ALBANY – Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital held a grand opening ceremony for its new Nursing Living Learning Community Tuesday evening.
Scott Steiner, president and CEO of Phoebe Health System, said he and the late Albany Tech President Andrew Parker “took a risk” on the project, which is part of Phoebe's commitment to expanding the pipeline of nurses and health care professionals in Southwest Georgia.
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