SYLVESTER, GA | September 8, 2025 – Phoebe has expanded its network of urgent care clinics by opening a new location in Sylvester. The facility will provide residents in Sylvester and surrounding areas with convenient access to high-quality, prompt medical care. Phoebe and community leaders took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday afternoon to commemorate …
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Albany, GA | December 27, 2022 – If you don’t have a primary care provider you see at least once a year, maybe your New Year’s resolution should be to find one. Studies show adults with primary care are significantly more likely to fill needed prescriptions, get preventive care and receive high-value care such as cancer …
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Albany, GA | October 12, 2022 – When a family member is in the hospital, it can be stressful – no matter what the situation is. However, having a compassionate and caring nurse can make even the most difficult situations bearable. Katlyn Lawson, RN, was that nurse for a patient’s family and is Phoebe Putney Memorial …
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Albany, GA | February 17, 2024 – The largest and most comprehensive health system in southwest Georgia and a historically Black medical school have agreed to a partnership to expand the pipeline of physicians, promote wellness and transform health care in the region. On Monday, leaders from Phoebe Putney Health System (PPHS) and Morehouse School …
Albany, GA | April 25, 2025 – During STD Awareness Month, Phoebe is announcing an expansion of its services to include testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) at its urgent care clinics. The initiative underscores Phoebe’s commitment to increasing access to vital health services across southwest Georgia. Phoebe Urgent Care currently operates five locations with …
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Albany, GA | February 27, 2024 – Recently, we welcomed Hannah Lockett to our new Trauma & Critical Care Tower for a tour of our new NICU. Born at just 26 weeks and weighing only 1 pound, 10 ounces, Hannah spent her first weeks fighting for life in Phoebe’s NICU. Her mom, LaPorshe, remembers the …
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Albany, GA | January 14, 2025 – Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital’s (PPMH) Trauma & Critical Care Tower will officially open at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15 when the new Emergency & Trauma Center begins accepting patients. Starting at 6:00 a.m., emergency patients and visitors arriving to the hospital will be welcomed at the new 4th Avenue …
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Albany, GA | February 3, 2023 – Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital announced its latest DAISY Award winners. Regina Barnes, RN, was honored in December as the DAISY Award winner and Lauren Alvey was the DAISY Award recipient for January. The DAISY Award is an international program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skills and compassionate …
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Albany, GA | March 23, 2022 – Lynnly Holley is a happy and active toddler now, but when she was born at Phoebe nearly three years ago, her life got off to a difficult start. “Everything happened really, really fast,” Lynnly’s mother Caitlynn Holley said, recalling the day her daughter was born. “They took her straight to …
Albany, GA | March 23, 2023 – Phoebe Sumter Medical Center is included as one of only 101 hospitals in the United States on Money.com’s first-ever Best Hospitals for Bariatric Surgery list. Money.com announced the list in partnership with The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization with a mission of improving patient safety. The 101 hospitals …
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Bio Janet Hudson
Janet Hudson, RN Director of Patient Care Services Janet Hudson began her healthcare career in 1999 at Phoebe Worth Medical Center as an registered nurse on the medical/surgical floor. She worked as an OR nurse for 7 years and as an infection prevention/employee health nurse before being promoted to medical floor manager. Janet currently serves …
Albany, GA | May 25, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has designated Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital a Level 1 Emergency Cardiac Care Center, Georgia’s highest level of emergency cardiac care. Phoebe is the first and only hospital in Georgia south of Macon to earn this designation. “We are delighted to achieve this Level …