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…
Women’s healthcare options expand in south Georgia
SGMC has announced the creation of SGMC Women's Health, a new OG/GYN practice opening April 5th and featuring three local obstetricians--Ellen Eanes Courson, MD, MBA, Jerthitia Taylor Grate, MD, and Danielle McFarland, MD. The focus is to…
The Birthplace at SGMC Receives Touching Donation
Release: The Birthplace at South Georgia Medical Center received its first CuddleCot on behalf of Ashlie’s Embrace. Ashlie’s Embrace is a non-profit organization that raises awareness of CuddleCots and helps make them available in medical…
Bailey Holt named Firefighter of the Year
Release: The Exchange Club of Valdosta has named Lowndes County Fire Rescue Firefighter Bailey Holt Firefighter of the Year. Holt began her career with Lowndes County Fire Rescue in March of 2019 as firefighter 1…
SGMC Pharmacy honored as Hospital Heroes
Photo: SGMC Chief Executive Officer Ronald E. Dean, Director of Pharmacy Scott Smith, Todd Woodard, Rhonda Mark, Karen Lewis, Berry Ivey, Robert Cummings, and Chief Nursing Officer/Chief Operations Officer Randy Smith Release: South Georgia Medical…
SGMC promotes Lilliana Johnson to Director of GME
Release: Johnson Named Director of Graduate Medical Education at SGMC South Georgia Medical Center announces the promotion of Lilliana Johnson to Director of Graduate Medical Education. Johnson has been with SGMC since 2014. In her…
SGMC shines a light after one year of…
Release: Thursday, March 11, 2021 marks one year since South Georgia Medical Center received confirmation of its first positive COVID-19 patient and entered the battle against the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. As a public show of support for its healthcare workforce and to…
SGMC receives grant for ‘AngelEye’ cameras
Release: The South Georgia Medical Center Foundation received a $175,000 grant from the Roots and Wings Foundation to support AngelEye, the new technology recently installed in the SGMC Birthplace. AngelEye cameras allow families to check…
SGMC completes $6 million investment in cancer treatment…
Pictured: SGMC Medical Physicist Shahidul Pramanik and Dr. John Devine, Medical Director for Radiation Oncology, showcase one of the two new linear accelerators located in the Pearlman Cancer Center. Release: South Georgia Medical Center recently completed…