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ARCHBOLD.ORG •
SPRING 2015
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2000–present
Changing the landscape
of health care
Archbold Ambulatory
Care Center
Archbold Ambulatory Care Center opened in 2002
and provided an Ambulatory Surgery Center,
Imaging Center, and Women’s Center.
Investments in technology included the
most powerful open MRI available and the GD
Lightspeed CT scanner, which produced vital
diagnostic images in under a minute.
North Tower: Fulfilling a
promise to the community
In May 2012, Archbold’s North Tower—the largest single construction project
in the history of Thomasville and Archbold’s largest investment in 86 years—
opened. It houses the Emergency Department, a surgery department and an
intensive care unit.
A new era of cancer care
In August 2010, the Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center opened for patient care. It
provides patients private, semiprivate, and open-area options for infusion treatments;
greater access to clinical trials; and a patient navigator program.
In 2003, Archbold became the third hospital in Georgia to acquire Gamma Knife, which
treats brain tumors, lesions and malformations in critical areas of the brain without a
scalpel or the usual risks associated with surgery. The procedure is painless, bloodless and
performed on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia. Archbold’s Gamma Knife is still
the only technology of its kind in Georgia south of Athens and Augusta.
Physicians make the
difference
Since opening in 1925, one of the
strengths of our health system has been
our medical staff—service-oriented,
compassionate physicians who promise
to provide the highest quality, patient-
focused health care possible.
Archbold has more than 200
physicians on staff representing over 30
medical specialties with a broad range
of medical and surgical expertise. They
often work in multidisciplinary teams,
enabling us to customize treatment
plans while improving the quality of
care, enhancing safety, and using the
latest therapies and technology.
They spend time in the office
and hospital caring for patients and
also educating the community on
new treatment options and disease
prevention through Archbold’s Health
Talks and free health screenings.