MOULTRIE, Ga. — A telephone call that appears to come from Colquitt Regional Medical Center has been linked to a scam, hospital officials warn.

“A patient called our hospital Wednesday morning stating that she received a phone call telling her she had been approved for assistance to pay her medical bills,” said an email from the office of Colquitt Regional President and CEO Jim Matney. “The patient hung up after they started asking for personal identification information. When she checked her caller ID, it listed Colquitt Regional Medical Center’s number as the caller.”

The email said this scam appears to have targeted several Colquitt Regional Medical Center patients.