University Health Care System

Calling all RNs, LPNs and EMTs! Learn more about our Emergency Department as we do an ED Takeover on Facebook Live. Take a virtual tour, meet some of our staff, and hear more from our recruiter Monday, June 28 from 9-11 a.m. We will still have a recruiter in our Magnet Monday booth in the main lobby.

Find your passion! Find your career at University Hospital. www.universityhealth.org/careers.

Do you need help with your medical bills? University Hospital has partnered with AccessOne to offer patients affordable payment plans. Everyone qualifies. Benefits include: - Manageable monthly payments - No credit reporting - Combine all University Health Care System bills into a single monthly payment for you and your family Sign up online at www.universityhealth.org/online-bill-pay.

Respiratory therapists at University Hospital save lives every day and they are a vital part of our COVID-19 care team. We honor and salute their compassion and thank them for their expertise during this special week!

Oct. 29 is World Stroke Day - the perfect time to remember "FAST" to help stroke victims. Watch for the following, and get help immediately! F: Face drooping A: Arm weakness S: Speech difficulty T: Time to call 911. ... Learn more at stroke.org. See more

University Primary Care Furys Ferry would like to welcome Pranam Kokilakumar, DO, to its practice! Dr. Kokliakumar provides health care for everyone in your family. The practice is at 1100 West Lake Commons Dr., right outside the West Lake subdivision. Call 706-250-6919 to make an appointment today! Here's a little background information on this respected physician: "Dr. Kokilakumar has lived in Georgia for the past 20+ years. He completed his undergrad at Georgia State Unive...rsity in 2010. He graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelors' in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. He graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine with his medical degree in 2015. He completed his internship at Columbus regional hospital in Columbus, Ga., and then completed his family medicine residency in Warner Robins, Ga. Prior to working in Primary Care, he worked in University Prompt Cares so he is familiar with the system. In his off time, he enjoys working out and doing competitive activities and trying new activities that the CSRA has to offer with his wife." See more

Protect yourself and your family - University Prompt Care offices are now offering walk-in flu shots! Find your nearest Prompt Care at www.universityhealth.org/prompt-care.

University Hospital is proud to announce it has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. In addition, University Hospital received the Association’s Target: Stroke(SM) Honor Roll award. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat ischemic stroke.

University Hospital’s W.G. Watson, M.D., Women’s Center would like to welcome Megan Springfield as our new childbirth educator. Megan, originally from Austin, Texas, is working on a graduate degree in counseling and is excited to help new parents get the education they need to confidently deliver their newborn. My mom worked in women’s health, and she was very, very passionate about it, Megan said. I think learning to be a counselor, learning how isolating life can be especially nowadays with COVID - makes me more passionate about being there for women and encouraging them. It helps to have someone on the other side to say ‘I believe in you, you’ve got this,’ and for them just to feel prepared to go into life as a new mom.

Take MyChart on the go and stay connected to your health information no matter where you are with the MyChart mobile app. Sign up online at www.uhmychart.org or download the MyChart app at the Apple App Store or Google Play!

University Hospital's Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery Center believes in a multi-disciplinary approach to weight loss that involves a number of healthcare providers. Our bariatric surgeons are trained in advanced laparoscopy and have a wide range of experience with many common weight-loss operations. Included in our program are bariatric nurses, a full-time dietitian specializing in the preoperative and postoperative nutrition needs of bariatric patients, as well as local exercise therapists and psychologists. Learn more about the program at www.universityhealth.org/bariatrics.

University Health Care System needs your help! Blood products in the Augusta-Aiken area are critically low and, according to local blood banks, are in danger of needing to be rationed. Do your part and donate blood today. Go to www.shepeardblood.org to find your nearest donation center and help patients in our community.