Members of the 2021-2022 Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Medical Staff Youth Advisory Board. Front row left to right: India Cummings, Karmin Clark, Amelia Peacock, Brynna Wheeler, Marli McCranie, Ellie Graham, Marah Braddy, Jada Lawrence, Shania Ricks. Middle row left to right: Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Chief Operating Officer James Nixon, Mikkelle Peters, Hailey Metts, Matlin Mead, Bess Wilcox, Conley Brown, Cheyenne Anderson, Ava Bullard, Addyson Reid, Dr. Susanna Meredith. Back row left to right: Roman Edwards, Hunter Manning, Mason Beacham, Dalton Henriott, Daniel Hodges, Jackson Newton, Bryce Davis, and Tucker Coleman.
VIDALIA - The Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Medical Staff Youth Advisory Board recently began the fourteenth year of the program. The Board is composed of academically gifted high school seniors from six area schools: Montgomery County High School, Robert Toombs Christian Academy, Toombs County High School, Vidalia Heritage Academy, Vidalia High School and Wheeler County High School. Dr. Susanna Meredith, Meadows Gynecologist and Obstetrician, is the Director of the Board.
Students meet each month during the school year to learn about healthcare issues affecting the community and to explore careers in healthcare. They also learn how integral healthcare is to the wellness and vitality of a community. The Meadows Hospital Medical Staff hopes the program will provide the students with information and opportunities and be the impetus of a pursuit of a healthcare related career. The motto for the program is “Leading Today’s Youth to a Healthier Tomorrow.” Several alumni of the program are currently in medical school and many others have completed or are in the process of pursuing degrees in nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, pharmacy, and other healthcare related fields.
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital is a regional healthcare system featuring the only nationally accredited hospital in Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen and Tattnall counties. Meadows Hospital has a Level IV trauma center and emergency department, a 15,000-square-foot cancer center and a network of physician practices that serve Vidalia and the surrounding communities. We offer the latest in medical advancements including cutting-edge cancer care, life-saving heart attack procedures, women’s services, wound care, orthopedic medicine and more. Memorial Health Meadows Hospital is part of the HCA Healthcare family, one of the nation's leading providers of healthcare services. HCA Healthcare is comprised of 185 hospitals and 2,000+ sites of care in 20 states and the United Kingdom. For more information visit www.memorialhealthmeadows.com.
