How to get an epidural How to get an Epidural. Epidural anesthesia is the number one form of medicinal pain relief in labor and birth today. An epidural, as it's more commonly called, is a regional anesthetic. This means... read more
Colquitt Regional Upgrades its Sinus Surgery System From The Moultrie Observer MOULTRIE - Colquitt Regional Medical Center's Surgical Services recently upgraded its sinus surgery equipment with the Fusion ENT (Ear Nose and Throat) Navigation System. Th... read more
Colquitt Regional Medical Foundation Celebrates 25 Years Colquitt Regional Medical Foundation held its annual Founder's Gala honoring alumni and new members of the Founder's Society and the recipient of the Walter E. Harrison, Jr. Humanitarian Award Thursda... read more
Rehab Groundbreaking Colquitt Regional Medical Center held a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the new Rehabilitation Center on June 25. Jim Matney, Chief Executive Officer and President, of Colquitt Regional Medical Ce... read more
Hospital Adopts New Logo For the first time in more than 25 years, Colquitt Regional Medical Center has a new logo. The new logo is designed to emphasize the full name – Colquitt Regional Medical Center – rather than th... read more
Colquitt Regional offers Single-Site surgery MOULTRIE - A surgical team at Colquitt Regional Medical Center recently performed their first da Vinci Single-Site cholecystectomy to remove a patient's gallbladder. Colquitt Regional is among the few... read more
Symptoms of heart disease differ in women and men Even though American women and men are victims of the same leading cause of death - cardiovascular disease - they do not necessarily have the same symptoms. As a result, women are less l... read more
Hospital Leaders Receive Certification Hospital Leaders Receive Certification Photo: Hospital Authority Trustees received certification at Georgia Hospital Association conference 2013. At a recent Georgia Hospital Associatio... read more
Leaves of Love Leaves of Love is the name of the first annual children's grief camp sponsored by Hospice of Colquitt Regional. It was held at the Norman Park Baptist Assembly in Norman Park, Ga on a bright,... read more
If You Are Pregnant If you are pregnant, you will want to take steps to protect you and your baby from infections, bacteria and viruses. First, find a doctor to provide you and your baby with prenatal care. Your doct... read more
Know The Signs of a Heart Attack Make sure you know the signs of a heart attack. If you think that you or someone you love is having a heart attack, call 9-1-1 immediately. Quick treatment could what saves your life and the prevent... read more
Berl Named Colquitt Regional Medical Center Champion Dr. Berl Named Colquitt Regional Medical Center Champion Dr. Seth Berl, an internal medicine physician who has served the community for more than 25 years, has been named a Colquitt Regional Champion,... read more
Colquitt Regional Medical Center Sending $8,000 To Haiti Colquitt Regional Medical Center Sending $8,000 To Haiti Colquitt Regional Medical Center collected $8,000 which is being sent to aide the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The contribut... read more
Colquitt Regional Medical Center Wedding Couple Says Vows In Colquitt Regional Medical Center Hospital Room A promise is a promise. When Fritz Stokes and Chivon Barfield of Moultrie agreed on a date for their wedding, they weren't going... read more
Rev. Ward Named Colquitt Regional Medical Center Champion Rev. Hugh Ward, who has served for two years as Colquitt Regional Medical Center's chaplain, has been named a Colquitt Regional Champion, a designation given to those who have given extraordinary serv... read more
Dr. Bartosh Opens Practice Robert Bartosh, a board certified orthopedic surgeon who has practiced the past 13 years in Americus, has joined the medical staff of Colquitt Regional Medical Center and has opened his new pra... read more
Joint Commission Joint Commission Colquitt Regional Medical Center has again been awarded The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for having met the national standard for healthcare quality and safety. The renewe... read more
ACR Accreditation ACR Accreditation Colquitt Regional Medical Center has been awarded a three-year accreditation in 64-slice computerized axial tomography as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Rad... read more
