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Blood Drive Tuesday, November 19 at Wayne Memorial Hospital

 

 

Jesup, GA – The Blood Connection (TBC), a supplemental blood provider for Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup, is holding a blood drive in the hospital parking lot Tuesday, November 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All donors will receive $20 in rewards via eGift cards from The Blood Connection. E-gift cards may be redeemed at places like Amazon, Domino’s, Papa Johns, Wal-Mart, Lowe’s, Starbucks, GameStop, Dunkin’ Donuts, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Bass Pro Shop, Ulta, TopGolf and more. Rewards may also be redeemed for a Visa Gift card that may be used anywhere that accepts Visa. In addition, all blood donated from this drive returns to Wayne County, an aspect unique to The Blood Connection.

The bloodmobile will be located on the right side of the main parking lot, near the cafeteria.  To make an appointment to donate blood, log on to thebloodconnection.org and type in Jesup, or the sponsor code 7980. Appointments are encouraged but walk-ins are welcomed.  

Since the need for blood never stops, donors are always appreciated. Since blood cannot be replicated, it must be donated well in advance of any need. All eligible donors are encouraged to donate blood to ensure hospitals’ needs for blood are uninterrupted for all patients.

Wayne Memorial Hospital, whose mission is to provide high quality health care services to all patients, built a state-of-the-art facility in 2007. It is the third largest employer in Wayne County with 500 employees, 84 beds and is a three-time winner of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Small Hospital of the Year Award. 

 

Wayne Memorial Names WCHS Varsity Football Players of the Week in Game

versus Ware County 

Jesup, GA – Wayne Memorial Hospital is proud to announce Wayne County High School Varsity Football Players of the Week in the contest versus Ware County High School.  Haddy Peel, left, is the Defensive Player of the Week, with three tackles and a key interception. Victor Lovett, right, was named Offensive Player of the Week. Victor led the team in rushing with 76 yards and one touchdown.   



Wayne Memorial Hospital, whose mission is to provide high quality health care services to all patients, built a state-of-the-art facility in 2007. It is the third largest employer in Wayne County with 500 employees, 84 beds and is a three-time winner of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Small Hospital of the Year Award.

 

Jodi’s Accessories Returns to Jesup for

Hospital Volunteer Fundraiser

Jesup, GA – A Georgia Company, Jodi’s Accessories, will be returning to the front lobby of Wayne Memorial Hospital to help the hospital volunteers raise money through a fundraising sale. Known for their unique and stylish gifts, Jodi’s Accessories will be offering home décor, gifts and accessories. This three-day sale will take place Monday, November 18th   from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, November 19th from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, November 20th, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For a sneak preview of their merchandise, log on to jodisaccessories.net, find them on Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest. The mission of the hospital volunteer group is to serve patients, patient family members and hospital staff. They donate money back to the hospital in order to assist in the procurement of necessary but unbudgeted equipment.

 

 

Wayne Memorial Names WCHS Varsity Football Players of the Week in Game versus Benedictine

 

Jesup, GA – Wayne Memorial Hospital is proud to announce Wayne County High School Varsity Football Players of the Week in the contest versus Benedictine. Jarvis Fillmore, left, was selected as the Defensive Player of the Week, with five tackles and an interception. Wyatt Hickox, right, was selected as the Offensive Player of the Week, as he led the team in receptions and receiving yards.

Wayne Memorial Hospital, whose mission is to provide high quality health care services to all patients, built a state-of-the-art facility in 2007. It is the third largest employer in Wayne County with 500 employees, 84 beds and is a three-time winner of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Small Hospital of the Year Award.

 

Wayne Memorial Names WCHS Varsity Football Players of the Week in Game

versus Perry High School

Jesup, GA – Wayne Memorial Hospital is proud to announce Wayne County High School Varsity Football Players of the Week in the contest versus Perry High School. P.J. Brown, left, was selected as the Offensive Player of the Week, with a 61-yard run, leading the team in rushing and receiving. Dawsyn Sikes, right, was named the Defensive Player of the Week, leading the team in tackles and tackles for a loss.  

Wayne Memorial Hospital, whose mission is to provide high quality health care services to all patients, built a state-of-the-art facility in 2007. It is the third largest employer in Wayne County with 500 employees, 84 beds and is a three-time winner of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Small Hospital of the Year Award.

