Brain Health: Conditions

Daniel F. Martin, M.D., has joined the Emory Eye Center as vice chair of clinical affairs, effective Feb. 1. He returns to Emory after serving as chairman of the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute since December 2008. Prior to that, Martin was the Thomas M. Aaberg professor of ophthalmology and director of the Retina Service at Emory.

Emory Healthcare is launching a new community-focused initiative called Wellness Walkers, designed to encourage physical activity, promote wellness and connect walkers to vital health resources.

Jarvis was a marathon runner who suddenly found herself diagnosed in her 50s with a rare genetic form of heart failure – and in desperate need of a transplant. Thankfully, she came to Emory. Here’s how she got across the finish line in a race against the odds, supported at every step by the ultimate medical dream team.

Emory Decatur Hospital/Emory Long-Term Acute Care (combined facilities) has achieved its first Magnet designation, an international recognition for excellence in nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program.

MinuteClinic, the medical clinic inside select CVS Pharmacy locations, and Emory Healthcare Network, the most comprehensive clinically integrated network in Georgia, are collaborating to offer in-network adult primary care to most of the network’s health insurance plan holders at all MinuteClinic locations in Georgia.