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Martha Hanna, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
Medical Group of Mitchell County
CAIRO AND BAINBRIDGE
Heart healthservices
expand
ARCHBOLD MEMORIAL
Hospital recently increased the scope of
cardiovascular services available at the
Archbold-Bainbridge Specialty Clinic and
Archbold’s Grady General Hospital.
South Georgia counties rank highest in
Georgia for heart disease-related mortal-
ity, so local access to advanced cardiovas-
cular services is crucial for patients.
Just where you need us
“For years, our physicians have traveled
regularly to Archbold locations in rural
areas throughout the region to provide
patients convenient access to special-
ized care,” said Joe Barron, Assistant
Vice President of Heart and Vascular
and Imaging at Archbold. “We also offer
some advanced diagnostic testing for
patients in our Bainbridge and Cairo
facilities.”
Appointments for echocardiograms
and vascular services were recently
expanded at the Archbold-Bainbridge
Specialty Clinic and are now available
every Friday and on select Wednesdays.
The Bainbridge clinic also added lower
extremity arterial (LEA) studies to their
cardiovascular diagnostic services
available in Bainbridge. Cardiac nuclear
stress testing is available in Bainbridge as
well on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Added times for better care
Grady General Hospital increased the
appointment availability for echocardio-
grams and vascular studies, including
LEAs, to five days a week. The hospital
also offers stress testing five days a week.
Appointments for these tests are avail-
able with physician referral.
“The ability to provide cardiology
care to our neighboring communities
is extremely important,” said cardi-
ologist Robert Miles, MD. “Archbold
remains committed to ensuring patients
throughout our region have access to
high-quality, patient-focused healthcare
services.”
CAM I L L A
Extended hours
“We hear too often that patients just
don’t have time to come to the doctor,
or that they can’t come during regular
business hours,” said Archbold family
nurse practitioner Martha Hanna,
FNP-C, at Archbold’s Medical Group of
Mitchell County. “It’s so important that
patients make their health a priority,
and we want to make it convenient for
them to do that.”
Medical Group of Mitchell County
has extended their office hours. The
practice will accept appointments
through 7 p.m., Monday through
Thursday, for patients of all ages.
“The extended-hours concept is
intended to really help the patient
that can’t get off work to come in for
a check-up, or the patient that can’t
leave school to get a re-fill on their
prescription,” said Hanna. “They now
have access to the primary care they
need after regular business hours.”
Though the practice is not accept-
ing after-hours walk-ins, it’s possible
that in many cases patients can sched-
ule a same-day appointment.
“Our hope is that by extending our
office hours, we can help many more
patients, since it will be convenient for
them,” said Hanna.
For more information on extended
hours at the Medical Group of Mitchell
County or to make an appointment,
call
229.336.1949
.
Robert Miles, MD
Cardiologist
South Georgia Cardiology Consultants