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	Nena Speed had such a good feeling about Emory-Adventist Hospital that she decided to check out the hospital’s website for employment opportunities that same day. Read More...

On September 1st, when a glass tube fell from one of his machines at Lillie Glassblowers, Don Lillie reached for it. “It was just instinct,” he said, “the same way you grab for anything that’s falling without thinking about it.” The glass caused a large cut on Don’s hand, from the second joint on his pinkie finger to near his wrist, sending the local businessman to the Emergency Room of Emory-Adventist Hospital at Smyrna. Read More...

	After exchanging vows in a perfect Savannah wedding on July 10th, newlyweds and Smyrna residents Kelsey and Adam Harr-Lagin were looking forward to the honeymoon they had planned for months. Little did they know the “luxury accommodations” would include a hospital bed, and the “room service” would come from a Registered Nurse! Read More...

Marva Oden was diagnosed with diabetes over 20 years ago but it wasn’t until recently that she really incorporated her family into her education about the disease. Several months ago, Marva’s family doctor referred her to the diabetes education classes at Emory-Adventist Hospital at Smyrna (EAH). It was then that younger generations of her family (daughter, Tracey 44, and granddaughter, Reece 4) decided to join Marva, 71, for the education classes Read More...

	Imagine, if you will, that you are enjoying a wonderful vacation in a foreign country, spending quality time with family, only to encounter a medical situation which requires you to be whisked away to a local ER. That’s exactly what happened to Robert Smith of Amble, England. Read More...

	Aimee Moynihan of Smyrna, Georgia, seems to have taken on a new role in her life—as ambassador of the InQuickER program at Emory-Adventist Hospital at Smyrna! Read More...

Louise Morrison knows how important it is for a hospital to staff their facility with caring individuals. After 57 years of marriage, she had to say good-bye to her loving husband, Jimmy, but she was supported and comforted by the employees who crossed her path at Emory-Adventist Hospital. "It was a very difficult time," says Louise, "but I knew that Jimmy received excellent care and I knew the staff cared about me also." Read More...