Phoebe is nationally recognized for clinical excellence and innovative community health programs.
From the beginning, Phoebes goal has been to bring the finest medical talent and technology to the citizens of Southwest Georgia, and to serve all citizens of the community regardless of ability to pay.
The more than 300 affiliated doctors and 3,800 professional staff form a unique partnership to deliver world-class healing and prevention to our community.
The flagship hospital Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital is a 443-bed teaching hospital and a regional center for cancer and cardiac medicine. The Phoebe Cancer Center is one of the busiest and most advanced in the Southeast. The Phoebe Heart Center performs more open-heart and cardiac catheterization procedures than all other hospitals in the region combined. Phoebe is one of only six designated perinatal centers in the state of Georgia and is the regions only provider of neonatal intensive care, cardiovascular surgery and radiation oncology services.
For those dealing with behavioral health issues, the Behavioral Health Center at Phoebe provides treatment for adults and adolescents in a compassionate, caring and supportive environment.
The Behavioral Health Center provides the regions most comprehensive array of services to help adults and children.
Our dedicated team of professionals includes physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and mental health technicians who work together with each patient to help them toward recovery, focusing on the total needs of the patient and the patients family.
The Behavioral Health Center provides a full spectrum of outpatient and inpatient care.
Serious illness affects patients as well as their loved ones. Phoebe offers support groups that promote a mutually respectful environment where individuals can share their experiences. Many of these support groups are free and open to the public.
If you or a member of your family is facing emotional issues, help and support is only a phone call away. Please call our helpline at 800-HELP-912 or (229) 312-7001.
Physical & Occupational Therapy
Whether patients need orthopedic or sports rehabilitation, chronic pain treatment, cardiac rehab, neurological rehab or even treatment of bowel or bladder dysfunction, Phoebes Physical Medicine Center at Phoebe Northwest in Albany, Georgia offers a pillar of support.
The department offers a comprehensive slate of services ranging from physical, occupational and speech therapy, to nutrition counseling and exercise physiology.
Phoebe Physical Medicine staff focuses on providing quality care to every patient. To achieve this goal, clinicians perform extensive hands-on therapy for each individual. We have the most well-trained therapists in southwest Georgia, each with an average of 8 years experience. Phoebe therapists offer the regions most diverse areas of specialty.
Phoebes Sports Medicine Department offers the ultimate in assessment and treatment of athletic injuries.
Athletic trainers, exercise physiologists and physical therapists prepare an individualized training regime to prepare athletes to go back to competition and to prevent further injuries.
Wellness and Aquatic Exercise Programs
Fitness After Fifty:
Includes the walking track only and periodic blood pressure checks; must be 50 or older to participate.
Wellness Program:
Includes access to all land exercise facilities; does not include pool.
Aquatic Therapy Program:
Includes two aquatic therapy classes per week; does not include access to land exercise equipment/facilities.
Joint Wellness/Aquatics Program:
Includes access to all land exercise facilities and two aquatic therapy classes per week
Individual Personal Training:
Includes sessions of strength, conditioning and flexibility training
Buddy Training Packages:
Includes two individuals working with an athletic trainer
Exercise and Fitness Assessment:
Includes walk port one mile walk test, one rep max test, sit and reach test and BMI test
Biggest Loser:
Includes cardiovascular and weight training, nutritionist for diet control, testing for walk port one mile walk, BMI and Tanita Scale assessment.
Weight No More:
Includes training for individuals at the bariatric level.