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Youth Grief Camp Opens for Registration

Posted on: August 15th, 2019

Registration has opened for Camp Lean On Me, a children’s grief support event for kids who have lost a loved one.  The camp will be held on Oct. 5 and 6 at […]

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SGMC Volunteer Auxilians Fund Projects to Benefit Patients and Community

Posted on: August 14th, 2019

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 […]

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Dean Finalist as SGMC CEO

Posted on: August 13th, 2019

The Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County, GA met Aug. 13, 2019, in a called meeting to announce that Ronald E. Dean, MBA, FACHE, is the finalist candidate for the […]

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County, Hospital Authority Unite to Reduce Debt

Posted on: August 9th, 2019

Lowndes County and the Hospital Authority of Valdosta-Lowndes County are pleased to announce a joint-partnership, the impact of which will have a positive effect on the citizens of Lowndes County for years to […]

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SGMC Surgeon to Serve on Rural Health Board

Posted on: August 6th, 2019

SGMC CardioVascular Institute’s Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr. Randy Brown, was asked to serve on the advisory board of the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University School of Medicine. The […]

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SGMC Promotes Child Health and Literacy

Posted on: July 30th, 2019

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 […]

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Cole Named Hospital Hero

Posted on: July 24th, 2019

Lawanna Cole, Senior Staff Nurse, with SGMC, was named the July Hospital Hero by the Hospital Authority of Valdosta-Lowndes County, Ga.  Cole was recognized by a patient who said, “I […]

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SGMC Receives Stroke Quality Award

Posted on: July 22nd, 2019

This is SGMC’s fifth consecutive award for quality stroke care. South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC) received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold-Plus Target: Stroke Honor […]

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SGMC Receives Awards for Adult and Pediatric Resuscitation

Posted on: July 10th, 2019

South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC) received two Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Awards. Recognition is earned by implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association (AHA). Measures are […]

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Family Physicians Featured in Southwest Georgia Living Magazine

Posted on: July 9th, 2019

All in the Family For Dennis R. Thomas, M.D. and Clifton Thomas, M.D., father and son physicians isn’t the whole story of Thomas family medical excellence. In this family that […]

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