December 30, 2011 - JESUP, GA -

This year’s Academic Player of the Year was awarded to Cody Crosby of Camden County High School. The award was presented by Dr. J. Lex Kenerly of BJISG who praised Crosby’s outstanding academic achievements as well as his athletic abilities.

AUGUST 4, 2011 - ATLANTA, GA - The Bone & Joint Institute of South Georgia’s (BJISG) general contractor, Cork-Howard Construction, has been recognized by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Georgia Branch, with a 2011 Build Georgia Award for their construction of the facility. The award was presented at the AGC’s annual convention in June.

JULY 18, 2011 - JESUP, GA – Staff members of the Bone & Joint Institute of South Georgia participated in the Wayne County Exchange Club’s annual Golf Tournament on June 25^th, helping to raise more than $11,000 for the prevention of child abuse.

The Bone & Joint Institute team, which included Dan Clary, Clint Madray, Garrett Lewis, and Carl Carroll, placed second in Flight 2, with a score of 61. A total of 20 teams comprised of 80 participants, participated in the tournament. The Flight 1 winning team, with a score of 56, included Bert Yeargin, Lon Lewis, John Laws and Al Coty. The Flight 2 winning team included Butch Hutcheson, John Carter, Joey Harris and Jake Carter, with a score of 60.

May 1, 2011 - Southeast Georgia - BJISG appeared in an article in the Spring 2011 Edition of Mature Living in Southeast Georgia. The article called "Innovation in Healing: Orthopedic Surgeon Establishes Unique Facility" by David Tootle tells the story of the talented Dr. Lex Kenerly and calls Bone and Joint Institute (BJI) of South Georgia an "innovative clinical and surgery center [that] offers patients the very best in facilities, technology, and care for their orthopedic problems, all under one roof."  An excerpt of the article can be found here.

April 7, 2011 – Jesup, Georgia – On April 4th, The Surgery Center at the Bone & Joint Institute of South Georgia earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in ambulatory care organizations. This accreditation means that The Surgery Center of BJI has been recognized for their dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards, and follows their receipt of accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) from the American College of Radiology (ACR) in March.