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Dr. Marti Gibbs (left), President of Longstreet Clinic, and Michael Covert (right), COO of Northeast Georgia Health System, both say the COVID-19 crisis is like nothing they ve ever experienced in their careers in the medical industry.
Ask anybody in the health care industry and they will tell you that the top medical issue in 2020 was the COVID-19 pandemic - that s a no-brainer. But, even with the introduction of much-anticipated vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna, with others on the horizon, that doesn t mean the COVID crisis will disappear in the new year. In fact, local health care system experts agree the novel coronavirus will continue to impact the industry landscape for months to come.
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One room at a temporary hospital is viewed at the Georgia World Congress Center, Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Atlanta. Gov. Brian Kemp took part in a tour of the 200-bed facility, constructed quickly to deal with COVID-19 patients in the lower levels of the center which normally plays host to large conventions and sporting events. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, Pool)
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ATLANTA — Georgia now has more than 4,000 people hospitalized with covid-19, with hospital admissions increasing at a pace that raises questions about hospitals’ ability to handle demand. The numbers rose again Monday as Gov. Brian Kemp highlighted the launch of vaccinations of nursing home employees, starting at a Gainesville