South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce Iris “Nancibeth” Shealy as Interim Director of the Emergency Department. In this role, Shealy will oversee the operations and staff of the […]
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SGMC Performs First Cardiac Electrophysiology Case
South Georgia Medical Center is thrilled to announce its first cardiac electrophysiology case and ablation at the Dasher Heart Center. Cardiac electrophysiology offers cutting-edge treatments for arrhythmias and other potentially serious disorders […]
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SGMC Recognizes Emergency Room Nurse as April DAISY Award Winner
Jesi Clanton, Registered Nurse at South Georgia Medical Center, was named the April DAISY Award recipient for extraordinary nursing care. Clanton has been with SGMC since 2018. Clanton was nominated […]
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SGMC Names Panizzi Executive Director of Langdale Place
South Georgia Medical Center announces the promotion of Ansley Panizzi as Executive Director of Langdale Place. Ansley has twenty-four years of long-term care experience at Langdale Place, most recently serving as the […]
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SGMC Birthplace Begins Public Cord Blood Banking
Mothers who deliver their babies at South Georgia Medical Center will now have the opportunity to publicly bank their umbilical cord blood, at no cost, in a heroic effort to […]
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SGMC Reaffirms Support for Partnership Health Center
South Georgia Medical Center announced its continued support and investment in the Partnership Health Center at the March meeting of the Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County, Georgia. Since […]
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SGMC Donates Lifesaving Overdose Treatment to Berrien County Sheriff’s Office
South Georgia Medical Center recently provided a donation of Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan®, to the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office. Narcan is a prescription medicine used to treat overdose from […]
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SGMC Welcomes Dr. William Nash
South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce that William Nash, MD, has joined SGMC and will be practicing at SGMC Family Medicine Nashville, McPherson. Dr. Nash is local to […]
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SGMC Experiences Single-Digit COVID-19 Inpatient Counts and Urges Focus on Routine Medical Screenings
As COVID-19 cases decline dramatically across the country, South Georgia Medical Center is seeing its COVID-19 inpatient numbers near zero. At its highest peak in August 2021, SGMC had 113 […]
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SGMC Heralds Successful ‘Match Day’ for Inaugural Class of Internal Medicine Residents
South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce that eight physicians specializing in Internal Medicine will join the health system beginning July 1 as a part of the inaugural class […]
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