Albany, GA | April 27, 2023 – Georgia’s “Safe Haven” law, designed to protect newborns, gives criminal immunity to a mother who leaves a baby with a staff member at a hospital, fire station or police station. Phoebe wants to remind the public that all its hospitals are safe places for newborns under the law, and …
Albany, GA | April 10, 2023 – Phoebe is expanding its partnership with Flint River Fresh by launching a pilot program called Fresh Rx with a study group of diabetic patients. Through this prescription for produce program, uninsured patients of primary care physician Dr. Derek Heard will receive free, fresh produce every other week for …
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Albany, GA | March 27, 2023 – Phoebe and Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) have formalized a partnership aimed at addressing the region’s critical nursing shortage by boosting the number of nursing students at the college and opening new training opportunities for those students at Phoebe. “Georgia is well below the national average of nurses per …
Albany, GA | March 2, 2023 – Three Phoebe Cancer Center physicians were recently recognized for their contributions to the advancement of cancer care in Georgia. Chirag Jani, MD, Adam Jones, MD and Troy Kimsey, MD were named as “Today’s Innovators” in cancer care by the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (CORE). “This is …
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Albany, GA | November 29, 2022 – Phoebe has become aware of an unusual scam targeting patients. At least two patients have received letters in the mail, purportedly from a physician in the Phoebe Cancer Center, informing them of a supposed need to immediately prescribe an expensive medication. While the letter does not specifically request payment, …
Friday, November 18, 2022 @ 11:06 a.m. – Albany, Ga. – As of Friday morning, these were Phoebe’s COVID-19 numbers: Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital – 8 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Sumter Medical Center – 0 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Worth Medical Center – 1 Total Inpatients Recovered – 4,795 Total …
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Albany, GA | October 27, 2022 – Phoebe hosted a listening session with around 20 ministers from various churches in the Albany area Thursday to share some of the health system’s goals and plans for the future and to get input from the faith leaders. “Phoebe has a long and proud history of service to this …
Albany, GA | October 26, 2022 – After several mild flu seasons, Georgia is suffering through a spike in flu cases that is nearly unprecedented this early in the season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists 13 levels of influenza-like illness activity, from minimal to very high. Currently, Georgia is at a 10 …
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Albany, GA | October 19, 2022 – The Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals, which represents 104 not-for-profit hospitals in Georgia named Phoebe Putney Health System President and Chief Executive Office Scott Steiner as their 2022 CEO of the Year. “Early 2020 brought new challenges for hospitals as COVID-19 up-ended the nation’s economy, killed more than a …
Albany, GA | September 30, 2022 – Cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are on the rise in southwest Georgia and across the state. RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, but it can be serious, especially for infants and older adults. “Almost every child will contract RSV at some point …
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Albany, GA | September 12, 2022 – In an emotional ceremony in the waiting area just outside one of the intensive care units at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, the family of Taylor Delk recently accepted a DAISY Award in his honor. Taylor, a devoted critical care nurse who died unexpectedly in July, became the first Phoebe …
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Americus, GA | September 9, 2022 – Carlyle Walton has been named the new Chief Executive Officer at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Walton will officially take on the new role on September 15. “Carlyle is an outstanding leader with a remarkable list of achievements and someone who has a passion for excellence,” said Scott Steiner, President …
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