Cartersville Medical Center recently announced winners of its annual Frist Humanitarian Award.

 

Media release: Cartersville Medical Center recently announced winners of its annual Frist Humanitarian Award.  Created in 1971, the Frist Humanitarian Award honors outstanding individuals for their humanitarian and volunteer activities.  Those recognized this year were:  Jeff Barwick, director of food, nutrition and environmental services and Judi Bedell, hospital volunteer.

 

Named in honor of Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Sr. (1910-1998), a founder of HCA (parent company of Cartersville Medical Center), the Frist Humanitarian Award recognizes individuals who serve the community and those in need and whose daily dedication and care giving epitomize the highest standards of quality and personal commitment.

 

The employee award recognizes an HCA-affiliated employee who goes beyond day-to-day responsibilities in his/her overall service to the community.  An employee at Cartersville Medical Center for seven years, Jeff Barwick was named the employee recipient of the Frist Humanitarian Award.  Barwick is a graduate of Model High School in Rome and holds a degree in business management from Shorter College and a degree in dietary management from the University of Florida.  He is actively involved in Cartersville Medical Center's Customer Service Ambassador program and is known and respected as a patient and employee advocate.

 

When not working, Barwick enjoys riding his Kawasaki Vulcan cruiser and working out at the gym.  He is also a salt water aquarium enthusiast.  Barwick and his wife, Susan (also an employee at Cartersville Medical Center) have two children and a granddaughter.

 

Judi Bedell, retired registered nurse for 35 years and volunteer at Cartersville Medical Center for seven years, was named the Frist volunteer recipient.  Bedell is the volunteer team leader on the Mother/Baby unit serves on the Camp Monarch board, working tirelessly each year to coordinate details for the annual event for cancer patients and survivors.

 

Bedell's volunteer spirit doesn't end at the hospital. A member of Savior of All Lutheran Church in Cartersville, she and her church family provide monthly meals to the Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter.  In her spare time, she enjoys dancing with the "Boot Scooters", a senior line dance group affiliated with the Bartow County Senior Center who dance and entertain at various venues throughout Georgia.  Bedell and her husband, Marlow have been married for 34 years and have three children and five grandchildren.

 

All award recipients were honored recently at a reception which included their family and friends.

 

Photos: 

-Jeff Barwick, employee recipient, and Keith Sandlin, CEO, Cartersville Medical Center

-Judi Bedell, volunteer recipient, and Keith Sandlin, CEO, Cartersville Medical Center.

-Judi Bedell and Jeff Barwick.

Stormy commute on the way this morning. Drowning victim's body recovered. Latest jail reports. Cohutta Fishing Co. on the move

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More storms on the way this morning

-Tuesday: 60% rain chance, high of 82, low of 60.

-Wednesday: 20% rain chance, high of 81, low of 55.

-Thursday: Mostly sunny, high of 86, low of 57.

 

Allatoona drown victim's body recovered.

 

Later today: Updated Bartow County Jail reports.

-Three held in church burglary.

Cohutta Fishing Co. on the move.

Top This, Cedartown's spin on frozen yogurt, due in late June.

Chamber's Young Professionals meet tonight at 5:30 at Cochran Design Collaborative.

'Skills to Jobs: Ready to Hire,' a focused career fair for local employers trying to fill key jobs, set for 3-6 p.m. Wednesday.

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Rome Braves were off Monday, open a home stand tonight vs. Greenville.

June 30: Celebrating Freedom Concert to be held at Friendship Plaza

Media release: The Bartow Winds Community Concert Band proudly announces their Celebrating Freedom Concert to be held on Saturday June 30^{th. This concert begins at an earlier time of 6:00pm to avoid conflicts with other events downtown. The concert will be held in Friendship Plaza in downtown Cartersville at the Depot. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted supporting local charities.}

Colors will be presented by Boy Scout Troup 15. Musical selections include many Civil War selections ("The Great Locomotive Chase", "The High Water Mark - Gettysburg" and others), and other music honoring America, her service men and women, and her citizens. The concert concludes with "The Stars and Stripes Forever March".

