Archive for the ‘News’ Category

September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and South Georgia Medical Center is urging men to take responsibility for their prostate health.  On Thursday, September 14 from 6pm – 7:30pm […]

If you knit, crochet or sew and have a desire to do something to benefit area cancer patients, consider joining the Chemo Cap Brigade, a group of volunteers at South […]

Corné Maydell, MD, is a pediatrician specializing in Neonatology. Dr. Maydell is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatrics, and Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine. She is a member […]

SGMC recently received a letter from a patient’s family member who detailed her experience, highlighting individuals who cared for her by name. This resulted in those individuals being named the […]

8/15/2016 SGMC Berrien Campus is starting a free support group for individuals who care for loved ones diagnosed with dementia. Clinical staff from the SGMC Dogwood Senior Health Center will […]

8/9/2016 Mario Munguia is a 43-year old with no prior history of heart disease. In February, Mario was complaining of what he believed to be indigestion.  He rested for a […]

Elizabeth Vickers, SGMC Foundation Executive Director and Courtney Orr, SGMC Foundation Coordinator, receive the GSHMPR’s Special Events Gold Award for The Art of Philanthropy paint event.The Georgia Society for Healthcare […]

7/21/2016 Retired Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department Captain Carl Smith Thankful for SGMC”They had a job to do and did it perfectly! I cannot begin to thank them enough for the […]

7/12/2016 South Georgia Medical Center congratulates Denah Newton, RN, for receiving Vascular Access Certification (VA-BC) from the Vascular Access Certification Corporation (VACC). This certification establishes competency standards in the specialty […]

Nurses at South Georgia Medical Center’s campuses and affiliates will soon be honored with The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses, a program that recognizes the super-human efforts nurses perform every […]