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Advertisers’ Index
Arts Clayton Gallery .....................................................8
Associated Credit Union ............................................ 19
Atlanta Airport Community Improvement District ..... 18
Atlanta Technical College ...........................Back Cover
Chime Solutions ......................................................... 19
City of Forest Park ...........................Inside Front Cover
City of Jonesboro.......................................................38
City of Lake City ...........................................................4
City of Lovejoy .............................................................6
City of Riverdale ....................................................10, 14
Clayton Center Community Service Board .................2
Clayton County Board of Commissioners ....................1
Southern Regional Clayton County CVB................................................... 13
Clayton County Public Schools ..................................32
Clayton County Water Authority ................................ 12
Medical Center Clayton State University ............................................36
Delta Air Lines .............................................................11
Development Authority of Clayton County
Expands Services ..........................................................Inside Back Cover
Georgia International Convention Center .................10
Gordon State College ................................................35
JenCare Senior Medical Center - Morrow ................44
T o assure the highest quality of care the hospital’s NICHE-trained Acute Medical Center...........................................................46
Kaiser Permanente Southwood Comprehensive
Little Giant Farmers Market ....................................... 16
Care for the Elderly Unit and Senior
is available to Clayton County and
Low Temp Industries ...................................................17
Behavioral Health Unit for patients
surrounding communities, Southern
Paragon Alarm Systems ..............................................41
Regional Medical Center recently
Southern Regional Medical Center ...........................42
The heart and stroke teams who
implemented several upgrades/additions, requiring admission. Southern Credit Union, The ........................................41

State Farm Insurance,
even while leading the charge against support the ED, and the hospital, led the Celiann Ojeda de Young Agency, Inc. ....................... 16
Covid over the past two years. way for the hospital’s re-accreditation of its Swint’s Feed & Garden Supply ....................................8
Southern Regional renovated two Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI by The Wings Financial Credit Union .................................... 18
Cardiac Catheterization Labs with all new, American College of Cardiology; and
state-of-the-art equipment, and installed recertification of its Primary Stroke Center Clayton County Chamber
three new CT Scanners — a 128-slice CT in 2021. Board of Directors (2022)
and a 64-slice CT at the hospital and a new Southern Regional bases additions and Brandon Hartley, AT&T, Chair
64-slice CT at Spivey Station — offering upgrades on patient service needs. For Tracy Gilbert, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
faster higher quality imaging. example, upgrades to the Cardiac International Airport, Chair-Elect
In 2021, the hospital’s Emergency Catheterization Labs were based, in part, Charisse Braxton, Kaiser Permanente,
Immediate Past Chair
Department (ED) main patient treatment on the increases in cardiac cases and Preston Etheridge, Truist Bank, Treasurer
area went through a complete trans- assuring that heart attack patients Jack Hancock, Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP,
formation with everything from new flooring in our communities have the best care Legal Counsel
Dr. Lee Adams, Clayton Center CSB
and freshly painted walls to re-designed available to them. Michelle Arrington, Verizon
patient treatment rooms and re-designed Additionally, Southern Regional’s Dr. Morcease J. Beasley,
emergent patient behavioral health 2022-2024 Community Health Needs Clayton County Public Schools
treatment area. Assessment revealed health and wellness Dr. Lewis Burke, Jr., Atlanta Technical College
Autumn Davis, LTI, Inc.
All of this was done to best serve every areas of need within Clayton County and Charlotte Dupré, Southern Regional Medical Center
acuity level of care that arrives in the surrounding communities served by H. Bernard Franks, Clayton County Water Authority
the ED. For this more than $1 million the hospital. These healthcare challenges Kimberly Knight, Clayton State University SBDC
Rich Mahon, Toyota South Atlanta
renovation, every decision was made that became prevalent based on reported Jackson Mitchell, Little Giant Farmer’s Market
with the patients’ care and safety in quantitative data (demographics, mortality Mike Moore, The Clorox Company
mind. The hospital focused on the goal and morbidity rates, disease prevalence, Steve Parker, Heritage Bank
Erica Rocker, Clayton County Office of
of making it an overall better experience healthcare resource data, etc.); input from Economic Development
at what is more than likely a challenging residents through a community survey Jeffrey Turner, Clayton County Government
time in their life. and community interviews; and input Larry Vincent, Development Authority of
Aligned with the newly renovated ED, from key community leaders – provided Clayton County
Timothy Wang, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Southern Regional is working toward a basic framework for some of these Christopher Williams, Georgia Power Company
opening and gaining accreditation for focused initiatives. Mark Wilson, Chime Solutions
a four-bed Senior Emergency Section At the end of the day, every Staff
within the main ED. This area would be upgrade and additional service is
specifically designed to provide our senior based on the needs of the communities Valencia Williamson, President & CEO
population with the specialized care they served, assuring they have access to the Katie Palombo, Membership Sales Representative
Annie K. Woods, Administrative Assistant/Chief Greeter
need during emergent situations and healthcare they need for their successful
ultimately provide a smooth transition to journey to wellness.

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