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GADSDEN, Alabama, AUGUST 18, 2022– Gadsden Surgery Center, a multi-specialty outpatient medical facility in Gadsden, Alabama, celebrated its first total knee replacement surgery in an outpatient setting in June 2022. The surgery was performed at the Gadsden Surgery Center. Lee Wilson, M.D., — a local orthopedic surgeon who specializes in joint replacement surgery — performed the procedure. The new outpatient joint replacement program is the first program of its kind in Etowah County ... ... Read More

GADSDEN, Alabama, JUNE 10, 2022– The childbirth team at Gadsden Regional Medical Center is now using an artificial intelligence-based maternal-fetal early warning system called PeriWatch Vigilance to enhance patient safety during labor and delivery. The system continuously monitors maternal vital signs, fetal heart rate, contractions, and labor progression to help clinicians quickly identify any concerning developments for faster intervention. Gadsden Regional Medical Center delivers more than 800 babie... ... Read More

GADSDEN, Alabama, May 2, 2022 – Employees of Gadsden Regional Medical Center are now eligible for new and enhanced benefits designed as pathways to help them eliminate existing student debt faster, pursue additional professional education and advance their careers. The goal in offering Gadsden Regional Pathways benefits is to support and retain employees and attract a strong workforce, especially frontline nurses, technicians, therapists, and other clinicians and caregivers, along with support personnel... ... Read More

GADSDEN, ALABAMA, April 19, 2022— Over the course of a year, the impact of Gadsden Regional Medical Center adds up as the skilled and compassionate hands of physicians, nurses and other team members deliver safe, quality care around the clock every day. Beyond clinical care, Gadsden Regional Medical Center is the largest employer in Etowah County and regularly invests resources to expand and enhance the services available locally. The overall community benefit each year is significant and totaled more t... ... Read More

GADSDEN, ALABAMA, April 15, 2022— Gadsden Regional Medical Center announced Darci Richards, RN, has been promoted to assistant chief nursing officer effective April 10, 2022. Darci began her career at Gadsden Regional in May 2021. She most recently served as the director of 9th floor and dialysis, and she has also served as the interim director of the 7th floor. Before joining the team at Gadsden Regional, Darci served as the chief clinical officer of Curahealth Hospital at Long Term Acute Care in Oklah... ... Read More

GADSDEN, ALABAMA, April 11, 2022— Gadsden Regional Medical Center's family medicine residency program is pleased to announce Aisha Wright, M.D., has joined as a faculty member and family medicine provider/obstetrician. Dr. Wright joins fellow faculty members Shawn Morehead, M.D., Catherine Scarbrough, M.D., Bradley Green, M.D., and Anna Worth, M.D. Dr. Wright joins the GRMC medical staff from Chicago, Illinois, where she was an attending physician for the Cook County Health and Hospital System. Dr. Wrig... ... Read More

GADSDEN, ALABAMA, March 21, 2022—Sudhan Nagarajan, M.D., a cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon at Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates, is now performing transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR)—a less-invasive approach to treat carotid artery disease and reduce the risk of stroke—at Gadsden Regional Medical Center. TCAR (tee-kahr) is a clinically proven and minimally invasive approach for high surgical risk patients who need carotid artery treatment. Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has... ... Read More

GADSDEN, Alabama – Cases of COVID-19 have recently increased due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. Mwelwa Chizinga, M.D., a critical care pulmonologist with Etowah Pulmonology Associates, shares what you need to know about the virus. Omicron appears to spread more easily than the original COVID virus and the Delta variant. Highly transmissible, Omicron moves quickly from person to person, primarily increasing infections and hospitalizations among the unvaccinated along with some breakthrough cas... ... Read More

GADSDEN, ALABAMA, March 4, 2022— Gadsden Regional Medical Center is holding an in-person recruitment fair for Tuesday, March 15, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. The 346-bed acute care facility is seeking employees for a variety of clinical and non-clinical positions within our hospital and Gadsden Physician Clinics. Department directors and representatives from human resources will be on-site to answer questions. Sign-on bonuses are available for qualified candidates. Hospital employees can also refer friends ... ... Read More

GADSDEN, ALABAMA — Ken Davenport, M.D., and Scott Rayburn, M.D., were recently recognized as the 2020 and 2021 recipients, respectively, of Gadsden Regional Medical Center’s Chester Hicks, M.D., Award. The award is presented to a physician who demonstrates a commitment to providing the highest quality service by meeting or exceeding our patients’ needs with care, compassion and courtesy, by demonstrating a commitment to teamwork and GRMC goals, by optimizing resources, and by creating and maintaining a ... ... Read More