SGMC News & Events

Valdosta State University Sociology Group members Sarah Williams, Erin Galbreath, Syesha Tagoe, Walker Lee and Nora Brown get in the holiday spirit by delivering blankets to patients at South Georgia Medical Center’s Pearlman Cancer Center.

SGMC held a reception on Tuesday to honor employees who reached their five year service milestone. More than 100 employees were recognized and their names are included below. Congratulations and thank you for your service! Ronald Abercrombie Kristi Ashworth Bobby Benefield Erika Bennett Judy Bickers Brandy Bradford Christina Brannon Jennifer Brantley Joann Brooker Chiunda Brown […]

11/12/2018 South Georgia Medical Center and its campuses were among a select group of hospitals nationwide recognized for promoting enrollment in state organ donor registries in a national campaign, the Workplace Partnership for Life (WPFL) Hospital Campaign, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). SGMC conducted […]

Some of SGMC’s DAISY honorees, Taylor Luke, Paula Browning, Kendra Butenschon, Becky Thompson, Lara Davis, Marguerite Moehle, and Ivelisse Sayre help unveil the statue at a hospital ceremony last week. Last week, SGMC unveiled a statue, called the Healer’s Touch, which now sits in the main hospital entrance. The statue serves to raise awareness of the […]

SGMC Foundation Board President Suzan Prince and Executive Director Elizabeth Vickers accept the donation from Audrey King, GA Power Regional Director, Southwest Region, and Scott Purvis, GA Power Community Development Representative. Georgia Power Foundation donated $10,000 to the South Georgia Medical Center Foundation in October to support SGMC Foundation’s Commit to Innovate Campaign. The donation […]

The Hospital Authority of Valdosta-Lowndes County Georgia presented the Inpatient Rehabilitation staff with Hospital Hero awards at the October Hospital Authority Meeting. The team was honored for their excellent care that motivated a patient to come back to SGMC after being discharged and thank them with a plaque.  The Board recognized Carolyn Leyva, Director of […]

South Georgia Medical Center has purchased Surgical Associates of Valdosta, the general and vascular surgery practice of Drs. Harvey Miller, Dallas Miller and David K. Parker. The practice will remain in its current location at 2704 N. Oak Street, Bldg F but will be renamed SGMC General Surgery, N. Oak Street, Building F. The phone […]

Taylor Luke, registered nurse at South Georgia Medical Center on 3 West, received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses for October. The award is part of the international DAISY Foundation developed to recognize the amazing care provided by nurses everyday.  Luke was nominated by a former patient’s family member who commended Luke’s professionalism, saying he […]

10/11/2018 South Georgia Medical Center, its campuses and affiliates are now providers for the CareSource program for Georgia Medicaid recipients. As a provider for the CareSource, local Medicaid patients will be able to use a wider selection of SGMC’s service lines and clinics. According to CareSource, there are 1300 individuals who are covered by CareSource […]

10/11/2018 Lynn Correll is a living testament to the importance of early detection with breast cancer. She always took care of herself, making sure she did self-checks and annual mammograms. In September 2017, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. “It definitely took me by surprise,” Lynn said. “There was no history of breast cancer in […]