Patients get a lift Nov 9, 2009
Patrick Tefft isn't walking on air at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, but he is pretty close. "It feels good," he said Thursday as he walked on the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill in the Active Duty Rehabilitation Unit. (The Augusta Chronicle)
92-year-old cooks for veterans Nov 7, 2009
On the first Wednesday of each month, busloads of hospitalized veterans from the Uptown Division of the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center come to the church off Milledgeville Road for supper. Mrs. Merritt now leads the group, planning its menus, driving to Bi-Lo and carting the groceries home, where she prepares vats of dressing and beans. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Studying past gives veterans a future Oct 30, 2009
In the Augusta area, service members from the CSRA Wounded Warrior Care Project, the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, the Fort Gordon Warrior Transition Battalion and the Georgia Department of Labor will get assistance through the program ... Veterans interested in the program can call Simone Brown, of the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, at (706) 733-0188, ext. (The Augusta Chronicle)
KISS shows love to vets Oct 29, 2009
Although their long locks were far from military muster, members of the iconic rock act KISS were warmly welcomed at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center on Wednesday ... Were you Spotted at KISS' visit to the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. (The Augusta Chronicle)
BREAKING: KISS surprises wounded warriors with visit Oct 29, 2009
Members of the rock band KISS visit the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center and greet some of the patients ... Although their long locks were far from military muster, members of the iconic rock act KISS were warmly welcomed at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center today ... Mr. Stanley said that as well as bringing a little joy to the patients, he hopes the KISS visit might bring attention to the Charlie Norwood VA Medial Center as well. (The Augusta Chronicle)
this feature for the Huffington Post. Oct 23, 2009
Senator Walker's attorneys claim that records will show that Republican Congressmen Charlie Norwood and Jack Kingston flew Thompson to Washington and pleaded with him not to resign, but rather to keep his criminal investigations against Democrats running. Thompson did resign his office as U.S. Attorney, but he reportedly promised the Georgia Republican congressmen that his staff would press ahead with its political prosecutions notwithstanding his resignation. (Harper's Magazine)
Thyroid surgery safe for older patients, study finds Oct 20, 2009
But their study of 428 thyroidectomy patients at MCGHealth Medical Center and the Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center between November 2003 and December 2007, including 44 patients over age 65 and 86 between ages 21-35, showed few differences in the two groups. Surgeons found. (EurekAlert!)
Female veterans rebuild Oct 10, 2009
before entering a counseling program at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Uptown Division. While living in the Uptown VA's domiciliary, she has received counseling for her post-traumatic stress disorder and now works in the hospital packing boxes of bandages. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Crisis training focuses on persuasion Sep 26, 2009
Nearly everyone smirked when they heard a naked man was going to bathe in the baptismal pool at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center on Friday. But the two tasked with talking him out and into a towel looked nervous. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Health care debate reminds some of '94 GOP landslide Sep 21, 2009
The late Charlie Norwood defeated him during the Republican Revolution of 1994, when the GOP swept midterm elections and took control of Congress. "In the summer of '94, I think more people had a lot of anxiety over the health care bill at that time," Johnson said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Giving from the heart Sep 13, 2009
8 million to build a new Fisher House at the "uptown" Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center on Wrightsboro Road. The total cost of the 20-suite home for families of those getting military health care is $5. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Elevated Arginase Levels Contribute To Vascular Eye Disease Such As Diabetic Retinopathy Aug 25, 2009
Their work, published in the August issue of The American Journal of Pathology, is the first to make the connection between eye disease and arginase, an enzyme known to be a player in cardiovascular disease, according to researchers at MCG and Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center. "The goal is to find a new strategy for preventing progression of diabetic retinopathy," says Dr. Ruth Caldwell, a cell biologist at the MCG School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, and the study's... (Science Daily)
ER facelift closes part of road to MCG, VA Aug 20, 2009
The lane closure should not disrupt Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center traffic because drivers can use the center lane section that's not closed to turn into their parking lots, Mr. Bias said. "I really don't think it is going to be any worse than it is right now" Mr. Bias said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Broun wants us to know the truth Aug 17, 2009
Charlie Norwood, whom he replaced. An Obamacare supporter had a sign that read: "83 percent support the public option.". (The Augusta Chronicle)
A man on the move Aug 1, 2009
"It was exhilarating," Mr. Mooney said of seeing himself out of his electric wheelchair and walking, thanks to a new program at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. The program uses equipment called Lokomat Pro, where a computer drives robotic limbs attached to the patient's legs to help move them in a walking gait on a treadmill while the patient is supported in a harness. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Tracking Perdue is costly prospect Jul 27, 2009
