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Sunday, May 19, 2013  May is also known as National Trauma Awareness Month and The American Trauma Society and the Society of Trauma Nurses are raising awareness with their "If You're Distracted, We're Impacted" campaign.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Updated with video; Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital named registered nurse Patricia S. Kennedy as their nurse of the year on Thursday afternoon during an awards ceremony.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Updated with video; Travel experts predict more Georgia families will travel this year.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Updated with video; Tift Regional Medical Center was recently named Regional Coordinating Hospital of the Year by the Georgia Hospital Association and the Georgia Department of Public Health for its efforts in disaster preparedness.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Actress Angelina Jolie recently announced she had a double mastectomy after testing positive for gene that could’ve led to cancer.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission held their monthly meeting Wednesday morning.

Monday, May 13, 2013  17 Dougherty County schools received automated external defibrillators or AED’s on Monday afternoon as part of the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Grant.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Shots rang out in Moultrie this afternoon, sending one to the hospital in critical condition.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Why does one hospital charge 40 times more than another? New data underscore cost mysteries

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Updated with video; When Princes Patani moved to America she decided to follow her dream and become a nurse.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Updated with video; All this week, health care providers across the United States will be celebrating National Nurses Week.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Officials pick up a second suspect believed to have been involved in an armed robbery that led U.S. Marshals to hunt and capture Shorofsky Horton and Matanya Miller near Tift Regional Medical Center.

Friday, May 03, 2013  A Moultrie man is in the hospital after he was burned during an explosion in his backyard Friday evening.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Updated with video; The Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital board members welcomed a new Chief Compliance Officer to their team.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Updated with video; Sylvester Road Elementary students participated in a "Life Maze" Tuesday morning.