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Our Team

Our Team

Meet Our Team

Learn more about the members of our dedicated team of professionals who work every day to ensure all patients and families are treated with respect and dignity at Turning Point Care Center from admission to discharge.

Administration

Heather Fuller
CEO

Peggy Yates

Peggy Yates
Clinical Director

Turning Point’s Clinical Director, Peggy Yates, has been on-staff at Turning Point Care Center since 1997 and has served as Clinical Director since 2003. Prior to that she was a staff clinician and served as the Program Director for the adult Partial Hospitalization Program. Mrs. Yates led the Turning Point team in the opening of the acute mental health units, the women’s trauma program and both the Men’s and Women’s Partial Hospitalization Programs and Intensive Outpatient programs. She continues to oversee a team of clinicians and discharge planners who serve the patients at Turning Point in providing group and individual therapy as well as psychoeducation and intensive aftercare planning. Mrs. Yates completed her Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice at Valdosta State University in 1988 and her Master’s Degree in Social Work at Valdosta State University in 1998. She obtained her LCSW in 2002. Mrs. Yates is local to Moultrie and is an active member of the community serving on several local Boards. She is passionate about mental health awareness and treatment and has worked hard to see that services are accessible to all those suffering from mental illness.

Joseph Dean
Director of Nursing

Joseph Dean is the Director of Nursing at Turning Point Care Center where he oversees the day-to-day nursing operations of the Main Campus, West Campus, Sunset Campus, and Men’s IOP.

Prior to being named Director of Nursing, Joseph served as the Day Shift Nurse Manager for two years and the Night Shift Nurse Manager for a year and a half. In those roles, he was responsible for managing the nursing staff and for assisting the DON wherever needed. He was responsible for completing the nursing staff schedules, maintaining daily reports, assisting with admissions and transfers, etc.

During his time as Nurse Manager, Joseph was nominated by his peers and selected by his superiors as the Employee of the Month in November of 2021.

Prior to becoming a nurse, Joseph worked for three years with the City of Moultrie where he served the citizens of Moultrie as a city Police Officer.

Joseph earned his Associates of Science in Nursing Degree from Southern Regional Technical College in Thomasville, Ga. He is currently enrolled at Western Governor’s University and is working toward his RN-MSN in Nursing Leadership and Management.

Medical Staff

Dr. Muhammad Mahmood Alam

Dr. Muhammad Mahmood Alam
Medical Director, Psychiatrist

Turning Point’s Medical Director, Dr. Muhammad M. Alam, has been on-staff at Turning Point Care Center since 2013. He specializes in psychiatry and oversees our team of doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Dr. Alam completed his residency at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York and worked for several years in psychiatry in that state before moving down to Moultrie, Georgia to join the Turning Point medical staff. He has also been deployed as a psychiatrist with the U.S. Army Reserves and had been stationed in Iraq. Dr. Alam has made Moultrie his home and facilitates the collegial atmosphere enjoyed by the Turning Point medical staff.

It’s Never Too Late

Turning Point provides a full continuum of care, from inpatient through to outpatient, for adults struggling with chemical dependency, acute psychiatric disorders or a dual diagnosis of both. Our intake and admissions department accepts referrals 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To make a referral or request an assessment, call 800-342-1075.