Health

Daily COVID Report | 3 more Bulloch residents died of COVID

Bulloch County has lost 40 residents to COVID since August. GA DPH is reporting 3 additional Bulloch County citizens who have died of COVID since yesterday's report. The total number of COVID deaths in Bulloch is 162.

Sep 21, 2021 5:10 PM Read more >

Stephanie Lastinger Receives DAISY Award at EGRMC

Stephanie Lastinger, LPN, was recently awarded the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at East Georgia Regional Medical Center . Stephanie first started at EGRMC in 2018, and now works as a nurse on the Medical/Surgical Unit.

Sep 21, 2021 11:04 AM Read more >

Daily COVID Report | 37 Bulloch County residents have died in 7 weeks of COVID

Bulloch County has lost 37 residents to COVID in the past 7 weeks . GA DPH is reporting 4 additional Bulloch County citizens who have died of COVID since Friday's report. The total number of COVID deaths in Bulloch is 159.

Sep 20, 2021 5:27 PM Read more >

Daily COVID Report | Bulloch Vaccine % ranks near bottom at 137 out of 159

Bulloch County has one of the worse COVID vaccine percentages in Georgia. Georgia has 159 counties. Bulloch ranks near the bottom at number 137 with only 34.4% of our total population getting at least one dose of COVID vaccine.

Sep 19, 2021 4:05 PM Read more >

Learn your risk factors to prevent life-threatening blood clots

Take Steps to Stop the Clot The pandemic has heightened attention to the dangers of blood clots including deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and clot-provoked stroke.

Sep 19, 2021 8:14 AM Read more >

Daily COVID Report | Bulloch COVID risk level lowered to High

COVIDACTNOW.org has reduced Bulloch County's COVID risk level to HIGH from VERY HIGH. This corresponds with the dramatic decrease in COVID cases over the past week in Bulloch. Evans and Candler remains at a VERY HIGH level.

Sep 18, 2021 3:16 PM Read more >

Kidney stones can put kidney function at risk, timely care is important

Physician advises seeking timely medical care, learning prevention If you feel a sharp pain in your back, side, lower abdomen, or groin, or have blood in your urine, you may have a kidney stone – a condition that is common and on the rise.

Sep 18, 2021 6:22 AM Read more >

Daily COVID Report | EGRMC drops below 50 COVID patients

The last time EGRMC reported less than 50 hospitalized with COVID was August 17th. As cases continue to drop, it is expected to see hospitalizations continue to drop. EGRMC has 42 COVID patients in the hospital.

Sep 17, 2021 4:47 PM Read more >

Covid surge eases slightly, but swamped hospitals see no relief

The state’s Covid cases and hospitalizations have dipped over the past week, Georgia health officials have reported. But that drop isn’t relieving the pressure on the front lines of hospitals — both smaller facilities and large urban centers.

Sep 17, 2021 7:54 AM Read more >

Daily COVID Report | 24 EGRMC patients on vents

EGRMC has 52 COVID patients in the hospital. 24 EGRMC patients are sick enough to require vents.

Sep 16, 2021 3:51 PM Read more >