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CEO Letter 3 • Medical Surgical Unit Renovation Complete • Vizient MidSouth Brilliance Award • Hamilton Physician Group Welcomes Phillip Jansen, DO 4 • Hamilton Physician Group, Specialists and Primary Care Services 5 • Colon Cancer Survivor: Jeremy McMahan • New Colonoscopy Technology 6 • Doyle Thomas: IronMan 8 • Turkey Burger with a Twist Recipe 9 • Hamilton Physician Group-Murray Campus 10 • Hamilton Physician Group-Primary Care-Calhoun • Hamilton Physician Group-Gastroenterology 11 • 2016 Community Benefit Report 15 • Whitfield Healthcare Foundation 2016 Annual Report 23 • Event Calendar The magazine of Hamilton Health Care System Jeffrey D. Myers President and CEO Sandy McKenzie Hamilton Medical Center COO Todd Harrison Executive Editor Kim Reynolds Director Michelle Turner Editor-in-Chief Michelle Turner Designer Daryl Cole and Michelle Turner Writers Daryl Cole, David Humber, David Jenkins, and Jake McGill Photographers Hamilton Health is published as a service of Hamilton Health Care System, 1200 Memorial Drive, Dalton, GA 30720. ©2017. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. For more information about topics and programs discussed in this publication or to receive future issues of Hamilton Health, call 706.272.6529. This publication in no way seeks to diagnose or treat illness or to replace professional medical care. Please see your physician if you have a health problem. Hamilton Health Care System’s mission: We provide leadership, partnerships, and seamless resource coordination to meet health care needs that advance the quality and dignity of life. Dear Friends, As you may have seen, Hamilton recently opened a 12,400 square-foot custombuilt medical facility in Chatsworth, Georgia. Hamilton Physician Group- Murray Campus features a large number of exam and treatment rooms, as well as an on-site lab, and an imaging suite. Internal and family medicine healthcare practitioners, including Dr. Tom Bledsoe and Dr. Blaine Minor, are on-site to provide personalized medical care for you and your family. The practice offers extended evening and weekend hours to suit your busy schedule. Hamilton also recently opened a new primary care practice in Calhoun, Georgia. In addition, the practice formerly known as Gastrointestinal Specialists, recently joined Hamilton Physician Group to form Hamilton Physician Group–Gastroenterology. Many other projects, including renovations to all of Hamilton Medical Center’s patient rooms, new practices in Ringgold and North Whitfield County, as well as a new stand alone Hamilton Cancer Institute, are in development. Hamilton Health Care System is committed to the health of Northwest Georgia and we thank you for allowing us to serve you and your family. Best Regards, Jeffrey D. Myers President and CEO


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