Children's Hospital of Georgia shows off new pediatric imaging digs

The newly renovated pediatric imaging suite at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia held its official ribbon cutting ceremony, and a young patient got to do the honors.

If the site looks familiar, you may have seen the hospital recognized in Health Imaging’s 2015 Patient-Centric Imaging Awards.

For video of the ribbon cutting from WFXG local news, check out the link below:

Evan Godt
Evan Godt, Writer

Evan joined TriMed in 2011, writing primarily for Health Imaging. Prior to diving into medical journalism, Evan worked for the Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis. He also has worked in public relations and education. Evan studied journalism at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis on broadcast media.

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