Houston Wins Local EMS Award Colquitt Regional Medical Center Named Local EMS Worker of the Year Paramedic Billy Houston was presented the Colquitt County EMS Employee of the Year Award at an appreciation banquet at Mt. O... read more
Beck Awarded Region 8 EMS of the Year Beck Receives Region 8 EMS Honor Jeremy Back, paramedic in Colquitt Regional Medical Center's emergency medical services, was named Region 8 EMS EMT of the year. Beck is currently the... read more
New IV Pumps Colquitt Regional Medical Center Replaces IV Units Colquitt Regional Medical Center replaced all of its IV pumps on Wednesday with new state-of-the-art units that are designed to prevent medication... read more
2009 Employee of the Year Colquitt Regional Medical Center 2009 Employee of the Year Colquitt Regional Medical Center honored its dedicated employees for their years of service to the hospital and community at the 69th Annual... read more
Best of the Best The Moultrie Observer recently held a contest for community members to nominate the "best of the best" in Moultrie. We are proud to announce Colquitt Regional Medical Center won seven medals includi... read more
Lab Accreditation Lab Accrditation Colquitt Regional Medical Center has been awarded accreditation by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) based on results of a recent onsite inspection. Laboratory Director Antho... read more
200th Ramp 200th Ramp Sonny Bridges puts the finishing touches on the 200th ramp he, with assistance from hundreds of volunteers, has built in Colquitt County in the past 10 years. Members of the Colquitt C... read more
Lowry Named CEO of the Year Lowry Named CEO of the Year The Georgia Council on Auxiliaries, an organization made up of hospital volunteers from throughout the state, named Colquitt Regional Medical Center president and CEO... read more
Colquitt Regional CEO to Retire in 2011 Colquitt Regional CEO to Retire in 2011 James R. (Jim) Lowry, who was first hired as assistant administrator of Vereen Memorial Hospital 40 years ago, will retire as Colquitt Regional Medical Cente... read more
First Baby of 2011 Colquitt County's first baby of 2011 was a 7 lb,. 8 oz. boy who was born Saturday, January 1, 2011 and greeted with an array of gifts from local merchants. Leon Donald, son of Leon and Charlotte Dona... read more
EMS of the Year Nancy Patterson, EMT-P, was presented the Colquitt County EMS Employee of the Year Award at an appreciation banquet held at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in honor of Colquitt County EMS workers. "Nancy... read more
Angels Across the USA Tour 2011 Coming to Moultrie Autreyville Baptist Church will hold "Angels Across the USA" November 1 at 7:00 p.m. Alan Pedersen, award winning songwriter and bereaved father, is coming to Moultrie to provide a public concert to o... read more
First Baby of 2012 Colquitt County's first baby of 2012 was a 7 lb, 6.9 oz. boy who was born January 3rd and greeted with an array of gifts from local merchants. Zy'Yran Delano, son of Evony Richardson, was delivered... read more
2012 Nurse of the Year & GREAT Ambassador Colquitt Regional Medical Center Honors Nurse of Year, G.R.E.A.T. Ambassador Janet Saunders, RN, was named Colquitt Regional Medical Center's Nurse of the Year and Diane Lowry, RN, was selected as th... read more
New Echo Machine Colquitt Regional Medical Center has acquired a new cardiovascular ultrasound system, the Vivid E9 from GE Healthcare. The Vivid E9 represents a new generation of cardiovascular technology, with advan... read more
2012 Golf Tournament Winners Colquitt Regional Medical Foundation held its 20th annual golf tournament at Sunset Country Club Thurs., Oct. 4. The first place winners were sponsored by Osceola Supply. The team members included, fr... read more
Book Sale 2012 When is a book sale not just a place to buy books? When it's a way to provide lifesaving equipment for your local hospital. Many times the yearly budget for a hospital does not include the funds f... read more
Operating Room Upgrades to High-Definition Equipment In keeping with its philosophy of providing the most current technology for patient care,ColquittRegionalMedicalCenterrecently upgraded its Surgical Video Systems to high-definition for the operating... read more
Dr. Jones Joins Medical Staff Dr. Adam Jones has joined the Colquitt Regional Medical Center Medical Staff and has begun practicing in the emergency room. Dr. Jones, along with Dr. Tina Flanagan, Dr. Dale McGregor, Dr. Robert Sasi... read more
