South Georgia Medical Center honored Ashleigh Hicks, social worker at the SGMC Lakeland Villa- a skilled nursing home facility, as the hospital hero at its October Board of Directors meeting. 

Hicks was nominated by a patient’s daughter who said, “Ashleigh has integrity and has demonstrated professionalism in all that she does. She certainly puts her patients first. From the moment my mother entered Lakeland Villa until the time she passed, I always knew that she was in good hands. I knew that she would be treated with compassion and supported in a way that would allow her to flourish. My mother trusted Ashleigh and felt that she genuinely cared about her.” 

SGMC Lakeland Villa Administrator Geoff Hardy shared, “Although this award is based on a single nomination, if you spoke to anyone who works with Ashleigh, they would echo these comments. That’s just who Ashleigh is and we are proud to have her on our team.”

For more information or to nominate someone for SGMC’s Hospital Hero award visit sgmc.org.