Phoebe Names Physician and Advanced Practice Provider of the Year

Albany, Ga. – A physician whose passion for raising awareness about prostate cancer led him to help organize screening events around the country and a nurse practitioner with an extraordinary commitment to improving mental health have been named Phoebe’s Physician of the Year and Advanced Practice Provider of the Year.  John McGill, MD, and Victoria Jones, […]

Phoebe Announces Hiring of New Physicians and Stresses Importance of Primary Care During National Primary Care Week

Albany, Ga – Phoebe Physicians recently added four new physicians to its team of primary care providers who serve patients throughout southwest Georgia. Two of the new primary care doctors are recent graduates of the Phoebe Family Medicine Residency. Dr. Uchechi Aguwa, practicing at Phoebe Primary Care at Meredyth, is board-certified in family medicine. Dr. Aguwa […]

Phoebe Opens Region’s Most Advanced and Safest Angiography Suite

Albany, Ga. – Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital recently reopened its completely renovated and updated angiography suite which includes new technology that paves the way for more advanced procedures and improves safety for patients and providers. The angio suite is typically used by vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists for a wide range of procedures to diagnose and […]

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital and Phoebe Worth Medical Center Recognized for Lifesaving Cardiac Care

Albany, Ga. – Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (PPMH) in Albany and Phoebe Worth Medical Center (PWMC) in Sylvester have earned recognition for their commitment to lifesaving emergency cardiac care.  The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) re-designated PPMH as a Level 1 Emergency Cardiac Care Center (ECCC), and, for the first time, designated PWMC as a […]

Phoebe Cancer Center Earns National Breast Cancer Re-Accreditation

Albany, Ga. – The Phoebe Cancer Center has received accreditation under the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC). Phoebe first earned the accreditation in 2011, and this reaccreditation extends for the next three years. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States after skin cancers. Programs […]

Carlton Breast Health Center is offering FREE 3-D Mammogram Screenings

Sign up today if you are eligible! During the month of October, in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness and overall women’s health, Phoebe will be offering free 3-D mammogram screenings to women who are uninsured for their annual screening at the Carlton Breast Health Center. Details: The free 3-D mammograms will be provided to the […]