SGMC News & Events

The Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County, Georgia Board of Trustees recognized Dr. Gregory Beale as the hospital hero for May. Dr. Beale was honored for his physician leadership throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.  According to SGMC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Dawson, “The competence, compassion, and commitment displayed by Dr. Beale over the course […]

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce the opening of SGMC Family Medicine Hahira.  South Georgia Medical Center operates a full range of specialty and primary care clinics in Lowndes, Berrien and Lanier counties. The SGMC Family Medicine Hahira primary care practice, led by Dr. Alberto Garcia and Dr. Vera Garcia, will begin seeing patients in their newly renovated […]

South Georgia Medical Center is excited to announce the expansion of its SGMC Physician Network via its partnership with Valdosta Medical Clinic, an internal medicine and family medicine practice. VMC has been caring for patients in the South Georgia/North Florida area for more than 31 years.  The practice includes Internal Medicine physicians, Dr. Tim Brady, […]

Convalescent Blood Donors Needed Locally South Georgia Medical Center treated it’s first COVID-19 positive patient with convalescent plasma on Tuesday as part of the Mayo Clinic’s COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Study. Convalescent plasma refers to blood plasma collected from people who have recovered from COVID-19. That plasma is then used to treat inpatients with advanced COVID-19 […]

SGMC Supports the Community’s Needs with Inpatients at the Smith Northview Campus South Georgia Medical Center will accept inpatient admissions at its Smith Northview Hospital next week. Hospitals and healthcare delivery systems across the State of Georgia have been encouraged to create more bed capacity to safely and efficiently care for a surge of COVID-19 […]

South Georgia Medical Center’s Laboratory has received its initial supply of COVID-19 testing kits and beginning next week will have the ability to perform tests with a rapid turnaround of less than two hours. SGMC maintains a state-of-the-art full service lab which is accredited by The Joint Commission and operates both the Cepheid and BioFire […]

As a part of South Georgia Medical Center’s COVID-19 Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), SGMC has now opened an Emergency Room Triage Tent to help coordinate care for a higher volume of Emergency Room patients with COVID-19 symptoms. The 1,500 sq. ft. air-conditioned tent is designed to accommodate a larger number of patients seeking medical evaluation and care in an efficient and effective manner. […]