Albany, GA | Feb. 15, 2021 – Rep. Sanford Bishop got an up-close look at the latest technology in medical simulation training Monday morning on a personal tour of the Phoebe Simulation and Innovation Center. “I’ve heard so much about the center and what it means for southwest Georgia being on the cutting edge of healthcare. I …
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Albany, Ga. – Phoebe will reach a milestone in its COVID-19 vaccination effort Tuesday, surpassing 10,000 vaccinations. Through Monday, the health system had administered 9,326 vaccines at vaccination sites in Albany, Americus and Sylvester, and it expected to provide at least 1,100 more Tuesday. “We want to continually grow our capacity to put shots in arms …
Albany, GA | September 2, 2020 – Phoebe has made substantial progress in its work to earn Level II Trauma Center designation from the state for its main emergency center. Phoebe’s trauma team is wrapping up a 12-month data collection process that started last September and is an important step that must be completed before applying …
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Albany, GA | May 15, 2020 – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, construction has continued on the new Phoebe Simulation and Innovation Center. Equipment is being installed in the 22,000 square foot, state-of-the-art center on the fifth floor of Medical Tower II on Phoebe’s main campus, and the center will open soon. “This center is an incredible …
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Grace Davis
Albany, GA | March 11, 2020 – Grace Davis, MD, didn’t always want to be a pediatrician but at an early age she knew she wanted to work in healthcare in some fashion. Originally from Jamaica, Dr. Davis says as a child she loved going to the library and on her way she would pass a children’s …
Albany, Ga. – A new helipad is now in use on Phoebe’s main campus to provide more efficient and effective transport of emergency patients. Members of Phoebe’s emergency center team joined health system leaders and representatives from Air Evac Lifeteam to cut the ribbon on the helipad Friday. “The location on top of our employee parking …
Albany, GA | March 3, 2020 – With the first cases of COVID-19, a novel strain of coronavirus, now reported in Georgia, Phoebe and the Southwest Public Health District continue to work closely together to prepare for possible cases in our region and to minimize the spread of the illness. “People should not panic,” said Charles Ruis, …
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Albany, GA | Feb. 26, 2020 – Phoebe’s high-tech patient logistics command center has shown excellent results in its first year of operation. Phoebe invested $2.5 million dollars to stand up Phoebe Care Command, officially opening the center on Feb. 26, 2019. “The need for a dramatic improvement in our patient logistics became apparent two years ago …
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Phoebe NICU Completes Quality Collaboratives Focused on Micro-Preemies and Antibiotic Stewardship
Albany, Ga. – Phoebe’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) team recently completed a two-year quality initiative aimed at improving outcomes for the tiniest babies they care for. Phoebe’s team worked closely with other neonatology experts from eight hospitals around the country through the Vermont Oxford Network (VON). “You can’t move forward and achieve better outcomes without continuous learning. It’s …
Atlanta, GA | November 22, 2023 – Scott Steiner, FACHE, was named chair-elect of the Board of Trustees of theGeorgia Hospital Association (GHA) on Nov. 2. Steiner, who has served on the GHA Board since March 2020, will lead the 2025 Board in developing strategies for GHA hospital members, advocating for the highest quality care …
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Bio Anthony Lewis
Anthony Lewis Chief Human Resources Officer Anthony Lewis was born in Nashville, TN and moved to Georgia at an early age. He attended Tennessee State University and the University of Arkansas School of Law before beginning a career in Human Resources and developing a passion for healthcare HR. For 16 years before coming to Phoebe, …
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Bio Deb Angerami
Deb Angerami President Before taking on the role of President at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in October 2022, Deb Angerami spent her entire career in healthcare administration with a large health system in central Florida. After earning two graduate degrees from the University of Florida, the native of upstate New York began working for Health …