 

 

City of Jesup and Wayne Memorial Pink the City Fountain   

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness

 

Jesup – The Annual Pinking of the Jesup City Fountain Ceremony has been rescheduled to Tuesday, October 22 at 12 p.m. The program begins inside the Jesup Depot Community Room with refreshments. Ralph Hickox, Mayor of Jesup, will provide the welcome, followed by remarks from breast cancer survivors Debra Wynn and Angie Sturgill. Dr. Matthew Dixon, Radiologist at Wayne Memorial, will provide the closing. The crowd will then gather outside by the fountain for a group picture and pinking of the fountain.   The public is invited to attend and encouraged to wear pink.   

 

Wayne Memorial offers Extended Hours for Screening Mammograms in October

Jesup – Wayne Memorial is offering extended hours for mammograms during October as part of their Breast Cancer Awareness Month activities. This purpose is to encourage women to get their annual mammograms.  Screening mammograms may be scheduled as late as 6:30 p.m. on October 10, 15, 24 and 29. 

Key points to know for Girls’ Night Out include:

  • Mammograms must be ordered by a physician. All patients must present physician orders at the appointment before the procedure. Normal insurance/payment procedures apply.
  • All participants must have a scheduled appointment. Mammograms need to be scheduled through the WMH Centralized Scheduling Department at (912) 530-3197, (912) 530-3272 or (912) 530-3230 after receiving a physician’s order. Unfortunately, walk-ins cannot be accepted.

–     Onlyscreening mammograms will be performed during the event. All mammograms scheduled between the hours of 4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. in October are for screening purposes only. No prior issues or diagnostic mammograms will be performed during the extended hours.

 

Wayne Memorial Hospital, whose mission is to provide high quality health care services to all patients, built a state-of-the-art facility in 2007. It is the third largest employer in Wayne County with 500 employees, 84 beds and is a two-time winner of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Small Hospital of the Year Award.

 

Welcome Breakfast for General Surgeons

Jesup, GA – Wayne Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce an upcoming event for General Surgeons Saudia McCarley, MD, Howard Bowers, MD and Oscar Moreno, MD.   

A drop-in welcome breakfast will be held in Wayne Memorial’s cafeteria conference room Wednesday, October 23rd from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. The public is invited to attend. The physicians are already onboard with Metro Surgical in Jesup, and are Da Vinci Robot Certified. Their office is located at 311 Peachtree Street and may be reached by calling (912) 427-3111.

 

The Blood Connection collected 28 good units of blood at our latest drive, and registered 38 donors. Since one pint can impact up to three lives, that’s 84 lives potentially affected. Thank you for your support! 

Jill Blizzard

Director of Marketing and Volunteer Services

Wayne Memorial Hospital

Jesup, Georgia

 

City of Jesup and Wayne Memorial Pink the City Fountain   

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness

Jesup – The Annual Pinking of the Jesup City Fountain Ceremony will occur Tuesday, October 1 at 12 p.m. The program begins inside the Jesup Depot Community Room with refreshments. Nick Ellis, City Manager of Jesup, will provide the welcome and introduce the speakers. Two of the guest speakers will be Debra Wynn and Angie Sturgill, breast cancer survivors. After closing remarks by Radiologist Dr. Tyler McKinnon, the crowd will gather outside by the fountain for a group picture and pinking of the fountain.   The public is invited to attend and encouraged to wear pink.   

 

It’s a Gift to Save Lives

Blood Drive Thursday, September 12 at Wayne Memorial Hospital

Jesup, GA – The Blood Connection (TBC), a supplemental blood provider for Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup, is holding a blood drive in the hospital parking lot Thursday, September 12 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This drive is a makeup drive for the one that was scheduled when Tropical Storm Debby came through Jesup. All donors will receive $40 in eGift cards from The Blood Connection. E-gift cards may be redeemed at places like Amazon, Domino’s, Papa Johns, Wal-Mart, Lowe’s, Starbucks, GameStop, Dunkin’ Donuts, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Bass Pro Shop, Ulta, TopGolf and more. Rewards may also be redeemed for a Visa Gift card that may be used anywhere that accepts Visa. In addition, all blood donated from this drive returns to Wayne County, an aspect unique to The Blood Connection.

The bloodmobile will be located on the right side of the main parking lot, near the cafeteria.  To make an appointment to donate blood, log on to thebloodconnection.org and type in Jesup, or the sponsor code 7980. Appointments are encouraged but walk-ins are welcomed.  

Since the need for blood never stops, donors are always appreciated. Since blood cannot be replicated, it must be donated well in advance of any need. All eligible donors are encouraged to donate blood to ensure hospitals’ needs for blood are uninterrupted for all patients.

