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SGMC Receives $49,499 for Children’s Outreach from Kohl’s

Posted on: February 17th, 2012

Photo by Paul Leavy, Valdosta Daily Times Kohl’s Department Store, through the Kohl’s Cares® cause merchandise program, has given over $164,000 to the SGMC Foundation in the past 6 years […]

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SGMC’s Mobile HealthCare Services (EMS) Turns 40

Posted on: February 8th, 2012

2/8/2012 South Georgia Medical Center’s Mobile Healthcare Services (MHCS) celebrates 40 years of community service on Sunday, February 12, 2012.As one of the original emergency medical services in Georgia, SGMC’s […]

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SGMC Announces Heart Health Expo and Other Events

Posted on: January 31st, 2012

1/31/2012 February is Heart Health Month and SGMC’s Dasher Heart Center is planning various activities to promote community awareness of heart disease. Every year about 785,000 Americans have a first […]

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SGMC’s Lab Re-Accredited

Posted on: January 26th, 2012

The Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologist (CAP) has awarded re-accreditation to the South Georgia Medical Center Main Laboratory. The re-accreditation is awarded based on the […]

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South Georgia Medical Center Provides Support to Help Mend Little Hearts

Posted on: January 25th, 2012

South Georgia Medical Center is raising awareness about pediatric heart defects and disease through a new local support group, Mended Little Hearts.  As the first organization in the state to […]

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Louis Smith Memorial Hospital Honored for Achievements in Patient Safety

Posted on: January 12th, 2012

Louis Smith Memorial Hospital received two prestigious awards from the Georgia Hospital Association at the recent Patient Safety Summit. The awards recognized the Chronic Disease Registry and the Taking Care […]

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Portion of Cowart Street to be Closed for SGMC Construction

Posted on: January 6th, 2012

Beginning Monday January 9, 2012, a section of Cowart Street will be closed for approximately six months during which time SGMC will be constructing a new generator building.The generator building […]

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SGMC’s First Baby of the New Year

Posted on: January 3rd, 2012

The first baby of 2012 arrived at The Birthplace at SGMC at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, January 1st.  Baby Vincent Landon Patterson was born to happy parents Monica and Jared […]

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SGMC Employees Go Above and Beyond

Posted on: December 22nd, 2011

Pictured from left to right: Shular Yearby, Kellie Brogdon, Helen Baker, Ellen Moore, Diane Mauldin, Marsha Lawrence South Georgia Medical Center employees go above and beyond to help deserving families. […]

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Brogdon Receives Prestigious Governor’s Public Safety Award

Posted on: December 14th, 2011

12/14/2011 South Georgia Medical Center’s Chief of Mobile Healthcare Services, Tim Brogdon, was honored with the Governor’s Public Safety Award on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at The Capitol in Atlanta. […]

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