WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The National Association of County and City Health Officials issued the following news release: The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the over 3,300 local health departments across the country, named its 2024 Model and Promising Practice Award Winners, an annual recognition of local public health best practices. This year, 14 outstanding local health department programs have been recognized as Model Practices, and 29 programs   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, July 26 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Augusta, Ga. (July 25, 2024) - This month, Piedmont Augusta became the first hospital in the Augusta area to perform Aquablation, an innovative, minimally-invasive surgical procedure to treat an enlarged prostate. Using traditional visual imaging as well as robotic technology, a surgeon controls a heat-free waterjet to remove problematic prostate tissue that is obstructing the bladder. "Aquablation doesn't require an  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, July 25 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Jasper, Ga. (July 25, 2024) - Piedmont Mountainside Hospital has received the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines(R) - Stroke (https://www.heart.org/en/professional/quality-improvement/get-with-the-guidelines/get-with-the-guidelines-stroke) Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, resea  more