Ariel Hart
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Burnout. Exhaustion. Low pay. Why public health workers are quitting
Fueled by burnout, trauma, exhaustion, and the stress of working in an increasingly politicized environment, a staggering number of public health workers in Georgia have quit their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, with grave implications for Georgians’ health and economy. → Read More
Study: About 9% of would-be abortions eligible under new Georgia law
Based on a look back at 11 years of abortions in Georgia, a new study has found only 9% of those pregnancies would have met the new 6-week cutoff for an abortion under the new state law that took effect in July 2022, according to a study released Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. → Read More
Medical College of Georgia’s $105M request comes amid Wellstar talks
The Medical College of Georgia wants $105 million in state funds to upgrade its electronic medical records system. → Read More
Georgia lawmakers take on health care spending: What to know
Health care will make news in the Georgia Legislature’s budget hearings this week. For people who want to be on Medicaid and people with a stake in the Georgia’s individual health insurance market, state leaders have decisions to make. Here are some things to know. → Read More
One in five Georgia women of childbearing age uninsured, study finds
Georgia has long struggled in health rankings, and experts say the state’s low level of insurance is one of the reasons why. Without health insurance to pay for doctor visits, people don’t get seen for preventive care. Only when conditions bloom to the point of emergency do they go to the hospital, where emergency rooms must treat and stabilize everyone who walks in the door. And by then, the… → Read More
Beloved emu Big Lou dies after 25-plus years at intown Atlanta refuge
Big Lou the emu has died. → Read More
Georgia not alone: Most neighboring states also plan to ban abortions
Georgia is set to sharply curtail the right to an abortion. Most of its neighbors have similar plans. That means a woman in Georgia seeking an abortion would have few options even if she ventures out of the state. → Read More
More of the vaccinated and boosted landing in hospital with COVID-19
Doctors say it’s caused by a combination of a variant that can escape the vaccine’s effects and the most vulnerable also being the most vaccinated → Read More
Georgians on abortion front line adjust to prospect of Roe’s defeat
Georgians on the front lines of the abortion debate are adjusting to the prospect of Roe v. Wade being overturned by the Supreme Court after a draft decision was leaked this week. → Read More
Biden administration suspends Kemp plan to block ACA website in Ga.
The Biden administration has officially suspended Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to block Georgians from shopping for health insurance coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplace later this year. → Read More
Loss of hospital services in south Fulton could have broad impact
Of the 11 hospitals within Fulton County, Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center South, in East Point, is the only one south of I-20, and removing the ER will mean longer drives at high-stakes moments. → Read More
Four calls, still no ambulance: a 90-minute ordeal
With the impending closure of the emergency department at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center South, South Fulton could experience longer response times due to ambulances having to travel further. → Read More
Tick-borne virus transmitted in Georgia, study finds
The Heartland virus, a potentially fatal tick-borne virus first identified in Missouri in 2009, has taken root in Georgia, the Centers for Disease Control and Protection reported Wednesday. → Read More
Georgia’s confirmed pandemic deaths pass 30,000
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia’s confirmed coronavirus deaths on Friday afternoon surpassed 30,000. → Read More
Two years of COVID: How Georgians have been impacted in ways large and small
More than 2.5 million times since then, Parker and other Georgia test workers have swabbed someone who turned out positive for the virus. Those cases, and the fear of more, have sewn tumult and transformation across the state. The dead — close to 30,000 in Georgia alone — lived in every corner, every county. Some COVID-19 survivors have been left with debilitating health problems and many others… → Read More
Local hospitals begin enforcing medical worker vaccine mandates
Under the federal COVID vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, the final deadline to be vaccinated or possibly be fired is March 15. Many Georgia health care facilities had already put a coronavirus vaccine requirement in place for workers. → Read More
Judge extends order, keeping Northside patients in Anthem network till spring
A Fulton County judge Friday extended a reprieve in the contract dispute between Northside Hospital and Anthem until April 15, delaying for a second time the need for thousands of patients to switch doctors. → Read More
Georgia sues Biden administration over health waiver
Georgia has filed suit against the Biden administration, demanding the state be allowed to impose a work and activity requirement for some Georgians in order to qualify for Medicaid insurance. → Read More
Nursing homes struggle as omicron depletes staff, sickens residents
So many nursing home workers across Georgia have tested positive for COVID-19 that facilities are seeing the worst worker shortage in a generation. → Read More
Georgia employers are back on their own after court’s vaccine ruling
Thousands of Georgia employers are back to their own decision making when it comes to figuring out whether to require COVID-19 vaccinations or testing for their employees. As a result, local workers are likely to continue to face workplaces with widely varying standards. → Read More