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The holiday season is upon us, and for many in South Georgia, it’s a tradition to honor and remember friends and loved ones through contributions to the Archbold Foundation’s Tree of Lights. After taking a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual tree lighting ceremony is back and will be held on the hospital’s front lawn. The event, which is presented by TC Federal Bank, will take place on Thursday, December 2, 2021, at 6pm on Archbold Memorial Hospital’s front lawn...

The United Way of Thomas County made a generous donation to Archbold’s Feed the Fight campaign, which is a part of Archbold’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. “Through The Truist Bank Foundation, United Way chapters across the nation have received funds to donate to local COVID-19 relief efforts where Truist Bank has a local branch,” said Rebecca Cannady, Executive Director of United Way of Thomas County. “We felt strongly that we needed to use those funds to support our front line...

Ashley Furniture Homestore has generously donated $5,000 to the Feed the Fight campaign, which is a part of Archbold’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. “Ashley Furniture values our frontline workers for their tireless work and we want to support our local restaurants through this pandemic,” said Kim Cornish, Director of Visual Merchandising and Design. “This is our way of saying thank you for all they are doing to keep our community safe and healthy.” “We are extremely grateful for...

In response to the recent Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Archbold Foundation has established the Archbold COVID-19 Relief Fund. Donations made to the relief fund will support the growing capital and operating needs across the Archbold system. All gifts made to the fund will be used exclusively to help purchase essential capital and operating support related to the pandemic in surrounding areas. “We have witnessed our Archbold team members step up in extraordinary ways,” said...

The Georgia Association of Realtors (GAR) recently donated $1,500 to the Feed the Fight campaign and Archbold’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. “On April 1, the GAR Realtors Issue Action Committee voted to approve the temporary use of our RIAC funding for a unique COVID-19 outreach grant that can go directly to an organization, charity or relief effort,” said Michelle Hancock, Executive Director of the Thomasville Area Board of Realtors. “We are grateful for GAR’s generous donation to...

TC Federal Bank has generously donated $7,500 to the Feed the Fight campaign, which is a part of Archbold’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. Pictured are Greg Eiford, President of TC Federal, and Vann Middleton, President of the Archbold Foundation.

The holiday season is upon us, and for many in South Georgia, it’s a tradition to honor and remember friends and loved ones through contributions for the Archbold Foundation’s Tree of Lights. This year, the community will gather on the hospital’s front lawn to celebrate the annual lighting of the hospital tree. The event, which is presented by TC Federal Bank, will take place Thursday, December 5, 2019, at 6pm on Archbold Memorial Hospital’s front lawn located on Gordon Avenue....

Archbold Foundation Contributes to Success of Hospital A Tradition of Giving Back Since opening its doors in 1925, Archbold Medical Center has grown to become one of the leading, regional, integrated health systems in southwest Georgia. The health system has a reputation for innovation, with a history of being the “first” hospital in the region to offer advanced patient treatments and procedures. Archbold boasts state-of-the-art medical technology not typically in a town the size...

Thomasville Ford Donates to Archbold’s Singletary Oncology Center Thomasville Ford recently made a generous$6,000 donation to the Archbold Foundation. The local car dealership fulfilled their pledge to donate $100 for every car sold in October to the hospital’s Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center’s “Brave and Beautiful” Program, a new program that will offer cancer patients monthly workshops led by a licensed cosmetologist who will teach skincare, makeup and hairstyles,...

Archbold Memorial Hospital will be expanding its services and adding an inpatient hospice center to meet the unique needs of patients battling life-limiting, terminal illnesses. The six-bed inpatient hospice center will be housed on the fourth floor in the west wing of the hospital. Inpatient hospice provides around-the-clock service for patients with a terminal illness requiring an advanced level of care that cannot be provided at home or in an assisted living facility. The goal of...

Envision Credit Union, formerly Rose City Credit Union, recently donated $2,500 to the Archbold Scholarship Program through the company’s Rose City Foundation. The Archbold Scholarship Program awards nursing and other healthcare related field scholarships each year to current and future Archbold employees, as well as local students, helping cultivate the ambitions of those individuals interested in pursuing healthcare related careers. For more information on the Archbold Scholarship...

It’s no secret Georgia’s rural hospitals have been facing financial crisis. To help support the growing financial needs of Georgia’s rural and critical access hospitals like Archbold Memorial Hospital and Archbold’s Brooks County Hospital (BCH) in Quitman, Grady General Hospital in Cairo (GGH), and Mitchell County Hospital (MCH) in Camilla, Georgia legislators introduced The Rural Hospital Tax Credit bill (State Bill 258). The bill, which passed in 2016, offers a rare state tax...