Tag: Polk Medical Center
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Solar panels approved for Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center campus
The Cedartown Commission on Monday approved a plan put forth by officials from Atrium Health Floyd seeking to add solar panels to an area around the hospital to help reduce their carbon footprint further in the months to come. Tifani Kinard, Vice President of Rural Health for Atrium Health Floyd, explained that the hospital is…
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REPORT: Man fights officers after falling and striking head while drunk, gets tased
Polk County Police really wanted to take a man to the hospital, and gave him every chance to cooperate. Instead he chose to resist officers and ultimately was tased before being cuffed and carted away to jail according to reports. Officers took Dawson Chad Gordon, 20, of a Rome-area address late on Friday night, May…
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Atrium Health Floyd Easing Masking and Visitor Restrictions
Change in Policy Starts on Thursday Atrium Health Floyd is lifting temporary masking and visitor restrictions due to a steady decrease in respiratory illnesses among patients and teammates. The change will take effect at 7 a.m. Thursday, March 27. Additionally, children 12 and under will again be able to visit Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center,…
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Dr. Clyde Randall “Randy” Edwards
Dr. Clyde Randall “Randy” Edwards, age 71, passed away Friday, February 7, 2025. Dr. Edwards was born March 13, 1953, in Rome, Georgia, son of the late Clyde Marcus “Buddy” Edwards and Frances Edwards. Dr. Edwards always had a passion for helping others which led him into the medical field. He began his career as…
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Joanne B. White
Mrs. Joanne Bishop White, age 91, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2024, in Snyder, TX. Mrs. White was born in Rockmart on November 8, 1932, a daughter of the late Joseph G.W. Bishop and Nettie Barrett Bishop. She had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart and was a member…
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SUBSCRIBER VIDEO: Healthcare providers speak about importance of new Heart Clinic at PMC
Polk Medical Center celebrated in recent days the official grand opening of the Polk Medical Center Heart Failure Clinic on January 12, 2024. The clinic officially opened in April 2023, and has been providing quality heart healthcare to patients since. In this segment, Lacey Hobbs and Dr. Rahul Garg both spoke during the event to…
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Woman struck and killed in morning traffic accident
A woman died as a result of injuries after she was struck by another vehicle early this morning in Cedartown, according to officials. The Polk County Coroner’s Office reported that a fatal accident occurred this morning on West John Hand Road near Woodlawn Drive. Latoya Spurgeon, 40, of Cedartown, was pronounced dead this morning shortly…
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Polk Medical Center again Earns Heart Care Gold
Floyd Medical Center Also Honored Note: the following item was provided by Atrium Health Floyd, a sponsor of Polk Today content. For the fourth consecutive year, the American Heart Association has ranked Polk Medical Center in the Gold category for the care it provides heart failure patients. The AHA releases its Get With The Guidelines…
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Photo courtesy PCPD Facebook page Rome man jailed for high speed chase after wrecking into wood line near busy Rockmart intersection
Police arrested a man who remained in jail over the weekend on multiple traffic charges when he wrecked near the intersection of Highway 278 and Highway 113 in eastern Polk County to end a high speed chase. Polk County Police posted about the chase and arrest of Brian Antonio Tinch, 23, of 416 Wilson Ave.,…
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Chamber set to hold State of the Community event on March 24
Cedartown Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia set to host 8th annual event Note: The following item was submitted by the Polk County Chamber of Commerce for posting. – KtE The Polk County Chamber of Commerce will host its eighth annual State of the Community event Thursday, March 24th at 6:00pm at the Cedartown Museum of Coca…