Blog Posts in May, 2009 05.13.2009 Atlantic General Hospital Surgeon Performs Appendectomy Through Belly Button On April 30, an Eastern Shore patient suffering from appendicitis, a common condition that has been treated surgically since the late 1800s, was on the receiving end of a very new approach: removal of the infected appendix through a small incision in ... Read More 05.11.2009 Atlantic Health Center Receives Pediatric Immunization Award The Atlantic Health Center's pediatric clinic team of Debbie Davis, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Fran Grafton, RN, and Julie Koenig, RN, have been selected for a 2009 Childhood Immunization Excellence Award from the Maryland Childhood ... Read More 05.06.2009 30 Minute ER Promise Marketing Campaign Wins in Three Communications Award Competitions If a tree falls in the woods with no one around to hear, does it really make a sound? A similar question could be asked of superior practices in healthcare. What good is an innovative idea if no one knows to take advantage of it? Atlantic General ... Read More 05.06.2009 Hospital Volunteer Group Sponsors Summer Fashion Show The Junior Auxiliary Group (JAG) of Atlantic General Hospital will be hosting their Summer Solstice Fashion Show in June to benefit Atlantic General Hospital’s James G and Nancy W. Barrett Nursing Scholarship Fund. Eight hospital executives, ... Read More