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Yesterday at 5:42 PM  Lawsuit claims Phoebe negligence rendered him a quadriplegic.

Monday, June 17, 2013  In an effort to show support for a hospital that had a similar fate of its own, Employees of Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus recently reached out to employees of Moore Medical Center in Moore, Oklahoma.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  With temperatures well into the upper 90's, the scorching heat doesn’t only affect us, it also affects the food we eat.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  After three people were found dead and a fourth was found unresponsive in the same North Carolina hotel room in two separate carbon monoxide poisoning incidents just weeks apart from each other, many are asking why there wasn't a nearby detector installed.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Obama reverses course on morning-after pill; critic sees him 'caving to political pressure'

Monday, June 10, 2013  Updated with video; Just in time for summer, a new study is out showing that swimming injuries are up by nearly 20% in the U.S.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; The Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County, Georgia, and Phoebe Putney defendants have agreed to halt the integration of the former Palmyra Park Hospital while an administrative law judge considers a Federal Trade Commission complaint challenging the merger as anticompetitive.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Court allows girls of all ages to buy generic morning-after pill while government appeals

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Official say adults and older siblings are bringing home the whooping cough to younger children that have not been immunized yet.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Updated with video; CEO Joel Wernick spoke during Wednesday's Phoebe Hospital Board meeting on hospital charges and how they compare to other hospitals in the region and state.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Updated with video; Everything for the MIND, body, and spirit! That’s the goal local organizations are aiming for when it comes to keeping the city of Albany healthy.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Updated wtih video; Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital kicks off the weekend with cancer screenings for local residents.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Lauren Ray, director of Phoebe Foundation, and Mandy Lanier, child life specialist at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, received a check Thursday for more than $4,000 from Lee Durham Attorneys at Law.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  After a south Georgia horse tests positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, health care professionals are warning horse owners to get their animals vaccinated.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Updated with video; The Hospital Authority of Colquitt County held two events Tuesday to inaugurate the expansion project of Colquitt Regional Medical Center.