Saurabh Khakharia, M.D. Honored as Compassionate Doctor Patients' Choice has announced that Dr. Saurabh Khakharia has been named a Compassionate Doctor honoree for 2011. In 2011, nearly 100 million patients across the United States used websites including... read more
Car Seat Safety Maternal Infant Services at Colquitt Regional Medical Center will provide training sessions July 11 and July 25 for new parents on the proper installation of car seats. The class will provide mothers... read more
Campbell Receive Accreditation Carol Campbell, RN, and the Primary Care Clinic's lab department have met all criteria for Laboratory Accreditation by COLA, a national healthcare accreditation organization. Accreditation is given... read more
2012 EMT of the Year Mark Brown, EMT-I, was presented the Colquitt County EMT of the Year Award at an appreciation banquet held at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in honor ofColquittCountyEMSworkers. "Mark is a knowledgeable EMT... read more
Kids Care Colquitt Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce the opening of Kids Care, an After Hours Pediatric Clinic. The clinic is scheduled to open April 16 and will offer pediatric care. The clini... read more
Regional EMS Honors Lifesavers The Southwest Georgia Region VIII Emergency Medical Services awarded its life-savers at its annual banquet held at the Spence Field Community Center.Following an introduction and a meal, Region 8 hand... read more
Dr. Lyons to Open Urology Practice Dr. Lynn A. Lyons, a board certified urologist, has joined the medical staff of Colquitt Regional Medical Center and will open his new practice in Moultrie on Apr. 2. Dr. Lyons practiced urology for t... read more
Williams Named Director of EMS and Non-Emergency Transport Amy Williams, paramedic, who has worked atColquittRegionalMedicalCenterfor more than 14 years, has been named director of Emergency Medical Services and Non-Emergency Transport forColquittRegionalMedi... read more
Hospital Receives $250,000 DeLoache Grant Brooks Sheldon, Hospital Authority Chairman, DW Adcock, MD, Foundation Chairman and other Hospital Authority members gathered with DeWitt Drew, President and CEO of Southwest Georgia Bank, Jeff Hanson... read more
Doctor Earns Board Certification A family practice physician in Colquitt Regional's Primary Care Clinic has earned his board certification with the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). Dr. Michael Schmidt has successfully comple... read more
Bass Appointed to Hospital Authority Richard Bass, a pharmacist and co-owner of Arwood Drug Co., has been appointed to the Colquitt County Hospital Authority by the County Commission to succeed Durwood Dominy, whose second full term on t... read more
Orthopedic Surgeon Joins D.W. Adcock Clinic Orthopedic Surgeon Joins D.W. Adcock Clinic Dr. Saurabh Khakharia has joined the Colquitt Regional Medical Staff and has begun his practice in the D.W. Adcock Orthopedic Clinic. Dr. Khakharia, who w... read more
Dr. Swartzentruber Joins Moultrie Practice Dr. Gary Swartzentruber has joined the Colquitt Regional Medical Center Medical Staff and will practice family medicine in Moultrie. Dr. Swartzentruber joins Dr. Justin Baker and Dr. Robert Spruill at... read more
Matney Named Colquitt Regional CEO James L. "Jim" Matney, the Chief Executive Officer of Smith-Northview Hospital in Valdosta, has been named Colquitt Regional Medical Center's new President and Chief Executive Officer to replace longt... read more
Dr. Seo Begins Practice in Moultrie Dr. Jeong Sok Seo has joined the Colquitt Regional Medical Staff and has begun his internal medicine practice. Dr. Seo's practice is located at 9 Hospital Park in the same office with Dr. James Huff... read more
Dr. Trillo to Begin Practice in Moultrie Dr. Cesar Trillo has joined the Colquitt Regional Medical Medical Staff to practicing pulmonology. Dr. Trillo's practice is located at 7 Hospital Park. Dr. Trillo received his medical degree from S... read more
Dr. Schwartz to Begin Practice in Moultrie Dr. Jacob Schwartz has joined the Colquitt Regional Medical Staff and has begun practicing with Radiology Associates of Moultrie. Dr. Schwartz was Salutatorian of his graduating class at Brunswick Hig... read more
Hospital Board Selects CEO Finalists The Colquitt County Hospital Authority has narrowed its list of candidates to replace retiring president and CEO Jim Lowry to two finalists, according to Brooks Sheldon, chairman of the Hospital Autho... read more
Lowry Wins Lifetime Achievement Award Lowry Wins Lifetime Achievement Award James R. (Jim) Lowry, who is Colquitt Regional Medical Center's longest-serving CEO, has been awarded the Georgia Hospital Association's 2010 Lifetime Achievement... read more
