Camp keeps kids heart strong
A former camper returned to Camp Strong Heart this summer to work as a counselor.
High school students spend summer researching cancer
Twenty-two teens spent their summer working with researchers at the Georgia Cancer Center.
Art brings respite from stress of hospital environment
The healing art of on a wall at Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center often brings a smile or alleviates some of the stresses in the hospital setting.
Be safe with fireworks Independence Day weekend
In 2025, there were 15 reported fireworks-related deaths, most involving misuse and device misfire/malfunctions, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. An estimated 13,000 people were injured by fireworks last year. There were an estimated 1,300 emergency room treated injuries in 2025 involving sparklers
Staying cool and beating heat-related illness
With scorching temps, beat the heat and avoid heat related illness with these tips.
June is men’s health month. Men are less likely than women to see preventative care
Diseases such as heart disease and cancer often develop without symptoms until advanced stages, and men are less likely than women to receive preventative care.
MCG to participate in the National Nutrition Education Initiative
The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University has committed to participate in the national Nutrition Education Initiative led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education.
Musician keeps in rhythm at hospital’s heart center
Ralph Beardsworth shares gift of music at Piedmont Vascular, Heart and Endovascular Center.
Piedmont Augusta holds stroke education event May 26
Piedmont Hospital Augusta held a stroke education event May 26.
Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center on track to open in late summer 2026
The Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center in Grovetown is close to being completed.
Piedmont Heart Augusta performs region’s first transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement
Piedmont Heart Augusta has performed the region’s first transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement, expanding its structural heart program and bringing a new, FDA-approved therapy to patients in the Augusta community.
Piedmont Augusta implements postpartum bracelet initiative
A postpartum bracelet initiative helps alert EMS and emergency rooms about a woman’s possible need for specialized care.
Piedmont Augusta advances heart care with new mapping system
Piedmont Augusta launched the Faraview Mapping System, a next‑generation cardiac mapping technology that enhances the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AFib) on March 17
Aiken teen recovering from rare heart-liver transplant
An Aiken teen is balancing school with weekly medical appointments in Atlanta as he recovers from a rare multivisceral transplant surgery.
