Memorial University Medical Center

MUMC Honored for Supporting National Guard and Reserves

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

(August 26, 2008) - The Georgia Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense, announced today that Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, was honored with an “Above and Beyond” award for extraordinary support of its employees who serve in the Georgia National Guard and Reserve.

Memorial Health Board Appoints Two New Members

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

(August 25, 2008) - Michael A. Kaigler and Christopher L. Wixon, M.D., have joined the Memorial Health Board of Directors.

Savannah’s MUMC Named One of Nation’s Most Adoption-Friendly Workplaces

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

(August 11, 2008) –Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) has been named to the 2008 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces in America list.

Stroke Care Program in Savannah, Georgia, Earns American Stroke Association Award

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

(August 5, 2008) – Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) has received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Stroke Silver Performance Achievement Award.

MUMC Named ‘Most Wired’ for Ninth Consecutive Year

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

(July 22, 2008) – Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, Georgia, has been named one of the nation’s Most Wired hospitals for the ninth consecutive year.

Memorial Health Bariatrics Cited for Excellence

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

(June 9, 2008) – Memorial Health Bariatrics, the gastric bypass surgery program at Memorial University Medical Center, has been selected as a Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) Blue Distinction Center for bariatric surgery.

Backus Children’s Hospital to Host 18th Annual Teddy Bear Clinic

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

(June 4, 2008) – The George and Marie Backus Children’s Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) will host the 18th annual Teddy Bear Clinic on Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hoskins Center on the MUMC campus (Ranger Road at 66th Street).

Complex and Rare Cancer Programs in Savannah, Georgia, Earn Blue Distinction

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

(June 2, 2008) – Memorial University Medical Center was named southeast Georgia’s only Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGa) Blue Distinction Center for Complex and Rare Cancers.

New Senior Vice President of Physician Services Announced

Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

(May 29, 2008) – The Memorial University Medical Center Board of Directors has named John Angstadt, M.D., senior vice president over physician services.

Gastric Bypass Program Named Center of Excellence

Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

(May 28, 2008) – Memorial University Medical Center’s bariatric surgery program has been named a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).