Photo ID: Pictured (l-r) – Amanda Morris – vice president for academic affairs at Coastal Pines, Sarah Gove- marketing director at Memorial Satilla, Dale Neely – CEO at Memorial Satilla, Lonnie Roberts – president at Coastal Pines, Larry Paulk – CPTC Foundation Trustee Chairman, Celeste Brizzee – CNO at Memorial Satilla, and Stephanie Roberts, executive director of college advancement.
Memorial Satilla donates $100,000 for Allied Health program at Coastal Pines Technical College
WAYCROSS, Ga. (March 1, 2024) – Memorial Satilla Health is proud to support the Allied Health program at Coastal Pines Technical College. The hospital’s recent donation of $100,000 from the community benefit fund will directly support students through scholarships and program assistance.
Coastal Pines Technical College serves as a key source for newly hired nurses at Memorial Satilla.
“We are grateful to Memorial Satilla for their tremendous contribution in support of our nursing and healthcare programs. This contribution will strengthen our efforts to educate the next generation of healthcare professionals and will solidify a vital partnership in our shared commitment to advancing healthcare excellence. We are deeply honored by their support and look forward to the positive impact it will have on our students and the healthcare community,” said Lonnie Roberts, President of CPTC.
About Memorial Satilla Health: Memorial Satilla Health is a mission-driven, community-based health system with a 231-bed full-service hospital. Our tradition of care began more than 60 years ago and continues today with more than 600 employees, physicians and volunteers. The hospital serves as regional referral center for more than 185,000 residents across nine counties in Southeast Georgia. Key services include a very busy ER where we treat more than 47,000 emergencies each year; our Heart, Cancer, Surgery, Rehabilitation, Sleep and Birthing Centers with specialists trained specifically for these needs; and an extensive Mental Health program for senior adults and those suffering with memory loss.
About HCA Healthcare: Nashville-based HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services comprising 182 hospitals and approximately 2,300 ambulatory sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, and physician clinics, in 20 states and the United Kingdom. With its founding in 1968, HCA Healthcare created a new model for hospital care in the United States, using combined resources to strengthen hospitals, deliver patient-focused care and improve the practice of medicine. HCA Healthcare has conducted a number of clinical studies, including one that demonstrated that full-term delivery is healthier than early elective delivery of babies and another that identified a clinical protocol that can reduce bloodstream infections in ICU patients by 44 percent. HCA Healthcare is a learning health system that uses its more than 35 million annual patient encounters to advance science, improve patient care and save lives.
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