http://www.piedmont.org/main/news/ Piedmont News Releases http://www.piedmont.org/main/news/f4cd910e-9f28-496b-bf86-58aab88d6fdc.aspx f4cd910e-9f28-496b-bf86-58aab88d6fdc Wed, 22 May 2013 15:39:42 GMT Fayetteville, Ga. (May 20, 2013) – Douglasville resident Frank Boone never worried about losing his voice. An outgoing and highly communicative individual, Boone had been preaching to congregations for years when in December 2012, he found himself unable to speak halfway through a sermon. “I knew something was wrong when his words came out in bits and pieces during the sermon,” said Helen Boone, Frank’s wife of 41 years. “I told him we needed to go to the hospital, but he refused - he insisted he was fi... http://www.piedmont.org/main/news/075fb94c-868b-4145-a73a-603d87f41509.aspx 075fb94c-868b-4145-a73a-603d87f41509 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:20:12 GMT Stockbridge, Ga. (May 3, 2013) – Cancer Wellness at Piedmont Henry Hospital will host cooking demonstrations in May and June aimed at helping patients battling cancer. The Easy. Flavorful. Meatless. cooking demonstration will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 from noon to 2 p.m. in the hospital’s Foundation Education Center. Chef Lana Carr will teach participants sensational plant-based recipes that are filling, satisfy cravings and come together quickly. Plant foods have the most power when fighting c... http://www.piedmont.org/main/news/647199a4-fd23-4824-b9ce-39d4847aa28a.aspx 647199a4-fd23-4824-b9ce-39d4847aa28a Wed, 22 May 2013 15:22:28 GMT Stockbridge, Ga. (May 14, 2013) – Kids ages 11 to 14 years old have the opportunity to learn in a fun, interactive way how to make smarter food and activity choices that can lead to healthier futures through the Ignite food and fitness camp offered this summer by Piedmont Henry Hospital. The five-day Ignite camp will be held twice this year - June 17 through June 21 and July 8 through July 12. Camp is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Momentum Christian Church in Stockbridge. During camp, hospital dietitians wil... http://www.piedmont.org/main/news/18f59ac3-dfa8-43fa-8636-ca4b2891e9b9.aspx 18f59ac3-dfa8-43fa-8636-ca4b2891e9b9 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:12:56 GMT Atlanta, Ga. (May 15, 2013) – At 33 years old, Samantha Mixon received not one, but two surprising diagnoses shortly after she presented at Piedmont Henry Hospital with severe migraines. There, doctors discovered a grey mass on her brain and immediately sent her to Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, where Howard Chandler, M.D., a neurosurgical oncologist, removed a brain tumor the next morning. A biopsy showed the brain tumor was actually a result of stage four non-small cell lung cancer having metastasized to ... http://www.piedmont.org/main/news/ba60d2e3-1824-497f-be7a-285099fee361.aspx ba60d2e3-1824-497f-be7a-285099fee361 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:51:13 GMT Atlanta, Ga. (May 8, 2013) – Douglasville resident Rachel Keller knows all too well how dangerous polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a life-threatening genetic disease creating multiple fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys, can be. Her mother died of the disease in the 1970s and now Keller, her daughter, and her granddaughter have been diagnosed with PKD as well. When the disease progressed enough that her doctor, Gary Wollam, M.D., felt it was time she pursued a kidney transplant at Piedmont Atlanta Hospita... http://www.piedmont.org/main/news/d61c19a7-7339-4f77-b94d-03b113cd8474.aspx d61c19a7-7339-4f77-b94d-03b113cd8474 Wed, 08 May 2013 11:51:01 GMT Newnan, Ga. (May 3, 2013) – Newnan residents Justin and Cati Rhodes are March of Dimes Ambassadors for the upcoming Coweta County March for Babies walk taking place on Saturday, May 11 at Carl Miller Park at 9 a.m. Parents to twin boys, Cole and Tripp, the Rhodes never imagined the hardships that would follow upon delivering their first-born babies eight weeks early. “I never totally grasped or understood the severity of premature babies,” said Justin Rhodes. “When you see your children hooked up to wha... http://www.piedmont.org/main/news/5e542764-fcce-4370-92fb-0b30ca455370.aspx 5e542764-fcce-4370-92fb-0b30ca455370 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:36:56 GMT Stockbridge, Ga. (April 2, 2013) – Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability and death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Currently, approximately 19.5 percent of Georgia’s adult population still smokes. To help curb smoking in Henry County, Piedmont Henry Hospital is offering a four-week Fresh Start program for those looking to quit smoking. The course, which is sponsored by the American Cancer Society, is held on Wedne... http://www.piedmont.org/main/news/571a6bb7-6155-4d13-9023-2543bb4991a6.aspx 571a6bb7-6155-4d13-9023-2543bb4991a6 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:38:44 GMT Atlanta, Ga. (May 1, 2013) – Georgia Lung Associates will join Piedmont Physicians effective May 1 as Piedmont Physicians Georgia Lung. The practice, which is one of the largest pulmonary practices in the state of Georgia, will continue operating its current locations in Austell, Buckhead and Marietta in addition to providing care to patients at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. “For years, the physicians of Georgia Lung Associates have maintained a reputation of excellence in patient care and dedication to th... http://www.piedmont.org/main/news/8a286423-77a0-4f19-9bb2-1b692dc6a38f.aspx 8a286423-77a0-4f19-9bb2-1b692dc6a38f Wed, 22 May 2013 15:33:23 GMT Atlanta, Ga. (April 29, 2013) – The future of patient care is coming to Piedmont Fayette and Piedmont Mountainside hospitals, which are transitioning to a new, comprehensive electronic medical record and practice management system called Epic on May 1, 2013. The new system, which stores all health information from each of the Piedmont hospitals and doctors’ offices into one electronic medical chart, will allow doctors, nurses and other healthcare personnel across the Piedmont Healthcare system to access... http://www.piedmont.org/main/news/3e7ca6a0-32fc-4fd7-8e7f-507ddfab3de2.aspx 3e7ca6a0-32fc-4fd7-8e7f-507ddfab3de2 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:42 GMT Stockbridge, Ga. (April 26, 2013) – Piedmont Henry Hospital held the biggest enrollment session for the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3), helping to make Atlanta the largest metro area in terms of enrollment throughout the nation. Last month, 71 people signed up at Piedmont Henry to become part of the CP-3. In all, 2,600 people signed up at the 39 enrollment sites around metro Atlanta. For its efforts, the American Cancer Society presented Piedmont Henry with a plaque. “Preven...