THE MEDICAL CENTER, NAVICENT HEALTH RECOGNIZED AS TOP HOSPITAL BY NEWSWEEK

Macon Hospital Earns Top Billing in “World’s Best Hospitals 2019”

• Cardiology
• Diabetes & Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Gynecology & Obstetrics
• Memory Care & Geriatrics
• Neurology & Neurosurgery
• Pulmonology
• Radiation Oncology
• Traumatology, Orthopedics & Spine Surgery
• Urology

HOPE CENTER CELEBRATES 30 YEARS AND INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO VISIT ITS NEW FACILITIES

HIV/AIDS Clinic Introduces Opportunities for Community Collaboration

MACON – HOPE Center, the Ryan White-funded HIV/AIDS clinic serving North Central Health District’s 13 counties, is excited to announce the official grand opening of the clinic’s expansion and its new offering, Community Outreach, Mentoring, Pharmacy, Assessment & Supportive Services (COMPASS). The center’s staff invites everyone to attend the grand opening ceremony Wednesday, May 15, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. HOPE Center, 180 Emery Hwy. in Macon.

COMBINED EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION CELEBRATES 50 YEARS

WARNER ROBINS – Combined Employees Credit Union is celebrating 50 years of providing unique financial service that has become a cornerstone of the City of Warner Robins and the surrounding area.

“Combined Employees’ personal touch has made them a successful part of this city – it’s as simple as that,” said Randy Toms, mayor of Warner Robins. “They know you, they care about you and they always want to do everything they can to help the people they serve.”

With little more than a vision and a total deposit of $200, eight individuals began what is today referred to as Combined Employees Credit Union on Oct. 6, 1969. The group formed the credit union – then called Warner Robins Employees Credit Union – to serve employees of the City of Warner Robins, including its elected and appointed officials.

COLISEUM MEDICAL CENTER TO ADD EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY  PROGRAM

Coliseum Medical Centers is proud to announce the addition of an Emergency Medicine Residency Program. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

(ACGME) Institutional Review Committee has granted initial accreditation for Coliseum Medical Centers to provide emergency medicine residency opportunities to medical school graduates beginning in July 2019. The three-year emergency medicine residency program will train new doctors in all aspects of emergency medicine. The program will hire 10 residents the first year and will add 10 additional residents each year for a total of 30 emergency medicine residents. The emergency medicine residency program at Coliseum Medical Centers is one of only four in the State of Georgia and the only one outside of the Atlanta-area and Augusta.

EMPOWERING AIRMEN: TEAM ROBINS ADOPTS NEW APP TO KEEP MEMBERS CONNECTED

Robins Air Force Base has a new way for its members to stay connected via smartphones.

Robins Connect is a sub-app of the new AF Connect that lets users know the latest happenings and information from around Robins. All personnel and their families are invited to download the free app to have Robins information at their fingertips whenever they need it.

With features such as groups, events, news, notifications and more, the application is designed to enable, engage, and empower Airmen across the globe. It serves as a one-stop shop for Airmen and their families to get up-to-date information about Robins. It also has, on hand, information to help Airmen and their families with their careers and daily lives: physical fitness training calculator, helping agency information and a phone directory, to name a few.

The app also features information for the upcoming Thunder Over Georgia Air Show, Sept. 28-29. It will have all pertinent information for the days of the event such as performing acts, what’s allowed in the show, and parking and shuttle information. The app is a must-have for those wanting up to the minute information on acts and weather throughout the show.

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SEN. LARRY WALKER NAMED 2019 LEGISLATIVE CHAMPION BY SPADD

ATLANTA – Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry) was recently named a 2019 Legislative Champion by the Service Providers Association for Developmental Disabilities (SPADD).

“I am honored to be chosen as a 2019 Legislative Champion by SPADD and thank them for their devotion to supporting legislative measures that help this community,” said Sen. Walker. “Their work in making sure legislators notice and understand the unique needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities is incredibly important in ensuring we are doing everything we can to provide quality change at the state level. I look forward to supporting legislation that is beneficial in the coming years and working with SPADD to further bring to light the provisions of IDD services in Georgia.”

Sen. Walker was selected for his work this past year on the Senate Study Committee on Excessive and Duplicative Regulatory Oversight of Community Based Intellectual and Developmental (IDD) Services and for supporting the 2020 budget, which includes a 10% increase for supported employment services and 125 new Medicaid slots, both of which were included in SPADD’s priorities. SPADD is an “inclusive association of community-based organizations that support people with disabilities. SPADD’s mission is to improve services to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Georgia.”

MIDDLE GEORGIA ADDS EMPLOYED RESIDENTS IN MARCH

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that the Middle Georgia region saw its unemployment rate decline as it added to its workforce in March. The 11-county area also posted monthly losses in the labor force, while claims for unemployment decreased, preliminary numbers show.

“We are moving into the Spring with a strong jobs report,” Butler said. “The national economy is booming. Georgia is also producing strong numbers consistently across the state.” The unemployment rate fell in March. The rate dropped 0.3 percentage points in March, settling at 4.0 percent. A year ago, the rate was 4.4 percent. The labor force decreased in March by 503. The March total was 219,703. That number is down by 1,939 from the total from March 2018.

Middle Georgia ended March with 210,958 employed residents.  The number increased by 156 in March but went down 1,015 as compared to last March. The number of unemployment claims decreased in March by less than 1 percent. When compared to last March, claims were up by 22 percent.

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