VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
SGMC provides scholarships to two Lanier High seniors
Release: SGMC Foundation Awards Jay Shaw Scholarship Recipients Lanier County High School seniors Ashton Abbott and Jenna Shaw received the 2021 Jay Shaw Scholarship, awarded by South Georgia Medical Center Foundation and the Shaw Family. Both…
SGMC earns the ADA Education Certification
Release: SGMC Diabetes Education Service Merits ADA Recognition The SGMC Diabetes Management Center recently received the American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate for its quality diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) service. DMC has maintained this…
SGMC welcomes Paul Murray to the Physician Network
Release: Dr. Murray joins SGMC Cardiology South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce Paul Murray, MD, FACC, has joined SGMC Cardiology. SGMC Cardiology is part of the SGMC Physician Network, which is the largest…
SGMC’s CardioVascular Institute gets a new surgeon
Release: Dr. Shoptaw joins SGMC CardioVascular Institute South Georgia Medical Center welcomes James Shoptaw, MD, cardiothoracic surgery. Dr. Shoptaw joins SGMC’s CardioVascular Institute which is now comprised of three cardiothoracic surgeons and one vascular surgeon.…
SGMC re-certified for cardiovascular rehab
Release: SGMC’s Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Re-Certified South Georgia Medical Center is proud to announce the re-certification of its cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation program by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) for another…
SGMC adopts new charter on physician mental health
Release: SGMC Committed to Wellbeing of Physicians South Georgia Medical Center joined approximately 50 other leading healthcare organizations and associations across the nation in adopting the Charter on Physician Well-Being created by the Collaborative for…
SGMC technician’s donation saves coworker’s spouse
Release: SGMC Employee Donates Kidney to Save a Life In 2017, Timothy Daugherty started having sudden attacks of pain in his feet. The pain was persistent and after a few months Tim decided it was…
Shawn Lindsey named SGMC’s Hospital Hero for April
Release: SGMC Honors Lindsey as the April Hospital Hero South Georgia Medical Center honored Shawn Lindsey, radiology tech, as the hospital hero at the April Board of Directors meeting. Lindsey has been a radiology tech…