Congratulations to Jessica Williamson on her promotion from Controller to Chief Financial Officer!

Jessica brings over a decade of business and banking experience and, a wealth of knowledge in financial operations. Her expertise, leadership, and dedication have been instrumental to our success during our recent transitions. We are excited to see her continue to make an impact in this new role.

We are pleased to announce that Susan Liipfert Shelton, PhD, CNM, APRN, has joined Memorial Hospital and Manor as our newest Certified Nurse Midwife. Susan brings a wealth of clinical, academic, and leadership experience in women’s health and midwifery, along with a strong connection to our community.

Susan holds a PhD in Nursing from Georgia State University, a Master of Science in Nursing with a Midwifery track from Emory University, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Georgia Baptist College of Nursing at Mercer University.

Her approach to care is firmly rooted in patient-centered practice. Susan believes in listening closely to patients, providing evidence-based education and treatments, and supporting women and families as active partners in their healthcare decisions. She is passionate about midwifery’s focus on birth as a normal life process, wellness promotion, and advocacy for women and families.

Susan’s career journey is especially meaningful to our organization. She began her midwifery career in Bainbridge in 2001 at the Bainbridge Midwife Center, working alongside Drs. Burke and Robinson. She then spent nearly 20 years in nursing education, serving as faculty at Mercer University (Atlanta), the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Florida State University, and currently Georgia College & State University. Most recently, she lives in Tallahassee, where she served as a faculty member and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Nursing at Florida State University before returning to full-time clinical practice as a CNM in 2022.

In addition to her clinical role at Memorial, Susan is excited to continue teaching in the Nurse Midwifery program at Georgia College and State University, helping educate the next generation of nurses and nurse practitioners.

Susan describes herself as a healthcare partner to her patients—focused on building relationships grounded in trust, respect, and shared goals for health and wellness. Her commitment to safe, high-quality care aligns strongly with our mission and values.

Please join us in welcoming Susan back to Bainbridge and to the Memorial Hospital and Manor family.

Memorial Hospital and Manor Administration

Thank you Mills Welding for this amazing Georgia Heart Tax Credit contribution! We appreciate you guys partnering with us as soon as you learned you could have a say in where and how your state tax dollars were used! We can’t wait to share with everyone in 2026 the equipment and facility upgrades that come as a result of these contributions! Thank you for choosing to support our local hospital and all the people we serve!

Thank you to Tim Smith and Associates, Tim, Carla, Ty, and Ryals Smith, and their team members, for all their generous contributions to the Georgia Heart Tax Credit Program in 2025!! It is wonderful being in a community where people and businesses choose to direct their state tax dollars back to our hospital and the health care of our community! We appreciate all of your support this year and thank you for helping us get the word out on this amazing program that is bringing new lines of service and equipment to our friends and neighbors!