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Clinical Excellence

WebbCare

When Webb was about 8 months old, his mom noticed his right eye dancing back and forth in an alarming way. She was referred to a neurologist at Wellstar Children’s, who discovered that Webb had a brain tumor. He was scheduled for surgery only a few days later. However, while waiting for surgery Webb had a stroke. Read More
Clinical Excellence

KensleyCare

Two years ago, Kensley Woodberry developed a pain in her feet that brought her to tears. Rashes began appearing on her knees and elbows and wouldn’t heal. A few weeks later, the usually active kindergartener became lethargic and showed signs of depression. Eventually, she stopped eating. Read More
Clinical Excellence

KaleighCare

Kaleigh has Sickle Cell Disease and has been receiving treatment at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia since she was 6 weeks old. Read More
Clinical Excellence

CooperCare

It had been a long road home for Cooper, who had been born at 28 weeks. He weighed just 1 pound and 3 ounces. Read More
Health Equity

Wellstar Foundation receives additional funding to support child literacy through Small TALK program

Thanks to generous donations from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation and United Way, the Small TALKTM literacy development initiative will […] Read More
Health Equity

Wellstar Mobile Markets featured on WSB-TV’s People 2 People

WSB-TV’s People2People featured a special panel discussion between members from our Wellstar Foundation, Wellstar Center for Health Equity and Community […] Read More
Clinical Excellence

Lown Institute Recognizes Wellstar Among Most Charitable in the Country

Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center and Wellstar Cobb Medical Center are among the top 25 hospitals in the nation for community investment value. Read More
Clinical Excellence

Women Making a Mark: Paula Greaves

Featuring Dr. Paula Greaves, Wellstar’s chief of women’s medicine Read More
Health Equity

Wellstar Foundation: Moving Strategic Initiatives Forward

The Wellstar Foundation recently funded the FindHelp Integrated Social Determinants of Health Assessment Tool. Currently used by over 600 Wellstar team […] Read More
Workforce Development

2023 Wellstar Foundation Scholarship Awards Announced

This fall, recipients of Wellstar Foundation Education Scholarships will return to the classroom with a little extra help thanks to […] Read More