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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. EGRMC names Kim Smith 2020 Employee of the Year Kim Smith, RN
East Georgia Regional Medical Center named Kim Smith, RN, as its 2020 Employee of the Year, Erin Spillman, director of marketing, announced last week. Smith has been a nurse at EGRMC since October 1995, and is a strong leader and mentor to many in the Pediatric Unit, Spillman said.
When asked what makes Kim exceptional at her job, what her unique qualities are and how they make her outstanding, Ali Deal, RN, clinical director of the Pediatric Unit said: “When you think of a compassionate caregiver, you automatically think of Kim. Patient care is truly Kim’s passion. She is well known throughout the hospital for her compassionate care and kindness, and is always helpful to others.
Georgia’s Southeast Health District announced Wednesday it is setting up a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Bulloch County and is now scheduling inoculation appointments for an expanded group that includes anyone 65 and older and public safety personnel.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Food truck ordinance revised, expected on Tuesday agenda City staff asked council to block vendors from residential areas; hospital has special OK Food trucks from Big Boy Cookies and other vendors help draw a crowd to a fall 2019 event hosted by the Downtown Statesboro Development Authority. - photo by Photo courtesy DSDA
A city ordinance regulating food trucks in Statesboro has not been approved yet, after City Council returned it to first-reading status for revisions to prevent food truck operators from routinely setting up in residential areas.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. East Georgia receives first vaccines COVID cases, hospitalizations still rising in Ga., US Pictured, Gayle Cousar, RN, receives a COVID-19 vaccination from Jenny Maddi, RN, on Monday at the hospital. (Photo Courtesy East Georgia Regional Medical Center)
East Georgia Regional Medical Center received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna on Monday, said the hospital’s Director of Marketing Erin Spillman.
“Our plan is that the first to receive vaccinations will be health care personnel who provide direct care to the most vulnerable populations and in their line of work have a high likelihood of contact with COVID-positive patients,” she said. “Also, those who are integral to (the hospital’s) health care structure and the response to the pandemic will
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Bulloch residents receive first vaccines Local pharmacies, health department following state COVID-19 guidelines Southern Manor Senior Living resident DeWeese Grooms, center, gets and early Christmas present as she receives one of the first local COVID-19 vaccinations from Len McCook, right, and Josh McCook of McCook s Pharmacy with oversight from Southern Manor Director of Health Services Grace Safford on Wednesday, Dec. 23. - photo by By SCOTT BRYANT/staff
As Len McCook and his staff were delivering some of the first COVID-19 vaccines in Bulloch County, he kept thinking, “After all these many hard and tragic months, for the first time, I see some real light at the end of the tunnel.”