SGMC News & Events

SGMC Featured in US News and World Report “Best Hospitals” Guidebook Each year the American College of Cardiology (ACC) recognizes hospitals for their participation in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR). South Georgia Medical Center received the Chest Pain- MI Registry Award (Gold) for the care of cardiac patients for the second consecutive year.   This […]

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce its second class of residency physicians will soon be joining the health system. On June 26, SGMC will add eight more doctors specializing in Internal Medicine as a part of its residency program.  In partnership with Mercer University School of Medicine, SGMC launched the program with approval from […]

South Georgia Medical Center and the Valdosta-Lowndes County YMCA are teaming up to offer one-day Safe Sitter® courses for boys and girls in grades 6-8 this summer. Classes are scheduled for June 2, 5, 7, 22, 26, and 27 from 8:30am-3:30pm in the SGMC B-Level Classrooms.  The cost of the course is $50 per child […]

South Georgia Medical Center’s Berrien and Lanier Campuses were recognized for “outstanding commitment to quality improvement” by the Georgia Hospital Association and Alliant Health Solutions. This comes after their participation in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Quality Improvement Collaborative (HQIC).  HQIC is a CMS-funded, 4-year project, established to partner with hospitals […]

South Georgia Medical Center recognized Dana Mace, Patient Access Services, and Dr. Kimberly Mackey, Neurosurgeon, as the March Health System Heroes at its monthly Board of Directors meeting. Mace and Dr. Mackey were honored for their quick action which saved the life of a child.  Brenda Alexander, Chief Human Resources Officer and Vice President of […]

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce that Madison Hill, DO, has joined SGMC and will be practicing at SGMC Primary Care located on Connell Road in Valdosta.   Dr. Hill comes to Valdosta from Tucson, Arizona, though she is originally from South Georgia. She specializes in Family Medicine, providing comprehensive medical care across all […]

Pearlman Cancer Center Only NCORP Clinical Research Site in South Georgia South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce Dr. Samuel Ofori, hematologist and oncologist at the Pearlman Cancer Center, has been recognized by the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (CORE) as one of “Today’s Innovators” for cancer care for 2023.    According to […]

South Georgia Medical Center will soon add lifesaving technology to all of its ambulances. LUCAS devices are battery-operated CPR devices that provide chest compressions to adult patients in cardiac arrest.  A patient experiencing cardiac arrest may have to be moved multiple times before arriving to the emergency department at the hospital. Each time the patient is […]

South Georgia Medical Center honored Kaylyn Wilson, LPN, with the February DAISY Award for extraordinary nursing care. Wilson was nominated by a provider for her “attentiveness, diligence, and follow through” which potentially saved a patient’s life.  According to the nomination, Wilson’s patient had a routine x-ray. Wilson noticed there was a delay in the expected results […]

South Georgia Medical Center’s Emergency Medical Services has a new medication in its arsenal to provide lifesaving treatment to trauma patients.  Under the direction of Dr. Cole Seaton, SGMC EMS Medical Director, the emergency medical team will now have the capability to administer Tranexamic Acid (TXA) to trauma patients experiencing acute, severe blood loss.   As […]