Albany hospital earns Level II Trauma Center designation

Mar. 7—ALBANY — The Georgia Department of Public Health has designated Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital as a Level II Trauma Center, the first Georgia hospital to earn that designation in nine years. Surveyors with the department's Office of EMS & Trauma made the recommendation after a recent site visit to Phoebe Putney that included a tour of emergency and trauma facilities, a review of …