David Paugh joins Memorial Hospital and Manor with over 30 years’ experience in healthcare administration, finance and accounting.  He brings a rich background, having held positions in community hospitals in multiple states such as Ohio, Illinois, Wyoming and North Carolina, while representing a mixture of organizational structures, including independent, governmental, and large system.  Mr. Paugh most recently served as a Chief Financial Officer within the University of North Carolina Health System.

Mr. Paugh was drawn to Memorial Hospital and Manor because of its history of providing quality care to the communities it serves in southwest Georgia and its recognition as a top rural community hospital in the state.  He believes the ongoing task for Memorial’s leadership is achieving and maintaining financial stability in light of the ongoing challenges of all small rural hospitals:  to provide quality healthcare services that meet the needs of the community, to attract skilled physicians, nurses, and other professionals and improve technology.  And all while reimbursement rates continue to tighten. “I look forward to working with this great team of leaders, clinicians, staff and physicians to achieving the vision and goals ahead of us,” said Mr. Paugh.

“Memorial Hospital and Manor is thrilled to have Dave join our team,” said CEO Jim Lambert.  “His skills and experience will be an asset to our organization as we move forward with plans for continued improvement and stability.”

Born and raised in Ohio, David is a loyal fan of The Ohio State Buckeyes.  In his spare time, he enjoys golf and cycling. Joining David in Bainbridge is his wife Jennifer, who loves baking and the outdoors, as well as working on her pottery creations.  They are the proud parents of three children and seven grandchildren, with another grandchild due in June.

Together, David and Jennifer hope to settle in a local church home and get involved in the community, motivated by I Corinthians 10:31, “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”

Memorial Manor – Scheduled indoor and outdoor visits – 2 visitors at the time. Indoor visits in “common area” 2 visitors per resident with maximum of 10 visitors total. Compassionate care visits are only visits allowed in the resident room.

No visitors for all Covid related patients in quarantine.

Hospital Visitor guidelines as follows:

•   2 visitors at a time for non covid patients on ICU and Med-Surg.
• 1 visitor per day for covid patients. Must be scheduled with nurse. The visitor will be required to wear PPE while in patients room.
• 2 visitor per patient for all SDS patients.
• 2 visitor per day for all OB/GYN patients.
• ER will allow 1 visitor per patient.  Visitors will be limited as needed per the discretion of the charge nurse.

All visitors will still need to be screened and given a mask by screeners at ER entrance. The screener will ask the visitor to apply visitor tag when entering the building and to check out with screener when exiting through the ER entrance. All IP visitors will be logged in and out on visitor log. All visitors will be given a mask to wear while in the hospital.