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mr. Lynn Williamson
Dr. William E. Rogers
•Ms. Sarah Winkles
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Ms. Mary Word
Dr. Onaje D. Greene
•Mrs. Annie Ruth Yarbrough
Dr. William E. Rogers
In honor of:
•Ms. Mindy L. Anglin
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards and .
Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
•Dr. Christopher B. Arant
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards and
Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
W. Steve Worthy
Maternity Center
In memory of:
•Ms. Emily W. Nisbet
Ed and Inge Grant
In honor of the birth of:
•Miss Campbell Winn Butler
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Butler
•Miss Ashlyn Taylor Cates
Dr. and Mrs. Taylor B. Cates
•Master Edwin Donzal
Joseph Folds
Mr. and Mrs. Stacey Folds
•Master Jentzen William Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Harris
•Master Denver L. Horn, Jr.
Ms. Pamela Horn
•Miss Riley L. Hulsey
Ms. Victoria L. Hulsey
Mr. Larry H. Lepard
•Miss Luna Belle Patton
Mr. Hayden Patton
•Miss Emery E. Swafford
Mr. and Mrs. Randall K.
Buchanan
•Master Evan Banks Templeton
Mr. and Mrs. Jason C. Templeton
TANNER MEDICAL CENTER/
VILLA RICA
Capital Improvement
Tanner Medical Center/
Villa Rica Auxiliary
•Dr. Benjamin J. Camp
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards and
Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
•Ms. Erin B. Cothran
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards and
Heather Nichol delivers the first of more than 100 stuffed animals donated by the Heard
County High School senior class for Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton pediatric patients
to 3-year-old Jaden Pollard.
Maternity Center
In honor of the birth of:
•Miss Myla Jaiden Norman
Ms. Elma T. Harris
Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
•Miss Britlea Isabella West
•Ms. Melissa A. Hammett
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley West
Dr. Bradley H. Edwards and
Dr. J. Megan Grilliot
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Capital Improvement
Higgins General Hospital
Auxiliary
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Campbell
Carrollton Business &
Professional Women
Doug and Emily Cole
WILLOWBROOKE AT TANNER
African Drums Therapy
In memory of:
•Master Will Garrett
Mr. and Mrs. Guyton Cochran
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conerly
Mr. and Mrs. Trey Fleck
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lenaeus
Dr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Paul
Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Cooley
Mr. and Mrs. David Craddock
Dr. and Mrs. George M. Dixon
ECG Management
Consultants, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn E. Gaddis
Mr. and Mrs. Barrie J. Metz
Mr. and Mrs. Julian W. Muse
Schwab Charitable Fund
Ms. Kathryn Sweyer
West Georgia Roofing II, Inc.
Art Therapy
Alpha Delta Kappa - Alpha Alpha
Chapter #1
In memory of:
The Nest
•Mr. Donald Lee Adams
Gift-in-Kind:
•Mr. Hugh B. Ayers
YPS Department Managers
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Williams
Anonymous
•Mrs. Bonnie S. Barrow
TANNER HEALTH SYSTEM
Activities Fund
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Capital Improvement
Abbott Laboratories Employee
Giving Campaign
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Anderson
Anonymous
Dr. and Mrs. John F. Doyle
•Ms. Eleanor Bunnell
Mr. Larry J. Stuckert
•Mr. Lewis Brent Davis
Gary and Deborah Matthews
•Mrs. Cheryl Edmonds
Mr. Victor C. Edmonds
•Mrs. Joan G. Herrin
The Groovers and The Spiegels
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Bass
Tanner Medical Foundation Director Kathy Mathis accepts a $1,000 donation for mammogram assistance
from West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) Vice President of Institutional Advancement Dawn Cook and
WGTC President Dr. Skip Sullivan.
