Wayne Memorial Hospital Congratulates Clary and Martin as the Wayne County High School Football Players of the Week

Wayne Memorial Hospital congratulates the latest Wayne County High School Football Team’s players of the week: Seth Clary and Caleb Martin. Pictured are Clary (left) for his performance on offense and Martin (right) for his accomplishments on defense in the game against Camden County High School . Wayne Memorial Hospital , whose mission is to provide high quality health care services to all patients, built a state-of-the-art facility in 2007. It is the fourth largest employer in Wayne County with 400 employees, 84 beds and is a Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Small Hospital of the Year.

Wayne Memorial Hospital Congratulates WCHS Players of the Week

Wayne Memorial Hospital congratulates this week’s Wayne County High School Football Team’s players of the week. Pictured are Tyler Marks (left) for his performance on defense and Nick Belz (right) for his performance on offense in the win over Statesboro.    

Wayne   Memorial Hospital , whose mission is to provide high quality health care services to all patients, built a state-of-the-art facility in 2007. It is the fourth largest employer in Wayne County with 400 employees, 84 beds and is a Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Small Hospital of the Year.

Wayne Memorial Hospital Congratulates First Players of the Week of the Season

Wayne Memorial Hospital congratulates this season’s first Wayne County High School Football Team’s players of the week. Pictured are Anfernee Jordan (left) for his offensive efforts and Levonte Larry (right) for his accomplishments on defense in the opener against Glynn Academy .



Wayne Memorial Hospital, whose mission is to provide high quality health care services to all patients, built a state-of-the-art facility in 2007. It is the fourth largest employer in Wayne County with 400 employees, 84 beds and is a Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Small Hospital of the Year.

St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System Donates $5,000 to Fire Fund set up by Jesup Downtown Development Authority

St. Joseph’s/Candler Marketing Director Melissa Allen (center), 
presents the health system’s contribution to Jesup City Manager Mike Deal (left) 
and Jesup DDA Chair Joe Ierardi (right).

Our thoughts and prayers have been with all of those affected directly and indirectly by this terrible fire. We hope that this donation will help in the efforts to rebuild, ‘like it never happened.’ It’s the least we could do for the citizens of this wonderful community,” said Melissa Allen, Marketing Director of St. Joseph ’s/Candler Health System, after presenting a $5,000 donation last week. Allen drove to the scene of the fire to meet with Jesup City Manager Mike Deal and Chair of the Jesup Downtown Development Authority and Wayne Memorial Hospital CEO Joe Ierardi. Deal and Ierardi expressed their gratitude for St. Joseph’s/Candler’s generosity and deposited the $5,000 check into the Jesup DDA Fire Fund, a fund set aside to help the businesses and employees affected by the August 4 fire affecting 25% of the downtown Jesup area.

Former Fashion House Designer Travelling to Local Area and using Talent for Good

Tuesday, August 12, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, August 13, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday, August 14, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Prices will start at $5. Show specials include a free pair of earrings with any necklace purchase and a $50 giveaway in free jewelry. Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted. The public is welcome to stop by and meet with Gerard or simply browse. The show is a fundraiser for the hospital auxiliary, whose mission is to assist patients, their families and employees. In the past 12 months, The Auxiliary volunteered a total of 16,306 hours and donated $23,000 back to the hospital through fundraisers. More information about Gerard may be found online at robingerard.com.

Wayne Memorial Hospital Following Precedent of other Area Hospital Emergency Rooms

Jesup , GA - Beginning June 1, patients presenting at the Wayne Memorial Hospital Emergency Room (ER) may notice a slight change. While proper patient assessment and care will still continue to be offered as the top priority, the payment function for those services will be handled differently for non-emergency patients.

“We are the last hospital in the area to go to a pay-first emergency department, but we are being forced to do so because of all the non-emergency patients showing up in the ER,” says Hospital CEO Joe Ierardi.

Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Donates $ 23,000 to Facility

Will provide additional cataract surgery equipment and stretchers







The Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary held their 33rd Annual Awards Banquet at Unity Church of God. Approximately 100 volunteers, guest and hospital officials were in attendance. Unity hosted the event, providing the meal and servers for hospital volunteers and their guests.
After hearing keynote speaker Rev. William “Bill” Perry, Pastor Emeritus of First Baptist Church of Statesboro, deliver an inspirational message, 30 Auxiliary Members received pins for reaching milestone hour levels ranging from 100 to 13,500 hours. The Auxiliary, as a whole, volunteered a total of 16,306 hours during the last 12 months, equating to approximately eight full-time employees. This year’s group of 30 pin winners has given a total of 71,500 hours of service in their lifetimes to the hospital, equating to approximately 34 full-time employees. According to the Hands On Network, the hours given by the entire group this year (16,306) equals approximately $361,000 in free labor donated back to the hospital.