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ARCHBOLD.ORG
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SPRING 2017
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Whywe give
THE KARAS FAMILY
FOR THE KARAS FAMILY,
working
at Archbold is a family tradition.
Cardiologist Jim Karas, MD, and his
wife, Laura Karas, RN, have worked at
Archbold for a combined 63 years. Laura’s
father, Dr. Clayton Courson, was on the
hospital’s medical staff for 38 years. The
Karas’ daughter Lindsay currently works at
Archbold, as well.
“Our family is very proud to be part of the
healthcare team at Archbold,” said Laura.
“We consider it a privilege to care for our
patients and to be able to give back to our
community and our hospital. Our health
system is very important to the citizens
of Thomasville and to a large portion of
Southwest Georgia, too.”
“We have seen a lot of changes in health-
care delivery over the years. Today, Archbold
is faced with the same considerable changes
as other hospitals across the country. But
in an era of declining reimbursements, we
must remain competitive and continue to
deliver state-of-the-art treatment that our
patients need,” said Dr. Karas.
“By contributing to the Archbold
Foundation and programs like Georgia
HEART, we help sustain the viability of our
hospitals in Brooks, Grady, Mitchell and
Thomas counties. Gifts to the Archbold
Foundation are important—they help
our organization sustain the focus on our
vision and enable us to be the best health-
care system in our region.”
The future
looksgreat
OVER THE
past several years, we’ve
carefully evaluated the changes in
healthcare and the challenges they
present for our regional health system.
Currently, we’re in the early stages of
implementing our new strategic plan for
our health system. A new facility master
plan and financial review is also nearing
completion. We will use these plans
together in determining the next steps
in our structural footprint, as well as new
ways to preserve the future viability of
the health system.
One point I made at our corporation
annual meeting this January was that as
we implement these plans, we will not
lose sight of some of our most special
attributes at Archbold—what really sets
us apart from other health systems.
These attributes aren’t ones evident in a
new service line or technology—they’re
embedded in the people that come to
work here every day—physicians, nurses,
administrators and support staff.
The care and compassion our team
shows for our patients every day is amaz-
ing. And it’s our not-so-secret key to our
success now and in the future.
I’m proud to lead a team that is truly
dedicated to our patients and has so
much compassion for serving others.
We’re very fortunate to have such a
great healthcare system (and team) in
Southwest Georgia.
J. Perry Mustian
President and CEO,
Archbold Medical Center
Respectfully,