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…
Volunteer Auxilians Fund Projects Benefiting Patients & Community
VALDOSTA– The Volunteer Auxiliary at South Georgia Medical Center recently contributed funds for hospital-based and community projects. The funds came from various Auxiliary fundraisers. The Volunteer Auxilians, or Pink Ladies and Red Coats as they…
SGMC Hosts Program to Help New Parents
VALDOSTA — South Georgia Medical Center is hosting a new program designed to make new parents aware of community resources. The program, named Talk with Me Baby, is funded through the Georgia Department of Public…
SGMC Exhales, Regains Full Accreditation
VALDOSTA —According to a statement from South Georgia Medical Center, the hospital has received approval for accreditation from the Joint Commission. SGMC has been in the cross hairs of public criticism, and dealing with internal…
SGMC Receives Awards For Resuscitation
VALDOSTA-South Georgia Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines Resuscitation Gold Award for implementing quality improvement measures to better the treatment of adult patients who suffers cardiac arrests. SGMC also received the Resuscitation…
Hospital Authority Board Member Replaced
VALDOSTA — At the last Valdosta/Lowndes County Hospital Authority meeting on Wednesday, May 15, board member Dr. Mary Margaret Richardson was replaced after nearly 15 years of service. In her place will be Shirley Garland, who…
SGMC Provides Economic Stability, Growth
ATLANTA – In 2017, South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta generated $790,166,384 in revenue for the local and state economy, according to a recently-released report by the Georgia Hospital Association, the state’s largest hospital trade association. SGMC’s…
SGMC Hosts Honor Walk in Tribute of Organ…
VALDOSTA - South Georgia Medical Center physicians and staff recently participated in its first Honor Walk to recognize an organ donor for giving the gift of life. At the December Hospital Authority meeting, the Honor Walk…
Robbery on West Hill Avenue
VALDOSTA - On Saturday, December 8, 2018 at approximately 7:43 am, a family from North Carolina was preparing to leave a motel in the 1800 block of West Hill Avenue As they were getting into…