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When she considers her role as a switchboard operator at Southeast Georgia Health System, Bettie Jo “BJ” Hardy says, “We’re the bridge, the lifeline, between the public, the patients and the doctors. We’re the first contact the public has when they call the hospital.” Hardy is part of the Health System’s 10-member Telecommunications team. In addition to ...
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January 28, 2021 – Fighting a global pandemic wasn’t part of anyone’s New Year’s resolutions this time last year, but despite the unexpected and overwhelming challenges of 2020, many heroes emerged to protect our community and nation against the potentially deadly virus, including health care workers, medical professionals, first responders, and generous community members. ...
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January 22, 2020 – Southeast Georgia Health System recently presented the BEE Award to Norah Galvin, RT(N), (CT), CNMT in recognition of her quick, life-saving response when noticing a man in distress in the Health System’s parking lot. A nuclear medicine technologist in the Health System’s Brunswick Campus Radiology Department, Galvin was nominated for the BEE Award by her ...
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January 21, 2021 – The patient was only 68 years old, but a stroke ended her life. As a registered organ donor, her passing was not in vain. Her generosity, and the efforts of Southeast Georgia Health System professionals, gave three people the gift of life. One of her kidneys was transplanted into a fellow Georgian, a mother of two. A 60-year-old man received her other kidney, and the third ...
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January 20, 2021 - Southeast Georgia Health System is continuing to offer COVID-19 vaccines in Brunswick and Kingsland based on vaccine availability. We recognize that there are many people in our community who wish to receive the vaccine and, as more supplies become available, we will work diligently to ensure that everyone who desires a vaccine can receive one, based on the CDC prioritization ...
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January 19, 2021 – Since January 11, the effective date of Governor Kemp’s expansion of the COVID-19 vaccine beyond health care workers and long term care facility residents, Southeast Georgia Health System has administered nearly 4,000 vaccine doses. “We are very pleased at the response of our team members and community to receive the vaccine,” says Michael D. Scherneck, ...
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Appointments only, no walk-ins. The Health System is offering COVID-19 vaccine appointments for our team members’ family members and friends age 65 and older (limit of 2) on Wednesday, January 20. Family & Friends COVID-19 Vaccine appointment times are available by registering online. Register Online Now
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If there’s one thing Claire Kitchen, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, has discovered in her work as a speech-language pathologist, it’s the importance of keeping an open mind. “Anyone interested in this profession must be prepared to learn and relearn things. This profession is constantly changing, but you make meaningful connections with co-workers, patients and families. Be ready to be amazed ...
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January 7, 2021 – Southeast Georgia Health System has announced it will begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to individuals age 65 and over, as well as police officers, firefighters and other first responders, on Monday, Jan. 11, based on guidelines established by Governor Kemp on Dec. 30, 2020. Vaccines are only available by appointment. Due to the current limited vaccine supply, ...
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ST. MARYS, Georgia: January 5, 2021 – The Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus welcomed its 2021 New Year’s Day baby on Jan. 1, 2021. Elizabeth and Robert Roberts set eyes on their adorable son, Watson Roberts, for the first time at 12:05 a.m. New Year’s Day. Despite having a due date in late December, little Watson held out for the new year, winning the recognition of ...
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January 1, 2021–While many families were busy on New Year’s Day celebrating the end of 2020 or packing up Christmas decorations, the Kicklighter family was celebrating the addition of a new baby girl to their family. Weighing in at exactly 8 pounds and measuring 20.5 inches long, Sophiann Celine Kicklighter made her debut a week early at 11:16 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 1, earning her the ...
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