Friday, September 2, 2022 @ 12:34 p.m. – Phoebe Eases Visitation Restrictions and Prepares to Administer New Boosters Albany, Ga. – As of Friday morning, these were Phoebe’s COVID-19 numbers: Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital – 24 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Sumter Medical Center – 4 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Worth …
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Albany, GA | August 25, 2022 – Like many hospitals across the U.S., Phoebe has been battling the increasing nursing shortage due to the pandemic and an aging population. To better serve its patients and help overcome the nursing shortage, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital piloted a virtual remote nurse model of care to support bedside nurses. …
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Albany, GA | June 1, 2022 – Phoebe plans to transform part of its Phoebe North campus into a long-term acute care hospital (LTACH), filling a significant healthcare need in the community. “One goal of our Phoebe Focus initiative that we unveiled in 2019 was to use our Phoebe North campus to expand post-acute care services. …
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Albany, GA | May. 27, 2022 – As not-for-profit hospitals, each of Phoebe’s hospitals undertake a community health needs assessment (CHNA) every three years to identify health needs Phoebe should take an active leadership role in trying to solve. To help identify health needs important to the community, Phoebe is encouraging citizens to take the newly …
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Albany, GA | April 15, 2022 – Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital has launched a new program, the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), which teaches first-time moms how to have a successful pregnancy and develop parenting skills to create better futures for themselves and their babies. Through the NFP program, specially-educated nurses make regular visits to moms-to-be, starting early …
Albany, GA | March 10, 2022 – Phoebe and Albany Technical College (ATC) are expanding their partnership to substantially increase the number of nursing students at the college. The goal is to increase the number of annual spots in the ATC Associate of Science Nursing (ASN) program to 120 for the Fall 2022 semester. “Even before …
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Albany, GA | March 9, 2022 – The Phoebe Foundation Board of Directors has a new chair. Kari Middleton, was appointed to replace Rick Doherty, who served as chairman of the board for the last five years. “We are so appreciative of the time and service Rick gave as chairman of the Foundation board. His dedication …
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Albany, GA | February 28, 2022 – Phoebe is encouraging the community to utilize the renovated Lopez Trail at Willson Hospice House. The 1.3 mile loop and several offshoots meander through beautiful woods and wetlands on the hospice property in west Albany adjacent to Albany State University’s West Campus. “The trails have been an extremely calming …
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Albany, GA | February 14, 2022 – Phoebe Partners with HeartBeam for First Pilot Study Of Heart Attack Detection Software Phoebe will be the first hospital in the nation to study new software’s effectiveness at detecting heart attacks in emergency patients. Phoebe has signed a business associate agreement (BAA) and clinical trial agreement (CTA) with HeartBeam, …
Albany, GA | Jan. 5, 2022 – Wednesday, the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital board of directors approved a $140 million plan for a major set of construction projects that would include a new emergency and trauma center, a new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and a new intensive care unit (ICU). The vote clears the way …
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Albany, GA | Dec. 29, 2021 – The expected surge in COVID-19 cases in southwest Georgia related to holiday gatherings and the rapidly spreading Omicron variant is here. The number of patients hospitalized with COVID at Phoebe hospitals has jumped 153% in the last two weeks, from 17 on Dec. 15 to 43 today. Unfortunately, as the …
Americus, GA | Dec. 15, 2021 – When Phoebe Sumter Medical Center opened its doors on December 16, 2011, it signified a milestone for the community and how far the recovery had come since the tornado in 2007. “Move-in day was a celebration. At the end of moving day, we were so tired, but we didn’t …
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