The Bartow Winds is a non-profit organization founded in the spring of 2009 as both an outlet for local musicians and a way to raise funds for charities. Its members range from high school and college students to adults. Bartow Winds is under the direction of Michael D. Elzey, with assistance and support from area band directors.

Bartow Winds typically presents three to four concerts per year. For information on this concert and future ones, please email bartowwinds@gmail.com or visit their website at www.bartowwinds.org.

Severe weather should stay to our south; continuing coverage. Pizza Wars escalating in Northwest Georgia. Dining updates. Gas prices dropping. Latest jail reports.

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Severe weather should stay to our south tonight.

-Please stay with Hometown Headlines today, tonight for continuing coverage.
-Look for mid-80s today, mid 60s tonight and a 80% rain chance.

Pizza Wars heating up as more competitors want a slice of the action.

Restaurant spots don't stay idle long in Northwest Georgia.

Cartersville sees new restaurants as well.

Rome duo behind Steak 'n Shake moving ahead in Athens.

Make that $3.29 a gallon for gas -- and falling.

 

Latest Bartow jail reports due later today.

 

What's ahead in Bartow County.

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Rome Braves lose, off Monday, return to State Mutual Stadium on Tuesday. 

Dunkin Donuts, new Walgreens due in Cartersville. Carpenter hit with flesh-eating bacteria comes home; Shorter student also has it. Latest jail reports later today. Rain, cooler today; sun back Saturday.

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Business buzz:
-Dunkin Donuts, Walgreens adding new stores in Cartersville.
-Pirelli to spend $400 million by 2017 on new Mexican plant: It is designed to augment the Rome operation. 
-Buenavista Mexican Cantina a step closer to opening.

Shorter student was treated for flesh-eating bacteria, is recovering.
-Cartersville landscaper home, recovering from same ordeal: Bobby Vaughn was released Thursday and is recovering at home, Fox 5 reports.

 

Later today: Bartow County Jail reports.

 

iPod theft leads to jail for Bartow roommate.

Weekend calendar:
-Expanded public health dining scores.

Weekend weather: Cool Friday, steamy Sunday
-Friday: 60% rain chance, high of 78. Thunderstorms possible between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Rainfall: quarter to half an inch. -Friday night: low of 51.
-Saturday: Sunny, high of 82, low of 54.
-Sunday: High of 88, low of 63. 

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Rome Braves take series opening game vs. Lexington, 10-9.

LakePoint delayed until 2014. Watch latest video. Added detail to sub-70 restaurant health scores. Third of an inch of rain today, a half Friday.

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LakePoint opening pushed back to 2014 

-New video invites guests to 'seize the turf' in two years; original opening had been set for this summer.

Latest jail reports due later today.

What's ahead in Bartow County

Expanded public health restaurant scores begin.

 

Third of an inch of rain likely today; a quarter inch Friday: Rain chance climbs to 70% Friday but temperatures will drop considerably.

Remembering Wesley Johnson: Longtime community leader dies at 85; being remembered for contributions to just about every major cause or organization in Greater Rome.

 

Rome Braves drop two in Kannapolis; in Lexington tonight.

CHAN JOINS INTERNAL MEDICINE PRACTICE, MEDICAL STAFF AT CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER

(Media Release) Cartersville Medical Center announces the addition of Ginie Chan, MD to its medical staff.  Dr. Chan joins the physician practice of Dr. John Cowan and Dr. Roger Hiser at Cartersville Internal Medical Associates, located on the hospital campus.

 

Board certified in internal medicine, Dr. Chan received bachelor's degrees in biology and anthropology from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia and earned her medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies.  She completed an internship at Elmhurst Hospital Center – Mount Sinai in Elmhurst, New York.  Chan received her master's degree in public health and completed a residency at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, followed by completion of a residency program at Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia.

 

Chan treats patients age eighteen and over and has a special interest in providing women's health services.  She is now accepting new patients and accepts most insurance plans, including Medicare.  Same day appointments are available and there is a discount for self-pay if paid in full at time of service.