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PruittHealth in South Fulton Earns National Quality Award
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PruittHealth in South Fulton Earns National Quality Award

PruittHealth in South Fulton has been recognized as a 2022 recipient of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). The award is presented to facilities that demonstrate their commitment to improving the lives of patients and residents through quality care. Created in 1996, the National Quality Award Program is a three-level process that is reviewed and judged by trained experts against a set of nationally recognized standards for organizational excellence. The standards of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program help organizations achieve superior performance to improve quality of life and care of long-term care patients and staff.  PruittHealth is a fam...
South Fulton Resident Joins Legislators to Advocate for Women’s Health during Fibroid Awareness Month
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South Fulton Resident Joins Legislators to Advocate for Women’s Health during Fibroid Awareness Month

For years, South Fulton resident Adrienne Woods suffered from fibroid symptoms that affected her quality of life. This week, in recognition of Fibroid Awareness Month, she joined legislators, medical experts and women affiliated with The White Dress Project during a press conference to urge members of the Georgia General Assembly to address women’s health seriously and advocate for common sense healthcare options. The press conference was called by State Representative Park Cannon. During the address, Reps. Valenica Stovall and Donna McLeod both shared that they’d had hysterectomies to combat issues due to fibroids, a solution that’s not uncommon, but often inappropriate. “Georgia is one of the states with the highest incidents of inappropriate hysterectomies,” said Woods. “We als...

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