WellStar Health System

Health Care October 29, 2021

Wellstar enters partnership with HHS to expand access to COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy

Wellstar Health System announced yesterday that in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), it is expanding access to monoclonal antibody therapies at several of its…

Health Care September 29, 2021

Wellstar Appoints Le Joyce Naylor as New Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

By Rebecca Gaunt Le Joyce Naylor has stepped into the role of senior vice president and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer (CDEIO) for Wellstar Health System, the largest healthcare…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Health Care September 19, 2021

Cobb government, Acworth, Cobb & Douglas Public Health on Atlanta Business Chronicle healthiest employers list

Three public bodies in Cobb County have made the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Healthiest Employers list for 2021, plus the company owning the major hospitals in the county. The City of…

coronavirus image -- a white sphere with red corona spikes emanating outward

Health Care August 29, 2021

Two new COVID testing sites: in Acworth and East Cobb

Cobb & Douglas Public Health and Wellstar Health System are opening two new testing sites to meet the increase in demand for the tests. The new sites are at: WellStar…

Wellstar Kennestone Emergency Department interior shot of medical staff workstations and rooms

Health Care August 22, 2021

Wellstar hospitals report 602 hospitalized with COVID-19, 146 in ICU, mostly unvaccinated

Wellstar Health System, a recent subject of local news because of their request for a temporary mobile morgue to handled an expected increase in COVID-related deaths, reported that their hospitals…

Health Care July 20, 2021

Back-to-school advice from a Wellstar pediatrician

By Mark Woolsey Sending the kids back to school can be challenging for both parents and kids in the most normal of times. While chances are good the school day…

Health Care June 3, 2021

Wellstar Kennestone Hospital verified as Level II Trauma Center by American College of Surgeons

Wellstar Health System announced in a press release that Wellstar Kennestone Hospital has been verified as a Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). On their…

Health Care May 7, 2021

Wellstar first in country to use blood clot-clearing device

by Mark Woolsey The Wellstar Health System is breaking new medical ground, becoming the first in the country to use a recently developed medical device designed to clear blood clots…

Dr. Danny Branstetter in white medical jacket

Health Care March 5, 2021

At one-year mark of first Georgia COVID-19 cases, a Wellstar physician gives an update

Dr. Danny Branstetter, a physician with Wellstar Health System and an expert on infectious disease and COVID-19, spoke to the Courier about what we know about COVID-19 on this one-year…

Dr. Barry Mangel, who talked to the Courier about how to avoid death from heart disease

Health Care February 11, 2021

How to avoid death by heart disease

Wellstar Health System‘s chief cardiologist Dr. Barry Mangel spoke with the Courier about the importance of American Heart Month, and steps people can take to avoid death by heart disease….

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