SGMC News & Events

3/23/2017 SGMC Diabetes Management Center Diabetes Educator Anna Busby, RN, CDE, educates attendees of important information to look for when shopping for foods. Approximately 1.1 million people in Georgia, or 14.2 percent of the adult population, have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. Each year, an estimated 60,000 people in Georgia are diagnosed with […]

The Pearlman Cancer Center at South Georgia Medical Center recently received the Commission on Cancer’s Outstanding Achievement Award. The award is designed to recognize cancer programs that strive for excellence in demonstrating compliance with CoC standards and are committed to ensuring high quality cancer care. Pearlman is one of only two hospitals in Georgia to receive […]

3/14/2017 South Georgia Medical Center presented a $2,000 check to Second Harvest of South Georgia on Thursday, March 9 to aid relief efforts from the recent tornadoes impacting South Georgia. The administration and staff at SGMC were extremely touched by the devastation and wanted to do something to help. Not knowing exactly what was needed […]

3/7/2017 Heath A. Evans, FACHE, has been named South Georgia Medical Center’s interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO). For the past year, Evans served as the Chief Operating Officer at SGMC. Prior to that, Evans was affiliated with Community Health Systems, a for-profit health system, as the Chief Operating Officer at East Georgia Regional Medical Center […]

3/1/2017 On Friday, March 17, the American Cancer Society and SGMC’s Pearlman Cancer Center (PCC) invite cancer survivors and their caregiver to experience the annual Survivors Dinner at Cross Pointe Church in Valdosta from 6-7:30 pm.  Themed “Passport to Hope,” hosts will take their guests on a journey around the world in celebration of the […]

South Georgia Medical Center is among the first hospitals in South Georgia to offer the Boston Scientific S-ICD® System, the world’s first and only commercially available subcutaneous implantable defibrillator (S-ICD) for the treatment of patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).     Sudden cardiac arrest is an abrupt loss of heart function. Most episodes […]

Tanya Terry, registered nurse at South Georgia Medical Center’s Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses for February. The award is part of the international DAISY Foundation developed to recognize the amazing care provided by nurses everyday. Terry was nominated by her colleague, Lisa Harper, who stated that Terry’s interaction with family […]

2/24/2017 Laura Love, Director of Community Relations and Interim Director of Marketing at South Georgia Medical Center, was named the 2017 Most Valuable Employee by the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. The award, presented by TeamTemps Personnel Staffing, recognizes an individual who possesses impressive job knowledge and extraordinary work ethics, while demonstrating commendable […]

2/22/2017 This Feb. 22, South Georgia Medical Center is proud to participate in National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day. More than 5 million Americans have heart valve disease (HVD); which can cause heart attacks, arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, and other heart disease—significantly impacting quality of life and even leading to death. The good news is […]

2/21/2017 The Georgia Power Foundation awarded $10,000 to South Georgia Medical Center’s Foundation last week to benefit Hospice of South Georgia and Langdale Hospice House. Hospice Executive Director Susan Bowden says she is grateful for the generosity of Georgia Power. “As Valdosta’s only not-for-profit hospice, this type of community support is vital to our mission,” […]