Wayne Memorial Hospital, whose mission is to provide high quality health care services to all patients, built a state-of-the-art facility in 2007. It is the third largest employer in Wayne County with 500 employees, 84 beds and is a three-time winner of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Small Hospital of the Year Award. 

 

 

 

 

Wayne Memorial Names WCHS Varsity Football Players of the Week

Jesup, GA – Wayne Memorial Hospital is proud to announce its latest Wayne County High School Varsity Football Players of the Week – Victor Lovett, left, and Dawson Sikes, right. Lovett led the Yellow Jackets in rushing, while Sikes led the team in total tackles and tackles for a loss. The Wayne County Yellow Jackets travel to Baxley to take on the Appling Pirates this Friday evening.  

Wayne Memorial Hospital, whose mission is to provide high quality health care services to all patients, built a state-of-the-art facility in 2007. It is the third largest employer in Wayne County with 500 employees, 84 beds and is a three-time winner of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Small Hospital of the Year Award.

 

 

Wayne Memorial Names WCHS Varsity Football Players of the Week

 

Jesup, GA – Wayne Memorial Hospital is proud to announce its latest Wayne County High School Varsity Football Players of the Week. Tavion Wallace was selected for Defense, with four tackles and two fumble recoveries, one of which was returned 70 yards. Haddie Peel was selected for Offense, with three receptions for 49 yards. He also led the team in receptions and receiving yards.

Wayne Memorial Hospital, whose mission is to provide high quality health care services to all patients, built a state-of-the-art facility in 2007. It is the third largest employer in Wayne County with 500 employees, 84 beds and is a three-time winner of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Small Hospital of the Year Award.

 

 

 

 

 

We’re excited to announce we have been selected to participate in Kids Alliance for Better Care (KidsABC). KidsABC provides avenues of support for Georgia’s rural pediatricians and rural family practitioners to keep care for kids close to home.

 

 

Wayne Memorial Hospital Receives $43,750 in Georgia HEART funds

From The First Bank

 

Jesup, GA – Through the Georgia Rural Health Tax Program, Georgia HEART, Wayne Memorial recently received $43,750 from The First Bank. Pictured are Hospital Chief Executive Officer Joe Ierardi (center), flanked by The First’s Commercial Loan Officer and Vice President Ginger Proudfoot (left) and The First’s Division Manager and Senior Vice President Stephen Parker (right) at the check presentation.

Georgia HEART (Helping Enhance Access to Rural Treatment) is a tax program that enables tax dollars to be redirected locally and in state to rural hospitals of the taxpayers’ choice.  For many years, due to demographic, economic, and health care industry challenges, Georgia’s rural hospitals have been facing a financial crisis. This crisis jeopardizes the access of rural Georgians to adequate health care. In response, in 2016, the Georgia General Assembly passed, and Governor Nathan Deal signed into law, Senate Bill 258. This legislation awards Georgia income tax credits to individual and corporate taxpayers who contribute to qualified rural hospital organizations located in Georgia.

“Part of our mission at The First is to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve to ensure a brighter future for everyone,” Parker said. “The partnership with Georgia HEART and Wayne Memorial Hospital is just one example of how we demonstrate this commitment. Our customers and the public at large utilize our local rural hospital and we are glad to support the hospital in carrying out its mission of caring for the community,” he continued. “We are certainly proud of Wayne Memorial’s service to our community,” Proudfoot added. “This donation dovetails well with the history of the founding of the bank when a group of friends got together to talk about creating a bank that would take care of financial needs of the customer and also the individual as a whole. Together, The First and Wayne Memorial are natural partners,” she said.

Participation in the Georgia HEART program is limited to Georgia rural hospitals that meet certain qualification criteria established in the law. These include population size (50,000 or less, excluding military personnel), tax-exempt status or public hospital authority management, acceptance of Medicare and Medicaid, and a minimum annual provision of indigent or uncompensated care. In order to qualify, rural hospitals must also file a five-year plan with the Georgia Department of Community Health.

 “We are humbled and grateful for this gift from The First,” Ierardi said. “We appreciate them thinking of us and, as always, will exercise fiscal responsibility in how these funds are used. Donations help our hospital buy necessary but unbudgeted equipment that benefits the health of the community we serve. Organizations like The First and programs like Georgia HEART have been a blessing to us and many other rural hospitals,” he shared. 

