Category: News

In September 2019 Gwen Garner-Rouse, a then 69-year-old retired college administrator, suffered an aneurysm of her superior mesenteric artery, a rare medical emergency that fewer than 2 percent of people survive. After being life-flighted from Braselton to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, it was fast-thinking and skilled medical trauma personnel that saved her life that day, […]

Recently, Longstreet Clinic primary care physicians took to radio airwaves to discuss two illnesses that are dominating news cycles – flu and the Chinese coronavirus. Dr. Erum Farooqi, an internist at Longstreet Clinic in Gainesville, spoke with Bill Maine on “The Morning Show” on WDUN A.M. 550/102.9 F.M. about how to prevent influenza (wash those […]

For 11 long years, Mary Maddox suffered indignities and frustrations few can truly understand – or would ever want to. “I was just at work one day, and I couldn’t clock out, literally. I could not move to do it. My legs just would not do what I asked them to do,” said Maddox, who […]

Longstreet Clinic serves patients throughout northeast Georgia, tending to healthcare needs across the spectrum of more than 17 specialties through more than 200 providers at 11 locations. However, Longstreet’s online presence is not confined to one region and, in fact, the clinic recently claimed international recognition. Longstreet Clinic’s website was recently awarded a silver medal […]

Oakwood-based physician Andrew Reisman, M.D., joined a select group on Saturday, as he was sworn in as the president of the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) during a ceremony at the organization’s 165th House of Delegates meeting in Stone Mountain. Reisman becomes just the third-ever doctor from the Gainesville/Hall County area to serve as MAG […]

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the color pink is everywhere, from pink bows on buildings to pink socks on the athletic field as people of all ages show solidarity with those battling the disease that affects 1 in 8 U.S. women. It’s a visual reminder of the vigilance required in order to maintain […]

Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) and Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Georgia’s contract lapsed September 30, 2019. Those negotiations involved coverage for services provided to Anthem/BCBS commercial health insurance plan members at most NGHS facilities. Longstreet Clinic is a physician-owned multi-specialty practice that operates independently from NGHS, therefore we have a separate contract with […]

WHETHER YOU’VE GOT A GRYFFINDOR, RAVENCLAW, SLYTHERIN OR HUFFLEPUFF, we’re your partner for comprehensive care as they grow. Our experienced team is devoted to providing the highest quality care for newborns, young children and adolescents including sick visits, well child check-ups and immunizations. With offices conveniently located in Gainesville, Oakwood, Baldwin, Braselton and Buford, we’re […]

Longstreet Clinic is pleased to welcome two new physicians to its multi-specialty practice. Britta A. Okyere, M.D., recently joined Longstreet Clinic Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation in Gainesville. Bianca M. Mosley, M.D., is now practicing at Longstreet Clinic Obstetrics & Gynecology in its Gainesville, Braselton and Baldwin offices. Okyere earned her bachelor’s degree at Cornell University […]

Longstreet Clinic is pleased to announce we have implemented a new innovative information system called EPIC. Designed to improve your care, the functionality EPIC will bring includes access to a new patient portal platform called MyChart. You may already be a MyChart user as it is the same platform many practices in our region already […]