Southwell welcome six new providers

Southwell announced that six new providers have joined the medical staff of Tift Regional Medical Center.  This includes two certified registered nurse anesthetists, three hospital medicine physicians, and one pediatrician. “We are excited to have these new individuals on board,” said Monica Morris, Southwell’s Director of Physician Recruitment and Retention. “Each of these medical professionals […]

TRMC welcomes new medical oncologist/hematologist

Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC) welcomes new medical oncologist/hematologist Sahithi Chittamuri, MD to the Anita Stewart Oncology Center in Tifton.   After earning her medical degree from SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Center in India, Dr. Chittamuri completed an internal medicine residency and a hematology/oncology fellowship at New York Medical College at Saint Michael’s Medical […]

American Heart Association awards TRMC for heart failure and diabetes care

Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC) recently earned an award from the American Heart Association (AHA) for meeting heart failure and type 2 diabetes treatment guidelines. TRMC, the main hospital for Southwell, was recognized with an achievement award from the AHA for the Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure GOLD PLUS with Target: Heart Failure […]

TRMC nurses receive special training in organ donation process

Three nurses with Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC) recently received special organ donation training with LifeLink of Georgia. This included Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurse Manager Michael Thompson, RN, Clinic Nurse Educator Stephannie McClain, RN, and Emergency Department Nurse Destiny Garmon, RN. Each TRMC nurse was trained in the donation process, allowing them to be […]

TRMC Foundation announces winner of Terry Arthur Physician Assistant Scholarship

The Tift Regional Medical Center Foundation recently presented the first annual Terry Arthur Physician Assistant Scholarship to Bailey Hawes Barber. Bailey is from Colquitt County and was drawn to medicine at an early age. Her father, Dr. Robert Hawes, is a Primary Care Physician in Tifton. She grew up with an amazing example of what […]

Southwell hosts first graduation since redesigning Transition to Practice Nurse Residency program

Southwell announced that they recently held a graduation for the first class of nurses who participated in their inaugural Transition to Practice (TTP) Nurse Residency Program, since the program’s redesign. The program was redesigned to align with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) guidelines to support new nurses at Southwell […]