Top-Tier Treatment at WellStar Health System
Convenient healthcare, WellStar quality—that’s the idea behind WellStar’s new Avalon Health Park, a one-stop shop for many medical services. A patient can consult with a physician, then receive an X-ray right down the hall. When bloodwork is required, lab services are available on site.The range of medical offerings at the 40,000-square-foot WellStar Avalon Health Park includes urgent care and primary care, lab and imaging services, sports medicine therapy, cardiology, general surgery, pediatrics, rheumatology, and more. Avalon Health Park and WellStar’s other conveniently located health parks let patients consult with top-tier physicians and specialists right in their community. Add to that easy accessibility, plentiful parking, and a range of services under one roof, and it’s easy to see why the health park concept fits today’s busy lifestyles.
Get more information about WellStar’s convenient health parks, including the new Avalon Health Park.
Collaborative Care at Southern Regional Medical Center
Southern Regional’s Center for Bariatrics and Healthy Weight provides patients with comprehensive options for weight loss and choices for a healthy lifestyle—offering all the services needed for success under one roof. Located on the terrace level of the hospital’s Women’s Center, the program focuses on weight loss options such as laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, laparoscopic gastric sleeve, laparoscopic gastric bands, and healthy lifestyle choices to guide patients throughout their entire weight loss journey.The center’s team understands the struggles with weight that many of us go through; that’s why the program focuses on an individualized approach for each patient’s journey and creates a collaborative partnership for progress. Under the leadership of medical director and board-certified bariatric surgeon Dr. KarleenaTuggle, the team of physicians, nurses, patient advocates, dietitians, and exercise physiologists work in partnership with each patient to ensure they are on track for continued success. Learn more at southernregional.org.
Camaraderie Through the Cancer Journey at Cancer Treatment Centers of America
The camaraderie built from a shared cancer experience can be tremendously helpful when making treatment decisions and finding strength during a cancer journey. Cancer Fighters was founded in 1990 by a group of CancerTreatment Centers of America (CTCA) patients seeking a
way to tap into the experience, knowledge, and inspiration of other cancer patients and caregivers across the country.There is a nationwide community more than 42,000 strong, with a local group at CTCA Metro Atlanta ready to encourage, engage, and empower new and current patients. CTCA Metro Atlanta features a beautiful, multipurpose “Cancer Fighters Corner,” a room dedicated to nurturing patients. Here, patients can take advantage of educational events, therapeutic activities, and support groups. Every year Cancer Fighters hosts a Celebrate Life ceremony to commemorate patients’ five-year treatment anniversaries—creating an extraordinary source of pride for attendees and an inspirational goal for patients in treatment. Learn more at cancercenter.com/atlanta.
