SGMC News & Events

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce that Mr. Joseph “Randy” Smith, RN, MS, BSN has been named Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer. Smith has served as the Senior Vice President and CNO since October 2019. Smith will now serve as both COO and CNO. Smith shared, ”It is an incredible honor and responsibility […]

South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC) announces its Health Insurance Exchange (HIE) partner for 2021 is Ambetter from Peach State Health. The HIE connects patients with affordable, quality healthcare plans across communities served by SGMC, SGMC’s physician network and its affiliates in Lowndes, Berrien and Lanier counties.  Although the current health exchange website may identify SGMC […]

South Georgia Medical Center honored its laboratory professionals as the November Hospital Heroes at its monthly Board of Directors meeting.  According to Chief Nursing Officer Randy Smith, “Nurses and doctors all over the world are doing a phenomenal job day in and day out, but the role of lab professionals can not be overlooked as […]

More than 50 people attended the Shaw Family Dove Shoot in Lakeland, GA on Sept. 19 in support of the Jay Shaw Scholarship, raising nearly $20,000. This scholarship is awarded annually by the South Georgia Medical Center Foundation and Shaw family and was established to honor the late State Representative Jay Shaw for his dedication and […]

South Georgia Medical Center presented Heather Hillman with its BEE Award which stands for “Being Extraordinary Everyday.” Hillman is a Patient Care Tech on 5 West and was nominated for her patient advocacy and attention to detail.  The nomination read, “Heather is a fantastic tech. She recognized a patient had a status change, took vitals […]

South Georgia Medical Center honored Ashleigh Hicks, social worker at the SGMC Lakeland Villa- a skilled nursing home facility, as the hospital hero at its October Board of Directors meeting.  Hicks was nominated by a patient’s daughter who said, “Ashleigh has integrity and has demonstrated professionalism in all that she does. She certainly puts her […]

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce Loan Vu, DO, FACOI, gastroenterology, has joined SGMC Gastroenterology. SGMC Gastroenterology is part of the SGMC Physician Network, which is the largest multi-specialty group in the region. Dr. Vu comes to Valdosta from East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment […]