Archive for the ‘Community Outreach’ Category

South Georgia Medical Center announced its continued support and investment in the Partnership Health Center at the March meeting of the Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County, Georgia. Since 2006, SGMC has invested nearly $8.5 million in the organization, which offers low-cost medical and dental care to the area.   The PHC provides primary care, […]

South Georgia Medical Center recently provided a donation of Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan®, to the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office.  Narcan is a prescription medicine used to treat overdose from opioids, including heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioid medications. It quickly blocks the effects of the drug and restores normal breathing within a matter of minutes. […]

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 are called, work hard to sponsor fundraising projects at SGMC such as book sales, jewelry sales, linen sales, uniform sales and […]

South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC) is hosting a program aimed at bringing literacy and community resource awareness to new parents. Talk with Me Baby Named Talk with Me Baby, this state initiative is funded through the Georgia Department of Public Health, to better equip parents to help their children develop optimally during the crucial early […]

South Georgia Medical Center recently presented a check for $15,264.21 to the American Cancer Society. The money was raised for Valdosta-Lowndes County Relay for Life, which is a community-based fundraising event sponsored by the American Cancer Society. In order to have raised the amount of money that was collected, Team SGMC conducted various fundraisers, such […]

South Georgia Medical Center and the Valdosta-Lowndes County YMCA are teaming up to offer one-day Safe Sitter® courses for boys and girls in grades 6-8 on June 26, July 12 and 22 from 8:30am-3:30pm in the SGMC B-Level Classrooms.  The cost of the course is $45 per child and registration is limited.  Safe Sitter® is […]

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 affiliate campuses, Berrien and Lanier, also had significant economic impact adding another $38,618,876 for a system-wide economic impact of $828,785,260. […]

The SGMC Lanier Campus in partnership with Med Assist is hosting a free Medicaid enrollment drive to help area residents apply for Medicaid benefits.  Medicaid provides health coverage to millions of Americans, including eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities.   According to Amy Griffin with the Lanier Family Connection, the […]

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death, killing more than 140,000 people each year, and the foremost cause of disability in the United States. South Georgia Medical Center’s Rehabilitation Services will host its annual stroke symposium, an educational lunch and learn, to spotlight stroke prevention and offer support for stroke survivors, caregivers and family […]