SGMC News & Events

South Georgia Medical Center honored registered nurses Shane Ashcraft and Kate Voiner, patient care techs Jared Crotser and Roxanne Montz, patient care coordinators Gina Colson and Sheila Harbinson, and case manager […]

South Georgia Medical Center announces the promotion of Cherise Giddens, BSN, RN, and Tina Miller, MSN, RN, NE-BC, to Clinical Vice Presidents for the health system.    Giddens has been with […]

South Georgia Medical Center’s heart program hit another milestone for the region, performing the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) on May 23, 2022. TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure […]

On June 7, Nashville, Georgia and Berrien County elected officials, community leaders, and South Georgia Medical Center representatives met at Chaparral Boats to discuss the future healthcare needs for Berrien County and surrounding communities. Plans for a major expansion to […]

On Friday, June 17, the Pearlman Cancer Center at South Georgia Medical Center and Lowndes County Relay for Life invite cancer survivors and their caregiver to attend a community cancer survivors […]

South Georgia Medical Center honored Emily Brown, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, Trauma Program Manager, as the Hospital Hero at its monthly Board of Directors meeting.   Brown was honored for launching SGMC’s trauma […]

Ameris Bank recently contributed $25,000 each to South Georgia Medical Center’s Berrien and Lanier Campuses through the Georgia HEART Hospital Program. “We are thankful for the generosity of community partners […]

South Georgia Medical Center’s Foundation recently announced Lanier County High School seniors Reagan Newsome and Kiersten Ley as the 2022 recipients of the Jay Shaw Scholarship.   Established in 2016, the Jay Shaw […]

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to welcome Melanie Byron as Nursing Home Administrator for SGMC Lakeland Villa.  Byron will oversee the day-to-day functions of the facility, ensuring quality care is […]

New moms at South Georgia Medical Center are making an impact on patients all over the nation through the hospital’s new partnership with TelaGen which facilitates placenta donations.    Through the program, new […]