Our first employee appreciation night will be Tuesday, July 11th from 05:30 – 07:30 located in the breakroom at Main! There will be food, fun, prizes and door hangers to paint! We’d love to see you there! It’s sure to be a HOOT!
Happy Retirement!
On Tuesday, June 13th, we celebrated our WCAS Nurse Manager, Dianne Paulk as she finished her last shift with us and embarked on her well deserved retirement journey! We wish Dianne love, happiness, relaxation and a happy, happy retirement!
Volunteer Opportunities!
As you all know, UOG LOVES to give back to the community any way possible whether through monetary donations, giveaways to our patients, schools, and local businesses and by sponsoring different organizations all across the state of Georgia just to name a few!
This time, UOG is wanting to give back to the community by volunteering our time with a wonderful non-profit organization, Peanut Butter & Jesus!
Every other month, volunteers from UOG will spend one Saturday with PB&J and will prepare and deliver lunch bags to underprivileged children, homeless people and elderly adults throughout Tift County!
If you are interested in volunteering, please email Bekka Reese at bekka.reese@howardcenter.com and she will coordinate a Saturday with you and the other volunteers!
We are SO proud to announce that we will be participating in three Back to School giveaways this year! On July 20th, we will be working the back to school drive hosted by the Tift County Rec Department from 6-9pm. On July 22nd, our very own Chelsea Thomas will be having her Back to School drive entitled, The Give Back at Mott-Litman Gym from 12-5pm! And, on Aug 1st, we will be working the Turner County Night Out Against Crime Back to School Event from 6-pm! If you are interested in volunteering at any of these wonderful community events OR if you would like to donate supplies, please reach out to Bekka Reese at bekka.reese@howardcenter.com and for more information about Chelsea’s event on July 22nd, please reach out to Chelsea directly at chelsea.thomas@howardcenter.com!
Howard Center In The Community!
The Howard Center proudly sponsored JoLynn Barrentine in her SJRA rodeo! Great job, JoLynn! We’re so proud of you!Shout out to our Practice Manager, Jennifer Goode and our Social Media gal, Bekka Reese!
About two weeks ago, Goode had the amazing idea of giving back to the community by donating these cute Howard Center bags to a local women’s shelter here in Tifton and Bekka helped make this idea come to life!
These bags can be used as makeup bags, toiletry bags, small purses, etc! We took these bags to the shelter with a special note for the residents!
Both Goode and Bekka said that it made their hearts so happy and made them feel so good to be able to give to others! Way to go ladies!
The Howard Center will be in the “Keep Tift Beautiful” section of the Tifton Gazette for the month of July! We are so proud and honored to have our beautiful Main Campus selected to be spotlighted!
Helping Those In Need!
With the permission of our very own Debbie Hill, we would like to introduce The Aisha Hill Hope Foundation.
This foundation is a charity created in honor of Debbie’s niece, Aisha Hill, who passed passed away in 2020 due to a rare blood disorder called Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP). This charity was created to help spread awareness about TTP and to help families with short-term financial difficulties.
Debbie said that they also help other local charities and they accept donations, which are used to help families in need. What amazing way to honor Debbie’s niece, Aisha! If you are interested in donating to this wonderful cause, or if you know someone who could use their assistance, please click on the link below!
We appreciate you guys SO much! Thank you for ALL that you do!
OB Department: Kelly AkinsThank you Kelly for all your hard work in OB and for always doing whatever you can and need to do to help OB run smoother. You are always so caring to our patients. I am go grateful to have you as a part of this team. You ROCK!!
Front Desk – Covington: Nikki MarshallI would like to recognize Nikki this month for her commitment to the Covington office and absolutely taking control of the front desk here. We have had people here training over the last several weeks and she has shown patience, grace and helped them however she could all while still doing everything she has to do to keep our busy front desk running smoothly. I tell her often, but it is never enough, how much I appreciate her and how happy I am that she is on our team. She greets everyone who walks through the door with a smile and warm hello. The patients love her and appreciate her just as much as we do. Thank you Nikki for all you do here in the COV! You definitely keep things running smooth from front to back.