Make Sure Infants are Fully Protected Make Sure Infants are Fully Vaccinated Last year's cases of whooping cough in Southwest Health District were a reminder that children are at risk of serious and life-threatening diseases and continue... read more
Colquitt Regional on Honor Roll Again Colquitt Regional Medical Center has again been named to the Georgia Hospital Association's (GHA) Partnership for Health and Accountability (PHA) Quality Honor Roll. It is one of 62 hospitals in Georg... read more
Drug Cost There are many factors a physician considers when deciding which antibiotic to place patients on when treating infections, but the cost of the drug is often not a consideration. But now Colq... read more
Christmas Display Raises $1,100 for Hospice What started 18 years ago as a few simple Christmas decorations in Barbara May's front yard has now become a successful fundraiser for Hospice. The elaborate display on Annie McGee Road, which include... read more
HOSA Remembers Their Classmates Remembering Their Classmates Members of the C.A. Gray Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) chapter presented a Love Light donation to the Colquitt Regional Medical Foundation in... read more
Elliot Wins State Hospital Hero Award Moultrie RN Wins State Hospital Hero Award Brian Elliott, RN, director of Colquitt Regional Oncology Services, has been awarded the Georgia Hospital Association's Hero award for extraordinary care abo... read more
Huffman Begins Practice Dr. Huffman Begins Practice in Moultrie Dr. W. James Huffman, III has joined the Colquitt Regional Medical Staff and will begin his internal medicine practice Sept. 1. Dr. Huffman's practice will be a... read more
Dr. David Adcock Returns to Practice Big welcome for Doc Dr. David Adcock returns to practice after severe injuries in Ky. John Oxford ,The Moultrie Observer Just over a year ago, Dr. David Adcock was severely injured when he was struck... read more
EMS Hats Hats for Children With Cancer Just Keep On Coming There are hats, hats and more hats and they just keep on coming. When Colquitt County Emergency Medical Services joined with other Region 8 EMS uni... read more
Welcome Ndubuisi Apu Ndukwe, M.D 'My Friends Call Me Dr. ND' Dr. Ndukwe is joining the Colquitt Regional Primary Care Clinic and is now taking appointments for new patients. Dr. ND completed his residency in family medicine from the... read more
Physician Workforce Board Elects Officers Dr. Joe Sam Robinson, a Macon neurosurgeon, has been elected chairman of the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, the state agency responsible for advising the governor and General Assembly on physi... read more
Dr. Adcock Wins Statewide Hospital Hero Award December 16, 2009 ATLANTA – Colquitt Regional Medical Center Medical Director D.W. Adcock, M.D., was awarded the prestigious Georgia Hospital Heroes Award at the Georgia Hospital Association's (GHA)... read more
Governor Reappoints Lowry to Workforce Board Governor Reappoints Lowry to Workforce Board July 2009 James R. Lowry, president and CEO of Colquitt Regional Medical Center, has been reappointed as a hospital representative... read more
Chitty Receives Hospital Trustee Scholarship Chitty Receives Hospital Trustee Scholarship Whitney Chitty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brent Chitty, is the winner of the Colquitt County Hospital Authority's 2009 Trustee Scholarship named this year i... read more
D.W. Adcock Orthopedic Clinic Dedicated The D.W. Adcock Clinic, the third new physician office to open in Moultrie in the past year, was dedicated Tuesday and named in honor of Colquitt Regional Medical Center's medical director, long-time... read more
First Baby of 2009 First Baby of 2009 Colquitt County's first baby of 2009 was a 9 lb, 13.4 oz. boy who was born Friday and greeted with an array of gifts from local merchants. Mylann Bussie, son of Isha Majors and Mich... read more
Board Certification Board Certification All nine member of the Colquitt County Hospital Authority were recognized by the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) at a recent board meeting for being one of the first hospital bo... read more
Dominy Re-elected to GHA Durwood Dominy, who has served on the Colquitt County Hospital Authority for 17 years, was re-elected to serve on the Georgia Hospital Association Board of Trustees at the association's annual convent... read more
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