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Triggered by at least one complaint against the school board, Gwinnett County s public-school accreditation will be reviewed a year early. (Jim Massara / Patch)
GWINNETT COUNTY, GA Prompted by multiple complaints including at least one about the school board the agency responsible for accrediting Gwinnett County s public schools will conduct a special review later this month.
The review is scheduled for June 13-16, said Mariama Tyler, spokesperson for accreditation agency Cognia. It will be conducted virtually, Tyler said, with a thorough review of evidence and interviews with administrators, staff, board members and community members to determine whether there are any violations of Cognia standards.
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Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville will offer the Johnson & Johnson one-shot COVID-19 vaccination to students, staff and the public every Tuesday and Wednesday through Aug. 4. Walk-ins are welcome but appointments are preferred. (Jim Massara / Patch)
GWINNETT COUNTY, GA COVID vaccinations are now available for students, staff and the general public at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, walk-ins included, through early August.
Working with Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale County Health Departments, the college began offering Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccines Friday at the Wellness and Recreation Center in Building F.
Starting next week, vaccinations will be offered every Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. and every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Aug. 4.
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Wellstar Douglas Hospital was one of 24 Georgia hospitals that scored an A for safety in ratings released Thursday by a nonprofit health-care watchdog group. (Jim Massara / Patch)
DOUGLASVILLE, GA Even during a pandemic, Wellstar Douglas Hospital was ranked among the safest hospitals in Georgia last week by a nationwide nonprofit health-care watchdog group.
The Douglasville hospital received an A grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing how well it protected patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. Leapfrog s latest report was released on Thursday.
Leapfrog grades hospitals twice a year, assigning letter grades from A to F based on each hospital s ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries and infections.
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Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare announced Monday that it will buy Eastside Medical Center in Snellville, with the purchase set to close July 31. (Jim Massara / Patch)
GWINNETT COUNTY, GA Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare announced Monday that it will buy Eastside Medical Center in Snellville, with the purchase set to close July 31.
The Gwinnett County facility is one of four in Georgia that Piedmont will buy from HCA Healthcare. The other three are Cartersville Medical Center in Cartersville, and Coliseum Medical Centers and Coliseum Northside in Macon. This is an exciting opportunity for Piedmont, Kevin Brown, president and CEO of Piedmont Healthcare, said in a statement released Monday. HCA Healthcare has instilled a high standard of care into these facilities, and we are proud that they have trusted Piedmont to continue this legacy.
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Cartersville Medical Center was one of 24 Georgia hospitals that scored an A for safety in ratings released Thursday by a nonprofit health-care watchdog group. (Jim Massara / Patch)
CARTERSVILLE, GA Cartersville Medical Center was ranked among the safest hospitals in Georgia again by a nonprofit health-care watchdog group that released its findings Thursday.
The Cartersville hospital received an A grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing how well it protected patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. The past year has been extraordinarily difficult for hospitals, but Cartersville Medical Center shows us it is possible to keep a laser focus on patients and their safety, no matter what it takes, said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group.