Health

East Regional Medical Center ( EGRMC) leaders gathered on Monday, May 2, 2022 to present Melissa Edrington , Clinical Director of Emergency Department and Dialysis with the 2022 EGRMC Daisy Nurse Leader Award.

In the weekly COVID report, Bulloch County’s risk status has moved to LOW by COVIDACTNOW.org and CDC tracker. We have added the new CDC COVID Data Tracker to give our readers real time information on COVID in Bulloch County.

Graduates with the Associate of Applied Science in Opticianry degree are prepared for positions in doctors’ offices and retail dispensing locations, along with sales positions and positions with wholesale companies

THe Mental Health House Bill 1013 was sponsored by House Speaker David Ralston

Weekly COVID report sees shift upward in risk level

In the weekly COVID report, Bulloch County’s risk status has reduced to Low with daily new cases at 1.0 per 100k and positive test rates at 1.6%.

East Georgia Regional Medical Center Hospital ( EGRMC ) discharged its last COVID patient on Tuesday afternoon, April 6, 2022, leaving ZERO COVID patients in-house for the first time in 754 days (nearly two years since May 13, 2020 when last was ZERO

In the daily COVID report, EGRMC has 1 COVID patients in the hospital today. Of those, 0 EGRMC patients are sick enough to require a vent . EGRMC ICU capacity is low at 62%. These are not all COVID patients but patients with high acuity.

In the daily COVID report, EGRMC has 2 COVID patients in the hospital today. Of those, 0 EGRMC patients are sick enough to require a vent . EGRMC ICU capacity is moderate at 70%. These are not all COVID patients but patients with high acuity.

We are sending out a Grice Good to Regina Barrett who was recently recognized as East Georgia Regional Medical Center 's (EGRMC) Employee of the Month.