SGMC News & Events

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce that Saif Al Borgan, MD, endocrinology has joined SGMC Diabetes Management Center. SGMC Diabetes Management Center is part of the SGMC Physician Network, which is the most comprehensive multispecialty group in the region with a growing number of providers. Dr. Borgan will see patients at the DMC and […]

O’Steen Subaru of Valdosta has partnered with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), and together they are stepping up to support cancer patients at South Georgia Medical Center’s Pearlman Cancer Center and their families for Subaru Loves to Care month.    As part of Subaru Loves to Care, O’Steen, along with other Subaru retailers and LLS, […]

Registration is currently open for the Glow On The Green Fore Men’s Health golf tournament hosted by South Georgia Medical Center.   According to event organizer Emily Wetherington, Director of SGMC’s Pearlman Cancer Center, “Men face unique health challenges. Our goal is to improve men’s health through raising awareness about preventive screenings and regular health care […]

South Georgia Medical Center has received the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines award for excellence in stroke treatment for the ninth consecutive year. SGMC has the area’s only certified stroke center and received the Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Honor Roll Elite Plus recognition.    To achieve and/or maintain this level of achievement, SGMC […]

South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC), a not-for-profit medical system serving 15 counties and nearly 400,000 patients annually, recently received a $3.5 million gift commitment from the Harley Langdale, Jr. Foundation for SGMC’s main campus building project. The $125 million project includes a new Women and Infant’s Center, Emergency Department, and main campus redesign.  The impact […]

South Georgia Medical Center, in partnership with Mercer University School of Medicine, is pleased to welcome its inaugural class of Internal Medicine residents.  Over the next three years, the resident physicians will complete their training under the guidance of Internal Medicine Program Director Dr. Gregory Beale and a host of skilled physicians and staff. They […]

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce the promotion of Tony Harrell to Director of Information Security and Technology.  Harrell has been with SGMC for over 25 years and has served in various IT security and leadership roles throughout the health system, including IT Operations and Support Manager, Information Systems Security Manager, and most […]

South Georgia Medical Center honored registered nurses Shane Ashcraft and Kate Voiner, patient care techs Jared Crotser and Roxanne Montz, patient care coordinators Gina Colson and Sheila Harbinson, and case manager Joel Williams, as Hospital Heroes at its monthly Board of Directors meeting. Ashcraft, Crotser, and Voiner accepted the awards on behalf of the team who […]

South Georgia Medical Center announces the promotion of Cherise Giddens, BSN, RN, and Tina Miller, MSN, RN, NE-BC, to Clinical Vice Presidents for the health system.    Giddens has been with SGMC’s leadership team since 2012, serving as the Assistant Chief Nursing Officer for the past five years. In her position as Vice President of Clinical […]