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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Ben Covington earns EGRMC s latest DAISY Award Left to right, Chief Nursing Officer Marie Burdett, DAISY Award Winner Ben Covington, E.D. Clinical Assistant Director Cheryl Wagner, E.D. Clinical Director Melissa Edrington.
Ben Covington, RN, was recently awarded the hospital’s DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Ben began his nursing career at EGRMC in 2017 and is a nurse in the Emergency Department.
The nomination form written on Ben’s behalf included the following:
“Ben recently cared for a stroke patient in the Emergency Department, and the patient’s family member raved about the compassionate care they received from him. The family member went on to state how comfortable Ben made them feel, and how they were reassured by his compassion and caring demeanor. He explained ever
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Hospital wins Primary Stroke Center status Bryan Realiza, coordinator of East Georgia Regional Medical Center s stroke and chest pain programs, exhibits one of the hospital s tele-stroke and tele-neurology carts in this file photo from January. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
After a year of refining and monitoring its stroke care processes and with the addition of a tele-stroke program, East Georgia Regional Medical Center recently won certification as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission and the American Stroke Association.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Chamber salutes hospital, Childs, ‘Champions’ and ‘Spirit’ winner Awards spotlight pandemic response Randy Childs of RANCO, center, is congratulated after being named Business Leader of the Year during the annual Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce at Whitfield Signs on Thursday, Dec. 10. - photo by By SCOTT BRYANT/staff
With its 2020 awards, the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce spotlighted leaders in the community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Besides saluting East Georgia Regional Medical Center as Business of the Year and Ranco Group founder Randy Childs as Business Leader of the Year, the Chamber of Commerce presented a first-time Spirit Award to one individual and named three Chamber Champions. More than 200 mem