Mrs. Michelle S. Groover
•Mr. Jerald T. Keene
Northwest Exterminating Allison, Natalie & Tawny
•Ms. Grace Keener
In memory of:
Mr. Michael Draper
•Ms. Christine Adair
Mr. Shawn Sexton
Ms. Laura M. Brown
•Mr. David A. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Jones
•Mr. J. Stewart Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle R. Akins
•Ms. Marilyn Saxon
Mrs. Becky Ballenger
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Farlow
Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Funderburk
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Kirby
Mr. and Mrs. Don Lanier
Ms. Brenda K. Hammock
Ms. Glenda Hammock
•Mrs. Floy S. Akers
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Ms. Brenda K. Hammock
Ms. Glenda Hammock
•Ms. Stephanie Miller Pope
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Ms. Brenda K. Hammock
Ms. Glenda Hammock
•Mr. LeRoy Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rice
Ms. Laura M. Brown
Mrs. Betty and Niva Turner
Ms. Brenda K. Hammock
Ms. Glenda Hammock
In honor of:
•Mr. Chuck Adams
The Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica Volunteers donated two wheelchairs for Tanner patients.
YPS Department Managers
•Mrs. Vicki Adams
YPS Department Managers
•Dr. Anna Harris
Haralson Bremen Retired
Educators Association
•Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Jewell
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Overton
•Mr. and Mrs. Greg Shilling
Raymond L. Abernathy
family and Dale Howard
Nursing Education Fund
In honor of professional nurses
who practice the art and science
of caring
Reach Out and Read
Program
Grant:
Target
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Overton
•Mr. Larry N. Steed
Tabernacle Baptist Church
•Dr. and Mrs. Lee Stringfellow
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Overton
•Tanner Health System Employees
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lindsey
CME Program
• www.tanner.org
•Mrs. Debra S. Greene
Calvary Baptist Church
of Austell, Inc.
Bill and Brenda Maddox
•Mrs. Anna E. Herndon
Mr. and Mrs. Tim A. Heidric
Medtronic
Southwire Company
Anonymous
Indigent Care
Ms. Peggy J. Arledge
Family of Bobby Means
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In memory of:
Grant:
Get Healthy West Georgia
Program
The Center Point Community Women of Worship donated activity bags for Tanner
Medical Center/Carrollton pediatric patients.
Roy Richards, Sr.
Cancer Center
Mr. and Mrs. William I. Horton
In honor of:
•Mr. John H. Crown
Ms. Jacquelyn L. Flanders
•Mrs. Gertrude Meyers
Ms. Jacquelyn L. Flanders
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Classes Events
For a complete list of health education opportunities, visit
www.tanner.org and click “Calendar.” New classes and events
are added frequently, so check back often!
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
Cardiovascular
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Location: Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton
Cost: $50
State of the Heart
Educational Series
Location: Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton and Tanner Medical
Center/Villa Rica
Cost: Free
Diabetes
Diabetes Support Group
Location: Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton
Cost: Free
Maternity
Prenatal, Newborn and
Breastfeeding Classes
Location: Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton and Tanner Medical
Center/Villa Rica
Cost: Free
Music Therapy
Harmony for Healing
Location: Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton
Cost: Free
Safety
Safe Sitter
Location: Tanner Medical Center/
Carrollton and Tanner Medical
Center/Villa Rica
Cost: $30
Register Today!
To take part in any of the classes or
opportunities you see here, visit
www.tanner.org or call 770.214.CARE
(2273) to register.
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Awards
Accolades
•Thomson Reuters, 15 Top Health Systems in
the nation, Tanner Health System, 2012
•Georgia Trend’s Top Georgia Hospitals, Tanner
Medical Center/Carrollton, Tanner Medical
Center/Villa Rica and Higgins General Hospital,
2012
•Healthgrades’ 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
•Ranked No. 1 in Georgia for Overall
Orthopedic Services by Heathgrades, Tanner
Ortho and Spine Center at Tanner Medical
Center/Carrollton, 2010-2013
•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 (GHA)
Core Measures Honor Roll, Chairman’s
category, Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton,
Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica, Higgins
General Hospital, 2012
•Vantage HealthStrong Top 100 Critical Access
Hospitals, Higgins General Hospital, 2012, 2013
•“Most Improved” on the American Hospital
Association and Hospitals & Health Networks
Most Wired report, Tanner Health System, 2012
•HomeCare Elite Top 500 list of home health
service providers, Tanner Home Health, 2012
•Georgia Hospital Association Hospital 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
Quality Care, a Click Away
How does Tanner compare to other
hospitals? You can see for yourself at
www.TannerQuality.org. Research 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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