FEB. 15, 2007: Memorial service for Congressman Charlie Norwood. MARCH 9, 2007: Remarks at the T-Mobile announcement in Augusta. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Health clinic to serve Harrisburg Jul 24, 2009
Charlie Norwood's unspent campaign funds, Harrisburg will soon have a neighborhood walk-in clinic for under- and uninsured residents, allowing them to keep up with their health and hopefully keep them out of emergency rooms for minor ailments ... Michael Shaffer, who was once a district director for Mr. Norwood and later a spokesman for the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, is serving as the clinic's executive director. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Ahoy, mateys! Jul 4, 2009
As he went through rehab at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, he met other newly disabled veterans struggling to redefine their lives. "I told Jeff Snover, who I met through rehab, 'Man, we need to find something to do,' " Mr. Winkler said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
VA manager can't evade the spotlight Jul 2, 2009
The business manager for nursing at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center was in the spotlight recently, however, when he was recognized as its employee of the year for 2009 ... DEPARTMENT: Nursing Service Line at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Amen Corner: God and country Jun 27, 2009
THE VETERANS: Special guests to be honored at the performance include members of the Wounded Warriors program and Warriors in Transition Battalion who are stationed at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center and Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center. CALL: (706) 738-8822. (The Augusta Chronicle)
New hand helps soldier grip life Jun 21, 2009
"I tell them I am really Iron Man," he joked, waving around his lifelike i-LIMB Hand prosthesis in the Active Duty Rehabilitation Unit in the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. Actually, more than the Marvel Comics hero, the bionic hand reminds him of the one Luke Skywalker received after having his cut off by Darth Vader in one of the Star Wars movies. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Patient spurred Augusta VA inquiry Jun 17, 2009
A sharp observation by a VA patient led the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center to uncover problems with the cleaning of endoscopic equipment in November, the first of three major incidents at VA facilities that led to a congressional hearing Tuesday. About 10,000 veterans have been or will be notified that they might have been exposed to improperly sterilized equipment at the Augusta VA and VAs in Miami and Murfreesboro, Tenn. (The Augusta Chronicle)
VA hospital dispenses sterling care Jun 3, 2009
With all the bad publicity the VA hospitals nationwide have received during the past year, I feel compelled to write this letter about my recent experience at the Charlie Norwood VA Hospital here in Augusta. On May 6, I had emergency surgery on my small intestine, without which I would not be writing this letter at all. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Officials will testify about VA infections May 30, 2009
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Director Rebecca Wiley and Larry Biro -- the director of the VISN 7 Network, which oversees Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina -- will be among those headed to Washington ... IN AUGUSTA: The problems at Augusta's Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center occurred in the ear, nose and throat clinic between Jan. 2 and Nov. 6, 2008. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Injured soldier to speak at memorial today May 25, 2009
Since returning from Afghanistan a week after the attack, Darnell has spent much of his time in treatment and physical therapy at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta. His recovery is going well, he said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Potential New Way To Protect Kidneys Threatened By Insufficient Blood Or Toxins May 23, 2009
Stress on kidney cells caused by vascular obstruction, trauma, chemotherapy, even antibiotics cause mitochondria - the cell s powerhouse - to go to pieces, says Dr. Zheng Dong, cell biologist in the MCG Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studies and at the Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Fragmentation sets in motion a chain of events that prompts kidney cells to commit suicide and leads to acute renal failure. (Science Daily)
Clinic's specialty is women veterans May 21, 2009
"My foot got run over by a Humvee," she said as she sat in an exam room at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center ... The Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta will hold a ribbon-cutting and open house for its Women's Health Clinic at 10 a.m. today. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Patients deserve answers May 18, 2009
At last report, "unverified positive tests" by the VA have found one case of hepatitis B, one case of HIV and five cases of hepatitis C among those tested who received treatment at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. Apparently, scopes used for looking into patients' noses and throats weren't properly cleaned. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Veterans, spouses learn 'new normal' May 13, 2009
Though the Department of Veterans Affairs has the staff to address mental health, separation and reintegration issues, few programs address the long-range impact on veterans' marriages, said the Rev. Edward Waldrop, a chaplain at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. He's formed a support group for combat veterans and their spouses, a concept he will introduce to other VA chaplains across the country in June. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Bill Covers Spending After Death May 5, 2009
By Roll Call Staff April 23, 2009, 12 a.m.. Federal candidates would be allowed to designate an executor to dole out funds from their campaign war chests in the event of their death, under a bill that cleared the House on Wednesday. (Roll Call)
