St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital

Volunteers, staff, and members of the board of directors of Saint Mary’s Health care system celebrated the opening of the Good Samaritan Hospital’s Upscale Thrift Store Tuesday. The new shop also joined the Chamber of Commerce. SKYLA MORRIS/Staff

Volunteers, staff, and members of the board of directors of Saint Mary’s Health care system celebrated the opening of the Good Samaritan Hospital’s Upscale Thrift Store Tuesday. The new shop also joined the Chamber of Commerce. SKYLA MORRIS/Staff

Good Samaritan Hospital’s Upscale Thrift Store opens

Lake Oconee’s Saint Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital officially opened its new Upscale Thrift Store on Aug. 26. The Greene County Chamber of Commerce celebrated the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the same day.
The Heart and Soul Gala Committee included (l-r): Patty Dailey, Christa Hyatt, Tim Green, Lisa Tubbs, Riezl Baker, Elizabeth Davis, Chuck Shaheen, Susan Helmrath, and Chris Helmrath. CONTRIBUTED

The Heart and Soul Gala Committee included (l-r): Patty Dailey, Christa Hyatt, Tim Green, Lisa Tubbs, Riezl Baker, Elizabeth Davis, Chuck Shaheen, Susan Helmrath, and Chris Helmrath. CONTRIBUTED

Heart and Soul Gala glitters at Ritz-Carlton

The 2025 Heart and Soul Gala, held Feb. 15 at The Ritz-Carlton ballroom, was an unmitigated success, raising more than $800,000 to benefit St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro.
L-R: Dr. Art Torsiglieri, chairman of the Hospital Foundation Board; Elizabeth Davis, gala committee member; Tim Green, gala committee member; Angela Haun, Georgia Power area manager; Riezl Baker, gala chair and member of the Foundation Board of Directors; Lisa Tubbs, gala committee member, and Christa Hyatt, gala committee member. CONTRIBUTED

L-R: Dr. Art Torsiglieri, chairman of the Hospital Foundation Board; Elizabeth Davis, gala committee member; Tim Green, gala committee member; Angela Haun, Georgia Power area manager; Riezl Baker, gala chair and member of the Foundation Board of Directors; Lisa Tubbs, gala committee member, and Christa Hyatt, gala committee member. CONTRIBUTED

Georgia Power donates to St. Mary’s as top gala sponsor

Georgia Power has committed to serving as the title sponsor of Lake Oconee’s Heart and Soul Gala, the premier fundraising event benefiting St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital.
The Shane Meder Memorial Garden dedication included Meder’s former co-workers at Black Sheep Interiors, members of his family and hospital staff. MARK ENGEL/Staff

The Shane Meder Memorial Garden dedication included Meder’s former co-workers at Black Sheep Interiors, members of his family and hospital staff. MARK ENGEL/Staff

St. Mary’s dedicates new equipment, facilities, memorials

It was raining hard, and the skies were dark outside Sunday, but everything was bright inside St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro as they officially dedicated new, upgraded diagnostic equipment and facilities.
L-R: Bria Brown, St. Mary’s Manager of Support Services; Delaney Gunnett, mammogram tech; Sue Colson, 100 Women; Tanya Adcock, St. Mary’s President; Lauren Floyd, Mammogram tech; Becky Smith, St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Foundation Board Chairman; Elaine Craft, radiology; Rebecca Prance, 100 Women board member; Nancy Marshall, 100 Women; and Jackie Greer, 100 Women. IAN TOCHER/Staff

L-R: Bria Brown, St. Mary’s Manager of Support Services; Delaney Gunnett, mammogram tech; Sue Colson, 100 Women; Tanya Adcock, St. Mary’s President; Lauren Floyd, Mammogram tech; Becky Smith, St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Foundation Board Chairman; Elaine Craft, radiology; Rebecca Prance, 100 Women board member; Nancy Marshall, 100 Women; and Jackie Greer, 100 Women. IAN TOCHER/Staff

100 Women donates $10K to St. Mary’s Breast Health Fund

Charitable organization 100 Women Who Care Lake Country donated $10,000 on Dec. 1, to the St. Mary’s Breast Health Fund at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro. “I think this community is one of the most generous that I have ever worked for,” St.