12 ARCHBOLD
MEDICAL CENTER
Sarah Brooks, FNP-C,
earned her
bachelor of science degree in nursing
from Georgia Southern University and
her master of science degree in nursing
from South University in Savannah.
Sarah joins the team at Pelham Primary
Care in Pelham.
Michael Forehand, FNP-BC,
earned his bachelor and master of
science degrees in nursing from the
University of South Alabama in Mobile.
He joined Southland Hospitalist Group
and is seeing patients at Archbold
Memorial Hospital in Thomasville.
Meet
our
new
providers
ARCHBOLD FACILITIES
are
top in the region. We can hold that
place thanks to the outstanding
medical providers who choose to
share their talents with us.
Archbold names Dr. Irvin
chief medical officer
In his 30-plus years of healthcare experience, Coy Irvin, MD,
has practiced as a founding partner in a family medicine
practice; supervised physicians and providers as a medical
director in hospital and long-term care facility settings;
and held senior leadership roles in hospitals in Florida,
South Carolina and Alabama.
“Dr. Irvin’s broad experience in physician leadership
roles, along with his dedication to service excellence,
high-quality healthcare and evidence-based medicine,
will be extremely valuable for our organization,” said Perry
Mustian, Archbold President and CEO.
Dr. Irvin earned a bachelor’s degree in business man-
agement from Mississippi State University and a master’s
degree in business administration from Auburn University.
He earned a medical degree from the University of
Mississippi School of
Medicine and com-
pleted a residency in
family medicine with
the Northwest Florida
Academy of Family
Practice, where he also
served as chief resident.
Dr. Irvin is board-certified
in family medicine and is a certified medical director by the
American Medical Directors Association. He is a member of
the American Academy of Family Physicians and a fellow of
the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Irvin said, “I look forward to working with the Archbold
team to further develop a quality program that engages our
medical staff and positions Archbold as the best hospital in
the region for physicians to practice medicine, as well as for
our patients to receive the highest quality of care.”
Coy Irvin, MD
Archbold Memorial Hospital