Across the area May 4, 2009
The three work at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. Woman says man took money at gunpoint. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Agent Orange Exposure Tied to Prostate Cancer Return Apr 28, 2009
"There is something about the biology of these cancers that are associated with prior Agent Orange exposure that is causing them to be more aggressive. We need to get the word out," study corresponding author Dr. Martha Terris, chief of urology at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta and professor of urology at the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, said in a school news release. She said doctors treating prostate cancer patients who've been exposed to Agent Orange need... (MEDLINEplus)
HIV case linked to clinic in Augusta Apr 18, 2009
Testing among veterans exposed to improperly sterilized equipment at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center revealed more potential infections, including an unconfirmed case of HIV.. The Department of Veterans Affairs posted an update Friday on the test results of patients exposed to endoscopic equipment that was cleaned with the wrong solution. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Colonoscopy contamination at VA facilities Mar 26, 2009
The Charlie Norwood VA Medica Center in Augusta, Georgia, also said it had "recently notified 1,200 veterans they may have been exposed to infection when undergoing ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures between January and November of 2008.". In Miami, the VA has opened "special care clinics" to test who received the notice and to provide information. (CNN -- Health)
Good news for wounded warriors, families Mar 22, 2009
The NBC TV segment that highlights the great work that is taking place at the Active Duty Rehabilitation Unit at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center is scheduled to appear on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams on Monday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m. It will be presented toward the end of this 30-minute television news program in the "Making a Difference" segment ... Only in Augusta is there a major teaching medical center (the Medical College of Georgia), a major military regional medical... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Schools join up to get house funding Mar 19, 2009
On March 12, the pupils took turns bowling at Brunswick Lanes to raise money for a Fisher House at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, which will provide lodging for patients' family members ... If you would like to donate to the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Fisher House, contact the Community Foundation for the CSRA at (706) 724-1314 or visit. (The Augusta Chronicle)
New Fisher House will help veterans Mar 14, 2009
I am asking all veterans in the CSRA to help with getting the rest of the funds for the Fisher House to be built at the Charlie Norwood Veterans Administration Medical Center on Wrightsboro Road ... With the Charlie Norwood VAMC as a leader in rehabilitation and therapy for our soldiers returning from Iraq, the Fisher House at Fort Gordon is not large enough to take care of the demand for the soldiers' and veterans' families ... Doug Barnard need our help in raising the remaining funds for a... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Blood Test For Alzheimer's Possible, Study Suggests Mar 13, 2009
Researchers from the University of Georgia, the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta and the Medical College of Georgia compared antibody levels in blood samples from 118 older adults with the participant s level of dementia. The team, whose results appear in the current edition of Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, found that the concentration of two specific proteins that are involved in the immune response increases as the severity of dementia increases. (Science Daily)
VA hospital to get national media attention Mar 8, 2009
On the morning of Friday, March 13, the Active Duty Rehabilitation Unit at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center will be visited by an NBC TV crew. Led by NBC-TV military analyst and Medal of Honor recipient Jack Jacobs, this crew will highlight the work of this unit, which is giving such great care to our wounded warriors. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Patients warned of infection risk Mar 5, 2009
A similar warning was issued last month by the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. Officials said that about 1,200 patients in the center's ear, nose and throat clinic might have been exposed to infection from endoscopy equipment that was not sterilized according to the manufacturer's recommendations. (The Augusta Chronicle)
The new Fisher House -- a race to the finish Feb 22, 2009
As a reminder, the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center on Wrightsboro Road not only is a very large medical center; it also is the only VA facility with an Active Duty Rehabilitation Unit ... The leadership at Eisenhower Army Medical Center and the Charlie Norwood VAMC work together in ways not found elsewhere in the nation. (The Augusta Chronicle)
VA clinic warns of possible contaminant exposure Feb 14, 2009
from January through November last year in the ear, nose, and throat clinic at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center are being notified "that they may have been exposed to infection because the instrument used in the procedure was improperly disinfected." The statement described the risk of infection as "extremely small.". Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Scopes carried risk of disease Feb 10, 2009
About 1,200 veterans may have been exposed to infection when they were treated with improperly sterilized equipment at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, the health system announced Monday. But Acting Chief of Staff John W. Brice stressed that the risk of actually being infected was "incredibly small.". (The Augusta Chronicle)
