SGMC News & Events

With the impending Tropical Storm Debby, SGMC Health, its campuses, and affiliates are adjusting hours of operation for Monday, August 5.  SGMC Health’s Emergency Departments at the Main, Smith Northview, Lanier, and Berrien Campuses remain open to care for patients. Inpatient care will continue at these facilities and the Langdale Hospice House and SGMC Health Villa; […]

SGMC Health is pleased to welcome Luke Parks as the Director of Hospital Physician Operations. In this role, Parks will oversee the administrative and financial aspects of SGMC Health’s employed hospital physician practices, ensuring efficient operations and continued excellence in patient care.  Parks brings a wealth of experience and education to this role. He holds […]

SGMC Health has achieved a significant milestone by being designated as Georgia’s newest, and the region’s only, Level I Emergency Cardiac Care Center (ECCC). Level I is the highest recognition given by the Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH) underscoring SGMC Health’s commitment to providing exceptional cardiac care and enhancing the health and well-being of the […]

SGMC Health has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines award for excellence in stroke treatment for the eleventh consecutive year. SGMC Health is home to the area’s only accredited primary stroke center and has been honored with the Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll recognition.  The Target: Type […]

SGMC Health is pleased to announce its inclusion in the U.S. News & World Report 2024-2025 Best Hospitals list for high performance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, heart attack, kidney failure, and pneumonia.  According to the report, less than 35 percent of hospitals receive recognition for high performance in any specialty, procedure, […]

The energy was palpable at SGMC Health, formerly known as South Georgia Medical Center, on Thursday, July 18, when leaders from across the state of Georgia came together to celebrate a monumental event: the grand opening of Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) and SGMC Health’s clinical campus and simulation lab. This dynamic partnership between […]

SGMC Health is proud to announce that it has been awarded the esteemed Gold Stars Level 9 designation by Epic Systems Corporation. This significant achievement places SGMC Health in the top 35 percent of health systems nationwide utilizing the Epic electronic health record (EHR) system. This accolade recognizes SGMC Health’s successful adoption of at least […]

SGMC Health honored several members of its surgical services team as health system heroes at its monthly board of directors meeting. The team was honored for their attention to detail and quick actions while caring for a pediatric patient who experienced malignant hyperthermia (MH), a rare life-threatening reaction to anesthesia. Honorees included anesthesiologists James Warren, […]

SGMC Health honored Emedita “Amy” Hartsfield, Health Unit Coordinator on 5 West, with the July Being Extraordinary Every day (BEE) Award. Hartsfield was honored for her display of kindness and ability to connect with her patient.  A nurse nominated Hartsfield because she went above and beyond on multiple occasions to assist a long-stay, non-English speaking patient who was experiencing […]

SGMC Health recognized Lindsey Hulsey with the July DAISY Award for extraordinary nursing. She was honored for her compassionate and heartfelt care provided to a patient and his family members.  Hulsey was nominated by a coworker in Palliative Care who witnessed the impact Hulsey had on the patient.    The nomination reads, “Lindsey had been […]