Wayne Memorial Hospital, whose mission is to provide high quality health care services to all patients, built a state-of-the-art facility in 2007. It is the third largest employer in Wayne County with 500 employees, 84 beds and is a three-time winner of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Small Hospital of the Year Award.

 

 

 

American Legion Post 311 Donates $500 in Gas Cards to Local Infusion Center Patients                       

 

Jesup, GA – Recently, members of the American Legion Post 311 gathered at the Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion’s Infusion Center at Wayne Memorial Hospital to commemorate a donation of $500 in gas cards for patient use. The post facilitates bingo games at Your Turn Gaming in Jesup every Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. and monthly on the first Saturday of every month at 6:15 p.m. in the same location. With a price of $25 to play, proceeds from these games made this donation possible. On hand for the donation were, from left to right, Post Chaplain Graham Larson, Post Finance Officer David Ehrlich, Wayne Memorial Hospital CEO Joe Ierardi, Post Commander Allen Brown and Hospital Senior Systems Administrator Jason Schrum. “We are so appreciative of this gift to our patients and thank the group for their generosity,” Ierardi said. “When patients are fighting cancer, they may need to make several trips to the infusion center for treatment and their physicians’ offices for follow up visits.  These gas gift cards may help put some patients’ minds at ease regarding the price of gas and those trips, so that they can focus solely on their health and recovery.”

The American Legion is the largest wartime veterans service organization with nearly 2 million members and more than 12,000 posts in communities throughout America. The American Legion, established by an act of Congress in 1919, was instrumental in getting the original GI Bill through Congress and the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

St. Joseph’s/Candler and Wayne Memorial Hospital partnered in the expansion of the Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion to Wayne County. Services offered include chemotherapy treatment for cancers and blood disorders. The facility offers state-of-the-art quality care available as part of the LCRP in the patient’s own community right here in Wayne County. 

Wayne Memorial Hospital, whose mission is to provide high quality health care services to all patients, built a state-of-the-art facility in 2007. It is the third largest employer in Wayne County with 500 employees, 84 beds and is a three-time winner of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Small Hospital of the Year Award. 

 

 

 

 

Da Vinci Robot arrives at Jesup’s

  Wayne Memorial Hospital

Jesup, GA –  Within a sanitized operating room at Wayne Memorial Hospital lies a masterpiece. Although not a piece of art, the da Vinci surgical system could be considered a work of art, medically. The da Vinci Xi is already in use, under the guidance of Dr. Michael Kennedy, General Surgeon. Regarding the benefits of the system, Dr Kennedy shares the da Vinci results in “a smaller incision, less pain and quicker recovery for the patient.” With decreased pain, there is “less narcotic use post-op and a quicker return to work for the patient.”  From a physician standpoint, this robot-assisted surgery via da Vinci offers “a better visualization of the operative scene,” Dr. Kennedy said.

Other stakeholders see benefits as well. The hospital’s Director of Surgical Services, Heather Elliott, RN, BSN,

says, “I do think that robotics are the future for minimally invasive surgery. The robot is an extension of the surgeon and allows for better accuracy and control.  The da Vinci robot works with ease and precision and results in better outcomes for the patient. I do think this will shorten surgery recovery time and shorten hospital stays.” Procedures the da Vinci Xi system will be used for include cholecystectomies (gall bladder removal), appendectomies, and hernia repairs, with perhaps more to come. Both Elliott and Dr. Kennedy have been working with Intuitive for their da Vinci training and rollout in the Operating Room.

About the da Vinci Surgical System

There are several models of the da Vinci surgical system. The da Vinci surgical systems are designed to help surgeons perform minimally invasive surgery. Da Vinci systems offer surgeons high-definition 3D vision, a magnified view, and robotic and computer assistance. They use specialized instrumentation, including a miniaturized surgical camera and wristed instruments (i.e., scissors, scalpels and forceps) that are designed to help with precise dissection and reconstruction deep inside the body.

About Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

Intuitive (Nasdaq: ISRG), headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a global technology leader in minimally invasive care and a pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery. At Intuitive, our mission statement is we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints. Intuitive brings more than two decades of leadership in robotic-assisted surgical technology and solutions to its offerings, and develops, manufactures and markets the da Vinci surgical system and the Ion endoluminal system.

Wayne Memorial Hospital, whose mission is to provide high quality health care services to all patients, built a state-of-the-art facility in 2007. It is the third largest employer in Wayne County with 500 employees, 84 beds and is a three-time winner of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Small Hospital of the Year Award. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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