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…
SGMC obtains new Physician Network Vice President
Release: SGMC Welcomes Physician Network Vice President South Georgia Medical Center welcomes James S. Zacharias, MBA, FACHE, CMPE, as the Physician Network Vice President. Zacharias assumes responsibility for SGMC’s regional physician network and its continuum…
SGMC’s Jessica Musgrove receives DAISY Award
Release: Musgrove Receives Nursing Excellence Award Jessica Musgrove, a senior staff nurse in South Georgia Medical Center’s Outpatient Surgery Unit was named the July DAISY Award Recipient for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of…
Former VSU golfer named GSC All-Decade honorable mention
VALDOSTA, GA.— Matt Anderson, a former Valdosta State golfer, was named as an honorable mention among the Gulf South Conference All-Decade golf team. From 2015 to 2019, Anderson set the record for the fourth lowest…
SGMC celebrates their 65th anniversary
Release: SGMC Celebrates 65 Years of Service to Region July 1, 2020 will mark the 65th anniversary of South Georgia Medical Center. What opened as a 100-bed hospital in 1955 has grown into the regional…
GSC All-Decade Women’s Basketball names VSU’s Madi Mitchell
VALDOSTA, Ga.— Gulf South Conference recently named Madi Mitchell, former VSU athlete, in the All-Decade Women's Basketball Second Team. In her time with Valdosta State, Mitchell also earned Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-America Honors (2018),…
SGMC welcomes new Gastroenterologist
Release: SGMC Welcomes Gastroenterologist South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Saikiran “Sai” Raghavapuram, board certified gastroenterologist. Dr. Sai will see patients at SGMC and at his practice, SGMC Gastroenterology, which is located…
SGMC Partners with Mercer to Offer Residency Programs
Release: [Valdosta, GA] South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC) and Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) announced a partnership that will bring internal medicine and emergency medicine residency programs to Valdosta. Upon approval by the Accreditation…
Multiple Reports of Mosquito-Borne Illnesses in South Georgia
Multiple Reports of Mosquito-Borne Illnesses in South GeorgiaMosquito Pools and Emu Test Positive Valdosta – Public Health officials are encouraging South Georgians to take precautions whenever outdoors to guard against mosquito-borne illnesses. South Health District has…