SGMC News & Events

South Georgia Medical Center honored its Lanier Campus Emergency Department as the February Hospital Heroes at its monthly Board of Directors meeting.   The team was recognized for their diligence and sacrifice during the most recent COVID-19 spike, where they were consistently seeing nearly double the number of patients than normal.  The Lanier Emergency Department averages […]

South Georgia Medical Center has recently seen a dramatic drop in demand for COVID-19 testing and vaccination requests and is adjusting its operations accordingly.    Because of this decline and the availability of home tests, SGMC will no longer operate the Drive-Thru Testing Site. Patients with a physician-ordered test can still be tested at one of […]

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce the promotion of Chason McCook to Director of Physician Network Revenue Cycle.    McCook has been with SGMC for over 11 years, and has 17 years of experience in finance. He has served in various roles throughout the health system to include Cash Operations Manager and Revenue Cycle Manager.   In […]

South Georgia Medical Center announces Daniel Autry as the Director of Financial Operations for the SGMC Physician Network.   In this role, Autry will oversee all functions related to financial management, budgeting, accounting, and reimbursement for SGMC’s affiliated physician practices.   Autry comes from Thomasville, where he served as the Director of Finance and AVP at Archbold […]

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce cardiac electrophysiologist Kamil Hanna, MD, FACC, has joined SGMC Cardiology

South Georgia Medical Center announces Hilary Willis as the Director of Annual Giving.  

South Georgia Medical Center honored Wendy Benka, practice manager for multiple SGMC clinics, as the Hospital Hero at its monthly Board of Directors meeting.  Benka was honored for her leadership and servant attitude during the operation of SGMC’s COVID-19 Infusion Center.  According to Chief Human Resources Officer Brenda Alexander, “Often times it is the clinical […]

South Georgia Medical Center announces Travis Grasley as the Director of Pulmonary and Neurodiagnostic Services.   Grasley has been a respiratory therapist for 26 years and served in leadership for 24 years. He holds an associate’s degree in respiratory therapy from North Central State College, Bachelor of Business Administration from Mount Vernon Nazarene University, and Master […]

South Georgia Medical Center was recently recognized nationally by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals for its inaugural digital annual report. SGMC received the Marcom Platinum Award for E-Communication in the category of Digital Media.  SGMC partnered with Ascend Strategy & Design to develop and launch the microsite, which received more than 7,000 views […]

South Georgia Medical Center re-opened its drive-thru COVID-19 testing available at its Smith Northview campus to provide area residents safe and convenient access to testing on Jan. 3. The drive-thru is located at 4280 North Valdosta Road in Valdosta, and is available Monday-Friday, from 9am-4pm.    SGMC has seen a significant increase in the demand for […]