WellStar’s Diabetes Services provides a nationally recognized educational program for our diabetes and pre-diabetes population. The diabetes team has registered dietitians and registered nurses, certified in diabetes education (CDE), a licensed master of social work and -support staff. Outpatient classes are taught at WellStar Kennestone, Douglas and Paulding hospitals and soon-to-come WellStar Health Park locations. Free support groups are available in multiple locations throughout the community. To reach any member of this team, or to refer a patient, call 770-793-7828.
WellStar Diabetes High Risk Disease Management program is a free telephonic program for any patient with an A1C > 8 percent, who has either WellStar Humana or Medicare insurance, and a WellStar physician. The disease management team is staffed by a registered nurse CDE and a licensed master of social work. To reach anyone on this team, or to refer a patient, call 770-793-7823.
WellStar Diabetes Inpatient Education is available at WellStar Cobb and Kennestone hospitals. The staff is comprised of registered nurse CDEs. In addition to educating high risk patients at bedside, the role of the inpatient educators is to promote and administer the system hospital glycemic initiatives. To reach a member of the WellStar Cobb Hospital team, call 770-732-4119.To reach a member of the WellStar Kennestone Hospital team, call 770-793-7810 or 770-793-7836.
WellStar has diabetes teams at all facilities whose focus is to drive and improve the system’s glycemic initiatives. The teams work to improve patient care by promoting best practice through the utilization of the Zynx order sets to standardize care. Kimberly Roberts facilitates the diabetes team and can be contacted at 770-793-7829 or kimberly.roberts@wellstar.org.
Visit the department website on either www.wellstar.org or eSource > Departments > Diabetes Services for further information.
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