Gwinnett Medical Center To Offer Concussion Care To Schools

The Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC)-Duluth and its Concussion Institute will partner with Ware County Schools to provide concussion care for roughly 6,000 students and athletes via telemedicine. GMC-Duluth will be the first hospital in Georgia to offer school-based concussion care through access to critical, specialty care with the convenience of virtual appointments, GMC said in a news release.

“We selected the GMC team because of their exceptional expertise in the field of concussion care,” Millie Thrift, telemedicine coordinator for Ware County Schools, said in the release. “Ware County has historically been on the forefront of providing specialty services via telemedicine, and the expansion to concussion care strengthens our pediatric offerings and helps us provide the best possible care for students.”

GMC will also help facilitate baseline ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) for Ware County high school athletes. These evaluations are critical in the management of concussions and determining typical brain functions on a normal day. They help doctors better diagnose and treat individuals who suffer from head injuries that may result in a concussion, GMC said.