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This resolution commends Phoebe Putney Health System for its significant contributions to healthcare and community development in southwest Georgia. The resolution highlights the health system's importance as the largest employer in the region and recognizes its recent achievements, including the opening of a $150 million Trauma & Critical Care Tower with an expanded Emergency & Trauma Center and new intensive care units. The document also praises Phoebe Putney's efforts in healthcare workforce development, such as its innovative partnership with Albany Technical College and the Phoebe Health Science Pathway program that helps high school students pursue nursing careers. Additionally, the resolution acknowledges the health system's support for medical education through regional campuses of the Medical College of Georgia and the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, as well as its strong corporate citizenship demonstrated through community investments and support for rural healthcare facilities. The resolution formally commends Phoebe Putney Health System for its outstanding contributions and directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute an official copy of the resolution to the health system.

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70377