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HEALTH & HOSPITAL NEWS
JASON ALDEAN SURGEON USES INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUE TO
DONATES $200,000 REPAIR PREMATURE INFANT’S GI TRACT
TO FIGHT COVID-19
When Austin and Maria of Warner Robins The magnets pulled together inside
Macon native and multiplatinum entertainer were six months pregnant with their first Amillia’s tiny body, closing the 4-centimeter
Jason Aldean continues to support his child, they learned their daughter would gap and connecting the two ends of her
hometown by donating $200,000 to assist be born with a rare congenital defect, esophagus to make it whole. Two weeks after
with healthcare needs. esophageal atresia (EA). Amillia would be being inserted, the magnets were removed.
born with an upper pouch at her mouth and
Funds will be used to support COVID-19 a lower pouch at her stomach, leaving an Amillia is now 6 months old and thriving.
response efforts. Specifically…. approximate 4-centimeter gap between her She is home with her family and learning
»» To purchase COVID-19 testing equipment throat and stomach. Her esophagus was how to eat on her own, and she continues
essentially missing. to visit Beverly Knight Olson Children’s
for Navicent Health’s laboratory, allowing Hospital, Navicent Health on an outpatient
testing to be performed in-house and test Trusting Amillia’s care to the physicians basis as teams work to strengthen and
results to be returned much quicker. and staff at Beverly Knight Olson Children’s shape her esophagus.
»» To purchase virtual technology that will Hospital, Navicent Health, Maria chose
allow Navicent Health’s intensive care to deliver in Macon and Amillia was
physicians to assist community hospitals immediately taken to the Neonatal
in rural areas. Through the technology, Intensive Care Unit there.
intensivists at Navicent Health can monitor
patients remotely and consult with the In preparing for Amillia’s arrival, Joshua
care teams at each individual hospital. Glenn, MD, FACS, FAAP—Director of
»» To purchase personal protective Pediatric Surgery, Robotic Surgery and
equipment (PPE), including but not limited Surgical Director of the Pediatric Intensive
to N95 masks, gowns, gloves and goggles. Care Unit at Beverly Knight Olson Children’s
»» To support Feed the Fight, a Navicent Hospital, Navicent Health—had researched
Health initiative that supports locally a novel approach to repair her esophagus.
owned restaurants that have closed due The new, minimally invasive approach uses
to COVID-19 by purchasing meals from magnets, a simple but innovative solution,
restaurants to feed frontline healthcare to close the gap between the two pouches
workers. in fragile infants with EA.
“These are currently our most pressing
needs, and the projects we will be able Dr. Glenn and his team became the first
to support are dependent on total funds in Georgia and 26th in the world to use this
raised. We are grateful for Jason’s continued new method.
support and his commitment to his
hometown. We hope this will result in the BREWER BRINGS OVER
greatest good for central Georgia during 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE TO
this unprecedented time,” says Ellen Terrell, BALDWIN
President of Navicent Health Foundation.
TO SUPPORT THESE COVID-19 Navicent Health Baldwin is pleased to announce the
PROJECTS, PLEASE VISIT appointment of Douglas Brewer, MD, as the hospital’s
WWW.NAVICENTHEALTH.ORG/DONATE. Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Brewer, a fellowship-
trained, board-certified colorectal surgeon, has
over 25 years of clinical, administrative and health information technology
experience. He will continue to practice at Navicent Health Baldwin and The
Medical Center, Navicent Health.
Dr. Brewer graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in 1987 before
completing a general surgery residency at the University of Louisville and a
colorectal surgery fellowship at Lahey Clinic. He holds a Master of Healthcare
Leadership and Management from The University of Texas and is accredited by the
American Association for Physician Leadership as a certified physician executive.
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