Recent Posts in Mylekia Ambers, CNA: the Mother Behind the Medicine Aug 19, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Hundreds of people in our community visit the Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus every day. Doctors, nurses and health care professionals treat, comfort and heal patients with chronic and acute illnesses as well as emergent injuries. During the coronavirus pandemic especially, Health System team members on the front lines have made many sacrifices, oftentimes prioritizing their patients ... Keep Reading Navigating a New Era Aug 19, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System If you were to follow Raymond “Ray” Quinones-Ortega, R.N. around his workplace, a few lines from Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If” might come to mind: “If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs. . . If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting. . .” ... Keep Reading Respiratory Therapists: Working at the Epicenter of a Pandemic Aug 15, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System Breathing is a basic human function and seemingly involuntary until the moment your airway is obstructed. Every day, respiratory therapists are the first line of defense between life and death when patients struggle to breathe. “Very few people outside of health care know the functions of a respiratory therapist. During this pandemic, the public now knows that respiratory therapists are an ... Keep Reading The Work is its Own Reward Jul 28, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System The worst of times brings out the best in some people. Caring for the elderly during a pandemic is not easy, but Meshea “Shea” Jackson, LPN, makes it look that way. She works as a nurse at the Southeast Georgia Health System Senior Care Center in Brunswick. “If you approach this work with love and compassion, it’s very rewarding. I have a unique bond with the residents and ... Keep Reading Local Nurse Stays Strong for Her Patients Jul 21, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System When Amanda King, LPN, cares for the residents of Southeast Georgia Health System’s Senior Care Center in Brunswick, she sets aside her weariness and concerns. Her attitude conveys courage and confidence to the residents, even as she copes with the biggest challenge of her career. “I try to go into work in a good mood so the residents will be in a better mood. The best part of my job ... Keep Reading A Passion for Helping People Jun 20, 2020 Posted By Southeast Georgia Health System In the early 1970s, Tallulah Gorge, Georgia, was pretty far off the beaten path. Jane Spence grew up in a house overlooking the Gorge in a time when girls weren’t encouraged to study science. “I’m the only one of six siblings working in the medical field. My dream of working in a laboratory started in my 10th grade science class taught by Mr. Russell Smith. I absolutely fell in ... Keep Reading 6 Result(s) Page 1 of 1