THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on multiple drug charges after it was discovered that he was using a pill press to make fake Xanax, according to WALB. According to the…
Wiregrass LPN Program Ranked Number 7 in Georgia
Release: Valdosta, Ga— Wiregrass Interim President DeAnnia Clements is proud to share that the college’s Practical Nursing (LPN) Program has been ranked number seven in the state according to the Practical Nursing.org website. The website…
SGMC recognizes nurse as the April DAISY award…
Release: Jessica Porter, Registered Nurse at South Georgia Medical Center, was named the April DAISY Award recipient for extraordinary nursing care. According to the nomination, Porter went above and beyond to facilitate communication and display…
SGMC to host Nursing Career Fair
Release: South Georgia Medical Center is hosting the hospital's first in-person Nursing Career Fair of the year on April 22, 2021 from 10 AM - 3 PM at Mathis City Auditorium in Valdosta. Representatives from…
Nursing home workers steal and resell patient medicines
Release: Second of two defendants sentenced in scheme to steal, sell drugs from nursing home patients Ex-employees admitted participation in conspiracy BRUNSWICK, GA: Two former employees of a nursing and personal care facility have been…
SGMC recognizes Frost for nursing excellence
Photo cutline: Lauren Frost honored as the March SGMC DAISY Award recipient alongside the ornament Frost made for a patient and picture of the patient’s son Charles. Release: Lauren Frost, Licensed Practical Nurse at South…
Georgia seeks new Nursing Board Executive Director
Release: OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE ANNOUNCES SEARCH COMMITTEE FOR NURSING BOARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ATLANTA) -The Office of the Georgia Secretary of State has appointed a committee to conduct a nationwide search to find a…
Wiregrass’ RN program ranked number one in state
PHOTO: The 2020 Spring RN students pictured at their September 2019 orientation. Valdosta, Ga—According to the NursingProcess.org site the Associate of Science in Nursing (RN) program at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has been named the…
GA completes infection control surveys in nursing homes
Release: Atlanta, GA – On July 31, 2020, Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) announced that the Healthcare Facility Regulation Division (HFRD) of DCH has completed onsite infection control surveys for…