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ARCHBOLD.ORG •
SPRING 2015
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Archbold Health Services
Archbold Health Services began offering
home health care in 1973. In-home care was
offered as an alternative to acute hospital
care or extended care facility placement.
Home Health Services drives over
475,000 miles a year, making more than
61,000 visits covering a 16-county area
to “bring healing home.”
Over the years, Archbold Health Services
has grown to include Hospice of Southwest
Georgia, a High-Tech Pharmacy, HomeCare
medical equipment and the Visiting Nurses
Association.
In 1986, Archbold purchased a magnetic
resonance imaging unit (MRI), the first of
its kind in Georgia south of Atlanta and in
north Florida.
The John D. Archbold
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Community support and hard-working volunteers
have been a vital part of the mission of the
hospital from its dedication in 1925 until today.
In 1952, the Women’s Board was reorganized as
the Women’s Hospital Auxiliary, and in 1960, the
name was changed to John D. Archbold Memorial
Hospital Auxiliary.
Red Cross volunteers, also known as Gray
Ladies, focused on helping patients and then
eventually took on the operation of a visitor pass
desk in the lobby.
Today, the Archbold Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
is made up of both men and women who fill
myriad volunteer support roles out front and
behind the scenes throughout the organization.
TheWest Wing
F.V. Edison, E.R. Jerger and Mrs.
Parker Poe participated in the
groundbreaking ceremony for
the newWest Wing. It opened
in December 1958, adding
56 beds; improvements to
surgery, delivery rooms and the
nursery; and an expanded x-ray
department. A cafeteria and
pharmacy were also added.
Archbold added two floors to
the West Wing in 1976.
1950s–1970s
The modern age arrives
The John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary: An early visitor pass desk, staffed by
Red Cross volunteers
R.C. Balfour III is among a legacy
of three generations of Balfours
who have served in the capacity
of Board Chair at Archbold.
Required reading
Annual reports for the
community are a longstanding
Archbold tradition, with the
first report published in 1926.
These two examples from the
1970s remind us that meeting
community needs has always
been a part of Archbold’s mission,
and show us an interesting view
of the West Wing.
Staff pharmacist
Guy Ellis works
with staff to
inspect IV bottles
in the pharmacy