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Archbold is pleased to welcome back family medicine physician Stephen Rubendall Jr, MD, to the medical staff. Rubendall treated patients at Medical Group of Mitchell County for 14 years before relocating out of state. He now rejoins the Archbold team at the same practice. Rubendall earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology at Valdosta State University. He went on to study at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, where he earned a medical degree. He completed a residency in...

Archbold is pleased to welcome new pediatrician, Sarah Bouck, MD, to the medical staff. Bouck earned a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree in Biological Science at the University of Georgia. She went on to study at Florida State University College of Medicine, where she earned a Doctor of Medicine degree. Bouck then completed a pediatrics residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. She joins The Pediatric Center in Thomasville.

Archbold is pleased to welcome back physician assistant Amber Stephany, PA-C, to the medical staff. Stephany earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biomedical science at Thomas University. She went on to study at Nova Southeastern University in Jacksonville, where she earned a Master of Medical Science physician assistant degree. Stephany will be treating patients at Archbold’s Northside Center for Behavioral Health and Psychiatric Care in Thomasville.

Archbold Medical Center is excited to welcome physician assistant Jason T. Little, PA-C, and podiatrist Brian L. Farrell, DPM, to the medical staff. Little earned a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also earned a Master of Science degree in physician assistant studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He will be seeing patients at South Georgia Surgical Associates in Thomasville. Farrell earned a Bachelor of Science...

Archbold Medical Center is excited to welcome general surgeon Morgan E Lane, MD, to the medical staff. Lane earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciences at the University of Georgia. She earned a medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia and completed a residency in general surgery at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She joins Geoff Deutsch, MD; Ed Hall, MD; Katie Hanisee, MD and Cianna Pender, MD at South Georgia Surgical Associates in...

Archbold Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome Brian Purser, AA-C, to the medical staff. Purser earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He then went on to study at Nova Southeastern University, where he earned his Masters in Health Science with a concentration as an Anesthesiologist Assistant. He joins South Georgia Anesthesia Associates in Thomasville as an anesthesiologist assistant.

Archbold Memorial Hospital welcomes hospitalist Allison Moore, DO, MPH, to the medical staff. Moore earned a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science from Florida State University and then studied at Nova Southeastern University located in Fort Lauderdale, where she earned a Master of Science degree in public health and a Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Moore completed an internal medicine residency at Largo Medical Center in Largo, Florida. She will be treating patients at...

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the US as well as Brooks County. Recently, the Georgia Department of Public Health identified Brooks County as a "high transmission county." With millions still unvaccinated across the United States and a highly contagious delta variant spreading rapidly, community members must take the steps necessary to protect yourself, your family, and the community. The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, highly effective, and readily available in and around Brooks County....

Due to a surge in COVID-19 cases and low vaccination rates across Thomas County, Archbold has made the decision to further scale back visitor policies. While understanding how difficult it is for patients not to see their loved ones, Archbold must take the necessary measures to ensure the safety of our staff, patients, and visitors as COVID-19 hospitalizations across our facilities continue to rise. Effective Friday, July 30, no visitors will be allowed for COVID-19 positive patients. For...

Archbold Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome Eric Webb, MD, to the medical staff. Webb earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry at Florida State University in Tallahassee. He completed his medical degree at Florida State University’s College of Medicine, where he spent the final two years living in Thomasville and learning from the Archbold staff. Webb completed his residency in urology at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. He joins Timothy Grayson, MD and Jason...

If you have not gotten your COVID-19 vaccine, it’s not too late! As the country begins to emerge on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that vaccinations are working. An Associated Press analysis, with figures provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows that nearly every COVID death in May was someone who had not been vaccinated. A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also indicates mRNA vaccines, like the COVID-19...

Live Better, the Archbold Medical Center-led collaborative of key community leaders and partners focused on improving the overall health in Thomas County with a specific focus on reducing obesity, recently formed another partnership with a local gym that has committed to taking action in support of measurable Live Better goals. Anytime Fitness, a gym located in Thomasville, is one of the most recent businesses to become a Live Better partner. As a Live Better partner, Anytime Fitness has...