Front Desk – Warner Robins: Sabrina HowardSabrina is our Warner Robins front desk and I am so glad that she is on my team! Our patients truly love her! I have gotten text messages and phone calls from patients about how much they love her! She goes out of her way to help every patient that comes through the door! Thank you Sabrina for all you do for UOG!
Waycross Marketer: Rochelle BakerRochelle always goes above and beyond what’s expected of her. Her work and dedication is outstanding! She has been marketing for Douglas, Waycross and Valdosta by herself. She has been building these clinics diligently. She has taken the past weeks and killing it! So blessed to have Rochelle part of our UOG family!
Insurance Department: Kelly MyersOne again Kelly has been the life saver for the insurance department.
Even though she is new she has stepped up and is assisting in training others. I am very grateful she is part of our team! Kelly has a very bright future ahead with our company.
Provider – Albany Location: Margaret Ann BrockCongratulations to Margaret Anne Brock for winning the Provider Excellence Award!
She goes above and beyond to take care of her patients. Margaret Anne is very knowledgeable in hormone therapy. She takes up time her patients and follows through with their care. Her reviews prove she’s very efficient and how much she’s appreciated. She’s admired how she takes the time to call and check on her patients . We are so blessed to have her at our Leesburg office!!
Ultrasound: Katelyn LambKatelyn Lamb allows her passion for ultrasound and bright personality to shine through daily during clinic. She without a doubt in my mind gives it her all everyday to make sure her patients are well taken care of and pleased with their visit. Katelyn uses her intelligence in ultrasound to assist with diagnosing patients… As we all do as ultrasound techs. However, there have been several instances this month where Katelyn caught abnormal findings early enough to hopefully change the outcome of the fetus and our ability to better treat them. The Howard Center is so thankful for you & the impact you make on the lives of pregnant women in our community.
Nursing Department: Kelee SmithKelee is always smiling and happy when coming to work. She is a team player, she goes over and beyond for her co-workers and patients. She’s professional and always prepared. We appreciate your dedication. We are so lucky to have you
Ultrasound Tech – Warner Robins: Anna MettendorfAnna is our ultrasound tech for the WR location, she has always been willing to help in the Diet Center and never fails to let me know what they need whether it be a simple question or what bars or food need to be stocked on their shelves. Anna never complains and loves her patients! You deserve this award Anna, thank you for everything you do!
WCAS: Nicole MitchellNicole has a positive upbeat attitude no matter what is going on. Since opening the surgery center she has been a vital part of making sure that daily operations run smoothly and that our patients receive excellent care. We have had many changes this month and she has taken direction well and has strived to help us improve how we do things. She has taken initiative to help create a better filing system for our charts and get our paper work streamlined.
TWC: Destiny DurhamDestiny is one of our MAs and is such a hard worker. She listens and provides amazing care to her patients no matter what the issue is. Destiny makes sure to help out her coworkers and does a great job at keeping her provider happy! We are so lucky to have her as a part of the TWC team!!
Callie Tucker
Front Desk Manager
$250 and a Trophy!
Callie has been dedicated to implementing our new digital fax system. She has went above and beyond learning about the system and teaching others. When our staff is enjoying the new fax system they can thank Callie! Without her taking the lead this project would not have happened! Thank you Callie for you dedication to making our company run more efficiently! We are proud to have you on our team!!!
Iris PerezRN, WCAS Tifton
Tiffany SanfordLPN, WCAS-Tifton
Takai HoseInsurance Specialist, Main
Lexie McDanielFront Desk, Main
Ashley RiveiroCST, WCAS-Tifton
Keeli WellsFront Desk, Main
Shelby HardyInsurance Specialist, Main
Sarah LuncefordUltrasound Tech – Main
Dominique Sapp-HillCST, WCAS-Tifton
Tameeka WallaceInsurance Specialist, Main
Brittany CollinsMedical Assistant, Warner Robins