Burke Health celebrates its first anniversary since acquiring the former Burke Medical Center last June, differentiating itself in rural healthcare by specializing in orthopedics and cardiology. Soon after its acquisition, Burke Medical Center underwent a complete re-branding initiative. In addition, the hospital’s clinics were also re-branded to create consistency in their efforts to offer comprehensive […]
Last week Burke Health Cardiologist, Dr. Kendall Griffith, spoke with Shellie Smitley at The True Citizen. The topic – Heart health in this Georgia summer heat! In June 29th’s True Citizen, an article summarizing their conversation was published. Here’s that article: Staying safe during extreme temperatures June 28, 2022 SHELLIE SMITLEY thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com While hot […]
SouthlandMD Partnership with Burke Health in Waynesboro Increases Healthcare Access in Rural Georgia WAYNESBORO, GA | June 14, 2022 — SouthlandMD, a regional leader in emergency medicine and hospitalist management and staffing services, announces its partnership with Burke Health located in Waynesboro, Georgia. SouthlandMD will provide management services and top-notch medical staff to the emergency […]
For Immediate Release – Central Savannah River Area Burke Medical Center rebrands as ‘Burke Health,’ Expands into Orthopedics and Cardiology WAYNESBORO, GA, May 20, 2022 – Burke Hospital Company, LLC., announced today that it had completed a significant rebranding initiative, reflecting the progressiveness of the hospital and its expansion of specialty services. “We are excited […]
Burke Health Partners with USA Today & Augusta-Aiken Ortho to present Augusta Area High School Sports Awards How We Got Involved A few months ago a couple of the partners of Burke Health contacted the CEO & Marketing Director at Burke Health to tell us about an event their practice (Augusta-Aiken Orthopedic Specialists) was sponsoring in […]
Our previous news post discussed how WJBF News 6 does a live broadcast of the annual Boss Hog Cookoff in Waynesboro, Georgia. While Burke Health CEO Mike Hester, and Sports Medicine Specialist, Dr. Jeremy Jacobs were judging the King of the Wing competition, Director of Marketing & Public Relations, Lacey Zorn, met with WJBF’s Chief […]
To say we had a blast at our first Boss Hog would be an understatement. Friday afternoon, Burke Health CEO, Mike Hester & Burke Orthopedics Sports Medicine Physician & Burke Health Partner, Dr. Jeremy Jacobs, not only attended Boss Hog but were judges for the “King of the Wing” contest. The guys were able to […]
Each year during the annual Boss Hog Cookoff in Waynesboro, Georgia, WJBF News 6 travels to Burke County to do a live “Your Hometown” broadcast from the event. In the week leading to the broadcast, the tv station pre-records content about local businesses and community members to feature during the on-site broadcast. This year, Burke […]
A cardiac catheterization lab made its way from Indiana, down Liberty Street, and to the hospital over the weekend, marking the first of several advancements to come over the next few months. According to hospital representatives, once complete, the Cath lab will enable cardiologists to perform minimally invasive tests and advanced cardiac procedures to diagnose […]
Each year pressure is placed on creating resolutions for self-improvement. New Year – New You, right? The problem is that while the intentions are good, most of those resolutions lose momentum and fizzle out almost as abruptly as they began, making us feel like failures, when indeed we are not – we are humans with […]