Columbus, GA’s Finest Women’s Healthcare Team
At Harbison Covenant Healthcare, we pride ourselves on providing exceptional support for patients and their families. Our team is expertly trained to engage with patients and address their health concerns. From routine pelvic exams to delivering babies, our team members ensure patient comfort and improve their quality of life. Click on any of the bios below to meet our amazing staff.
Dr. Harbison is a proud dual alumna of Xavier University of Louisiana, where she earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Master’s Degree in Secondary Education. Dr. Harbison was a high school biology and chemistry teacher for six years. During her tenure as an educator, Dr. Harbison developed a mentoring program, The Young Ladies Clubs, to discuss topics such as dating, teen sex, hygiene, etiquette, and setting career goals. This program further fueled her desire to become a physician with a focus on women’s healthcare. Thus, Dr. Harbison embraced the call on her life and completed her medical school education at the University of Iowa Roy J. & Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and OBGYN residency at Mercer University in Macon, GA.
Dr. Kamesha Harbison is a board-certified OBGYN physician who takes great pride in serving the community of South Columbus. She has served the women of the Chattahoochee Valley for ten years. The legacy of her service has welcomed over 1000 new babies to families, as well as providing OBGYN services to women in the community. Moreover, Dr. Harbison has served as a community organizer, orchestrating “Community Baby Showers” to provide mothers with much-needed essentials and prenatal education.
On a personal level, Dr. Harbison especially enjoys preparing meals for her family and friends. And everyone who knows Dr. Harbison understands just how much she loves the Christmas season!
Rachalia Smith comes from Albany, GA, but she was raised in various cities due to military ties. Her family’s personal struggles with major health issues led her to an early career in healthcare, beginning with a high school nursing course. She excelled in her classes and gives thanks to God for her ability to become a CNA as a dual-enrolled student.
As a CNA, she worked private duty for six years in nursing homes, home health, and a center for adults with disabilities. After these six years, which included ups and downs and having her first baby, she found the courage to go back to school to become a nurse. She attended the LPN program at Columbus Technical College despite external constraints, including a difficult pregnancy with her second child.
Thanks to God, her own personal strength, and Dr. Harbison, Rachalia was able to create a plan to prevent her from missing a single day of nursing school. The COVID-19 pandemic, the loss of family members, and postpartum depression were a hard part of her journey to success, but Rachalia is so grateful to God and her support system for helping her achieve a career and life she loves.
Kelli Armstrong is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Biology and served as a service learning coordinator and American Humanics Program coordinator. Additionally, she attended the Charity School of Nursing in New Orleans.
Kelli is fulfilling her life’s calling by serving in the professional field of women’s healthcare. She served as a Labor and Delivery RN at LSU Charity University Hospital until its closure after Hurricane Katrina in 1995. She was profoundly impacted by working alongside many healthcare professionals in extreme conditions during Hurricane Katrina, whose first priority was giving the best patient care possible in extreme conditions.
For the next decade, she served as a Labor and Delivery RN at Emory University. She has also developed an interest in exploring the use of essential oils in tandem with traditional medicine to support patient care. Kelli is currently pursuing a Level 3 Clinical Aromatherapist Certification. On a personal level, she is a busy sports mom to four children with a love for DIY home remodeling and entertaining family and friends with her culinary delights.
Meet Edward D. Harbison, a charismatic public policy specialist who has been instrumentally influential with the State of Georgia’s strategic planning initiatives for Georgia communities for the past 24 years. He has a knack for crafting community initiatives and providing financial strategic planning for families in need of public outreach in the areas of healthcare, personal financial planning, insurance, personal coaching and mentoring, and motivational influence.
Edward’s branding of strategic public policy (for example: “Stronger families for a stronger Georgia”) has proven to connect with communities throughout Georgia’s 159 counties. Edward is a husband and father of two children and a veteran of the United States Air Force Aeromedical Evacuation Command. He served as a flight nurse and pararescueman with Special Operations Command, Air Combat Command, and Strategic Air Command.
Edward attended Tuskegee University and is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Edward was awarded the Governor’s public service award for strategic community outreach, the Georgia Department of Human Services—DCSS Impact Award, and earned a Georgia Senate Proclamation for Strategic Planning and implementation of several Georgia community outreach initiatives.