SGMC News & Events

SGMC Health, community leaders, and the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce celebrate the opening of SGMC Women’s Health Patterson. SGMC Health and the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber hosted a ribbon cutting for SGMC Women’s Health located at 2310 N. Patterson St., Ste. D in Valdosta. This new practice, led by local obstetricians and gynecologists Pam Temples, […]

Health system, construction, and community leaders gathered to celebrate the SGMC Health Berrien topping out ceremony SGMC Health celebrated a milestone in the expansion of its Berrien County, GA hospital with a topping out ceremony on Nov. 16, 2023. The traditional ceremony signifies the last beam being placed on the new construction, marking the completion […]

SGMC Health President and Chief Executive Officer Ronald E. Dean, Health System Hero Brandy Hutchins, Clinical Practice Manager Andree Shackelford, SGMC Health Chief Human Resources Officer and Vice President of Physician Network Brenda Alexander SGMC Health honored Brandy Hutchins, Radiology Technician, as the Health System Hero at the November Board of Trustees meeting. Hutchins was nominated […]

Volunteers and employees of the Tree House Thrift Shop present Hospice of South Georgia leadership with a $115,000 donation during National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Hospice of South Georgia (HOSG) and Langdale Hospice House, an affiliate of SGMC Health, received a $115,000 donation from The Tree House Thrift Shop during National Hospice and Palliative […]

South Georgia Medical Center and its campuses and affiliates will operate under a new health system name, SGMC Health, beginning Nov. 1. Opening as Pineview Hospital in 1955 and known as South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC) since 1971, the evolvement of the health system name to SGMC Health is a result of the organization’s continued […]

South Georgia Medical Center honored Christine Griner, RN, with the October DAISY Award for extraordinary nursing care. Griner was recognized for her compassion and understanding for the caregiver of a patient with dementia.  Griner works at SGMC Dogwood Senior Behavioral Health in Nashville, specializing in behavioral health care, more formally known as geriatric psychiatric care, for […]

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce the promotion of Erika Bennett to Director of Marketing and Brand Experience.  Bennett has served as the Director of Marketing for the past 5 years and has been with SGMC for more than a decade. In this expanded role, she will be responsible for enhancing the overall brand experience across the health […]

SGMC President and CEO Ronald Dean, Health System Heroes Bobbie Brooks, RN, and Kayla Turner, RN, and Vice President of Clinical Nursing Cherise Giddens South Georgia Medical Center recognized Bobbie Brooks, RN, and Kayla Turner, RN, as Health System Heroes at the October Board of Trustees meeting. The duo was honored for using high-reliability principles […]

South Georgia Medical Center honored Cora Jones, Patient Care Technician, with the October Being Extraordinary Everyday (BEE) Award.   Jones was nominated by a patient’s wife for her care and compassion during their hospital stay. The nomination describes how Jones went above and beyond to ensure that both the patient and caregiver were taken care of with the […]

South Georgia Medical Center has earned the 2023 College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Digital Health Most Wired recognition. The program conducts an annual survey to assess how effectively healthcare organizations apply core and advanced technologies into their clinical and business programs to improve health and care in their communities.  Among the more than […]