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Information from APD- Thanks to donations from the City of Albany and several local businesses, the Albany Area Crime Stoppers Board got valuable information on a double murder. They rewarded a soleMore >>
Thanks to donations from the City of Albany and several local businesses, the Albany Area Crime Stoppers Board got valuable information on a double murder.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:08 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:08:35 GMT
Some folks in South Georgia frantically tried to get in touch with loved ones who live near the destruction in Oklahoma. Leesburg's Wendy Mathis has a brother who lives in Oklahoma City and works inMore >>
Some folks in South Georgia frantically tried to get in touch with loved ones who live near the destruction in Oklahoma. Leesburg's Wendy Mathis has a brother who lives in Oklahoma City and works in Bethany, just 10 miles north of Moore. Albany native Liz Barfield recently relocated to a city nearby Moore, Oklahoma.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:04 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:04:27 GMT
The Lakeland Police Department is looking for a new police chief. Chief Jeff Harrison resigned Friday after nearly three years in the position. City officials say he's taking a higher paying job in NorthMore >>
The Lakeland Police Department is looking for a new police chief. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:57 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:57:11 GMT
A Valdosta man born and raised in Moore, Oklahoma says his family and friends there are all okay. He grew up just two miles from the hardest hit area of town. Todd McCawley spent the first 17 years ofMore >>
A Valdosta man born and raised in Moore, Oklahoma says his family and friends there are all okay. He grew up just two miles from the hardest hit area of town.More >>
October 16, 2005
Tifton-- A south Georgia hospital is selected for a statewide heart procedure study.
Tift Regional Medical Center is one of 10 hospitals in the state to participate in a 3 year study that's meant to save lives. The study will determine if hospitals are able to perform angioplasty procedures without having an on-site cardiac surgery program. Angioplasty is a procedure used to unblock clogged arteries.
Current regulations prevent hospitals from performing angioplasty without having open-heart surgery as a backup. Currently when the procedure is needed, patients have to be transferred to other hospitals that have open heart surgery programs. Doctors at Tift Regional say that regulation costs patients, especially in rural areas.
"It's sad to see people have a heart attack and then have to transfer them. Once they've been transferred here, then transfer them a second place to get their heart attack treated," says Dr. Paul Murray of Cardiology.
The trial will allow selected hospitals to perform the procedures without the regulation. After the trial, the Department of Community Health will determine if hospitals will be able to perform the angioplasty procedures permanently. Other hospitals selected for the study include John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville and Southeast Georgia Regional Hospital in Brunswick.
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