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Former Football Star Adrian Peterson Gives Back

Posted on: November 13th, 2015

Medical Oncologist Eric Anderson, MD & Adrian N. Peterson Valdosta, GA – Former National Football League and United Football League Running Back Adrian N. Peterson presented SGMC Pearlman Cancer Center […]

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Valwood fundraising benefits SGMC

Posted on: October 30th, 2015

Valdosta, GA –When the Pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) students at Valwood School selected the Coins for Crayons fundraiser benefiting hospitalized children at SGMC, little did they know that the fundraising effort would […]

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SGMC Recognized for Care of Adult Cardiac Arrest Patients

Posted on: October 29th, 2015

10/29/2015 VALDOSTA — South Georgia Medical Center has been recognized for implementing the latest research-based treatment guidelines for adult cardiac arrests patients through the American Heart Association’s Get With the […]

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Patient Presents Special Flag to SGMC’s Dasher Memorial Heart Center

Posted on: October 16th, 2015

Valdosta, GA- Former heart patient John Fischbach, Sr. presented a very special American flag to South Georgia Medical Center’s Dasher Memorial Heart Center on Monday, October 5. This particular flag […]

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Free Cardiac & Vascular Screening Tests

Posted on: October 14th, 2015

Valdosta, GA – As part of SGMC’s Growing Healthy Together initiative, SGMC’s CardioVascular Institute is teaming up with the SGMC Dasher Memorial Heart Center and South Georgia Medical Associates, P.C., […]

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Healthcare Providers Implement ICD10

Posted on: October 8th, 2015

Valdosta, GA – On October 1, 2015, all healthcare providers are required by the United States to convert from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding for all billing and payment of all […]

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South Georgia Medical Center One of Three Georgia Hospitals to Receive AHA/ASA Target Stroke Honor Roll-GOLD Elite Plus Award

Posted on: October 1st, 2015

10/1/2015 Valdosta, GA,—South Georgia Medical Center is listed in a US News & World Report special section as one of three Georgia hospitals to receive the highest accolades for stroke […]

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Maurice Solis, MD Elected President of the Georgia Vascular Society

Posted on: September 30th, 2015

Maurice Soils, MD Valdosta, GA- Maurice M. Solis, MD, FACS has been elected president of the Georgia Vascular Society (GVS). GVS is a statewide membership organization established in 2012 for […]

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Ground is Broken for Replacement SGMC Lakeland Villa

Posted on: September 28th, 2015

Lakeland, GA – The Hospital Authority of Valdosta & Lowndes County, GA d/b/a SGMC Lakeland Villa hosted a groundbreaking on Sunday, September 27, for a replacement nursing home.  The new, […]

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Flu Season Arrives Early

Posted on: September 17th, 2015

(Valdosta, GA) – The Infection Prevention and Control Department at South Georgia Medical Center announced that SGMC has confirmed the first case of flu for the 2015-16 flu season.  Chief […]

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