Effingham Health System

Dr. Fran Witt, Administrator of Effingham Care and Rehabilitation Center and President and CEO of Effingham Health System, was announced today as a 2025 inductee into the Hall of Honor in the annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program. The program recognizes nineteen outstanding top women leaders in the skilled nursing, senior living, and home care sectors. "It is an honor and a privilege to receive national recognition on top of our current CMS Five Star Rating. This represents the quality of care we provide to the seniors in Effingham County," shares Dr. Witt. She will be celebrated along with other award winners on May 13th in Chicago at the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards ceremony and forum. The program is a joint effort of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and sister media brands McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care.  The Hall of Honor category honors women whose roles are at a level equivalent to vice president or higher and who have had a significant effect on their organization or industry. “From clinical care to operations, development to marketing, and other domains, the women we are announcing today are overseeing areas critical to the success of long-term care, be it in their individual organizations or for the industry as a whole — and sometimes both,” McKnight’s Vice President and Associate Publisher John O’Connor said. “We are as delighted to honor them as their organizations are to have their expertise.”

We are hiring at Effingham Cardiology! 🫀Looking for LPNs or CMAs with Cardiology experience. Full-time, Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm. Paid PTO, holidays, no weekends and will have a wonderful, supportive team! Spread the word! Cardiology experience including EKGs, manual BPs, cardiac devices, cardiology terminology, and knowledge of cardiac care plans are a must.

THURSDAY 12:00 NOON UPDATE: Effingham Health System’s Emergency Department Remains Open 24/7 PHYSICIAN PRACTICES WILL REOPEN FRIDAY, JAN. 24th, 11:00 AM-5:00 PM. This applies to all Effingham Family Medicine locations, Effingham Pediatric Center, Effingham Women’s Health, Effingham Cardiology, and Effingham Occupational Medicine. EFFINGHAM IMAGING CENTER IN RINCON/GOSHEN WILL REOPEN JAN. 24th, 10:30 AM-5:00 PM PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Effingham Emergency Management Agency has opened a Warming Center at Pineora Baptist Church, 131 Elkins St, Guyton, GA 31312, for those needing a warm place to stay. The EMA Warming Center will also offer electricity for personal oxygen machines for those without power.

2024 is the first year that Advanced Practitioners have been invited to join medical staff Physicians for the Annual White Coat Meeting at Effingham Health System. Representing the medical staff of over 200 active providers are (left to right): Brittany Ford Family, NP; Jana Marks, Certified Pediatric NP; Jenny Childs, Cardiology NP; Dr. Kendall Griffith, Chief of Cardiology; Sharita Lewis, NP; Dr. Bernardino Villescas, Jr., Chief of Medicine; Dr. Bailey Alford, Chief of Pediatrics; Terica McCullough, NP; Dr. Lawrence Adjei, Medical Director for the Skilled Nursing Facility; Fawn Smith, NP-C; Dr. David Kieffer, Chief of Emergency Medicine; Autumn Walton, PA; Dr. John Bennett; and Dr. Christopher Curro.