Piedmont Newnan Hosp Heartburn

Twenty to forty percent of Americans suffer from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and its treatment is often incomplete with patients left to suffer. Heartburn is the most common symptom of GERD but there are many others. The Heartburn Treatment Center at Piedmont Newnan Hospital was developed to address all aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.
The Heartburn Treatment Center's Nurse Coordinator will navigate you through your experience with access, convenience, information and support as its mission's cornerstones. Coordinated, efficient care delivered in a patient-centered friendly way results in extraordinary patient satisfaction and optimal treatment results.
GERD is one of the most familiar of all digestive disorders. Its three most common symptoms are heartburn, chest pain and regurgitation. Heartburn occurs due to a malfunction of the valve that connects the stomach and swallowing tube (esophagus). This allows stomach contents that include acid, to back up abnormally or "reflux" into the esophagus. GERD is a "lifetime disease" that usually progresses in severity over the years and its treatment must be delivered with this in mind.