﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Rockdale Medical Center</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org//press_room.aspx</link><lastBuildDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:39:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>Rockdale Medical Center Generator</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><description /><atom:link href="http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/RSS.aspx?pid7&amp;eid=1" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>Rockdale Medical Center Employee Honored by United Way</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=40</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=40</guid><description /><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Global Recognition Program Award Presented to Rockdale Medical Center's Lactation Services for Second Time </title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=38</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=38</guid><description /><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>RMC's Emergency Department Wins 2012 Operational Excellence Award</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=36</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=36</guid><description /><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rockdale Medical Center to Expand Its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=37</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=37</guid><description /><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rockdale Medical Center Wins Award for Information Technology at Annual Conference</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=35</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=35</guid><description>Rockdale Medical Center was recently awarded the LifePoint Hospitals® 2012 Information Technology Leadership Award for technological improvements made to enhance patient safety and physician satisfaction. The award, which was presented at the annual LifePoint Leadership Conference, represents Rockdale Medical Center’s commitment to making long-lasting improvements in technology.   

</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Red, Hot &amp; Healthy at Rockdale Medical Center</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=33</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=33</guid><description>There were no fashion victims to be found on Rockdale Medical Center’s runway during their annual Red, Hot and Healthy Luncheon and Fashion Show Friday afternoon. However, there was a former heart attack victim, Becky Rutledge, who shared a first-hand account of her experience. The beloved event, a celebration of American Heart Month, never fails to inform and entertain. 

</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Matters of the Heart</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=34</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=34</guid><description>Rockdale Medical Center presented the the Red, Hot &amp; Healthy Luncheon, which was open to the public, to celebrate American Heart Month.</description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rockdale Medical Center Promotes Heart Health with Luncheon</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=32</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=32</guid><description>Dr. Enrique Flores, an interventional cardiologist with Georgia Heart Specialists and chief of the Rockdale Medical Center Catheterization Lab, will be the keynote speaker at the Red, Hot &amp; Healthy Luncheon. </description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NICU Grows at Rockdale Medical </title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=31</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=31</guid><description>Rockdale Medical Center is set to unveil the $5.5 million expansion of its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which is doubling from eight to 16 beds, and newly renovated Birth Place wing in a ribbon cutting on Tuesday.

</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rockdale Medical Center Doubles Capacity of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=30</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=30</guid><description>CONYERS — Inez Young-Wiggs walks through Rockdale Medical Center’s newly renovated neonatal intensive care unit. She points out how each of the rooms is equipped with panels that absorb sound, to keep rooms quiet for the babies, and dimmer lights that can be set low when babies sleep or brightened when medical procedures take place. Each room has sliding doors and curtains that can be closed for privacy. For now, the unit is empty. But by early February, the rooms should be ready for the tiny patients, most of them premature babies, and their families.

</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Local ER Visits on Rise</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=29</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=29</guid><description>Rockdale Medical Center’s Emergency Room has seen a spike in visits over the last year as more and more uninsured or under insured patients without access to primary medical care are turning to the ER instead. 

</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Flu Cases on the Rise in East Metro</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=27</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=27</guid><description>Karen Young, RN, director of the Emergency Department at Rockdale Medical Center, said the number of patients with flu symptoms has spiked over the past couple of weeks, and there has been an increase in the number of patients admitted to the hospital through the ER, though Young said not all of that increase is flu-related. The ER typically admits about 18 patients per day through the ER, Young said; recently that number has increased to 25 or 30 per day. In addition, the number of patients seen in the ER has increased from a daily average in the 120s to more than 160, she said.

</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2013 New Year's Baby at Rockdale Medical Center</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=28</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=28</guid><description>Covington parents TracyAnn Beecher and Payton Muir welcome a new baby girl for the new year.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Flu Activity Rising, Hospital ER Sees High  Volume</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=26</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=26</guid><description>Karen Young, Director of Rockdale Medical Center's Emergency Room and Cardiology, said the ER has been seeing a record number of patients overall, many with the flu or flu-like symptoms. "We normally see between 120 and130 patients a day, but now we’re seeing between 170 to 190 patients a day," she said.

</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>RMC Auxiliary Sponsors 31st Annual Love Light Tree Lighting Ceremony</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=25</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=25</guid><description>The Rockdale Medical Center Auxiliary will sponsor the 31st annual Love Light Tree Lighting Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 26, at 3 p.m. in the hospital’s East Tower Atrium.

</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hotline Set Up to Answer Patients Questions about Meningitis Outbreak</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=20</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=20</guid><description /><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rockdale Medical Center Reassures Community about Meningitis Outbreak, Establishes Patient Hotline</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=19</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=19</guid><description /><pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conyers Woman Recovers from Breast Cancer with Help from Family, Friends</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=22</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=22</guid><description /><pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Breast Cancer Survivors Encouraged to Share Their Stories</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=23</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=23</guid><description /><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NICU to Expand at  Rockdale Medical</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=21</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=21</guid><description /><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hallman awarded for distinguished service</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=17</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=17</guid><description /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Susan Hallman, RN Receives Risk Management Award</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=12</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=12</guid><description /><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rockdale Medical Center Names New Board of Trustees</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=13</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=13</guid><description /><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>RMC Auxiliary Reaches Milestone with the Addition of Members 100 and 101!</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=14</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=14</guid><description /><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lifepoint buys Rockdale hospital</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=18</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=18</guid><description /><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LifePoint Hospitals Acquires Rockdale Medical Center</title><link>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=15</link><guid>http://www.rockdalemedicalcenter.org/NewsListing.aspx?id=15</guid><description /><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>