SGMC News & Events

South Georgia Medical Center honored Jonnita Potter, unit clerk, Lanesha Johnson, RN, and Jody Stephens, PCC on 4 South, as Hospital Heroes at the August meeting of the Hospital Authority Board of Trustees.  

South Georgia Medical Center is expanding its Women and Infants services to offer moms-to-be a unique birthing experience based on their individual needs.  SGMC recently promoted Lara Davis, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, […]

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College recently hosted a joint dedication of the South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC) Atrium and Ben and LaVonne Copeland Nursing Wing in the Edward and Rhonda Mark […]

South Georgia Medical Center urges the community to give blood at LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, the sole blood provider to the patients of SGMC.  LifeSouth reports that a decrease in […]

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to release its fiscal year 2021 annual report for the health system. The report, available online, features a recap of the system’s COVID-19 response, […]

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce that interventional cardiologist Edward Distler, DO, has joined SGMC Cardiology. SGMC Cardiology is part of the SGMC Physician Network, which is the most […]

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce the opening of SGMC Internal Medicine, a new physician office located at 604 East Park Avenue in Valdosta. The practice will be […]

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to welcome general surgeon Howard Bowers, MD.  He joins SGMC Surgery, a general and specialty surgical practice and a part of SGMC’s expanding physician […]

South Georgia Medical Center is one of only 81 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor of the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain-MI Registry Gold Performance Achievement Award for […]

South Georgia Medical Center honored the leadership team of the Breast Center as the July Hospital Heroes at its monthly Board of Directors meeting.   Dr. Harvey Miller, Chief Clinical Quality […]