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South Georgia Medical Center is a leading employer and provider of comprehensive healthcare services in South Georgia and North Florida. SGMC was founded in 1955 as a 100-bed community hospital.  Today, the 335-bed regional hospital serves a diverse population with a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient needs.

As a public, not-for-profit hospital, SGMC is owned by the citizens of this community.  We are governed by an 8-member volunteer board, The Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County.  The Hospital Authority does business as South Georgia Medical Center. 

As the region’s premier health facility, SGMC is committed to continuous growth and the improvement of services necessary to meet the healthcare needs of our community. In 2004, a vigorous 5-year construction program costing approximately $90 million began. The program called for the construction of a new Information Technology Facility (completed in 2006), a new Emergency Department (completed 2007), a new Professional Building and Surgery Center (completed 2008), and a new Dasher Memorial Heart Center.

At SGMC, our goal is to provide outstanding health care to all, regardless of ones’ ability to pay for services. With careful business management and astute planning, we are pleased to be able to do this with no local property tax support. This translates into many millions of dollars in benefits provided to the community each year. And, because we are publicly owned and operated, our earnings are reinvested back into our services and our facilities.

Some quick facts about SGMC:

Economic Impact: Figures released 2/08 for year ended Sept. 30, 2005 - $422,251,242

Number of FTEs: 2,012

Annual salary & benefit expense: $118 million

Total operating budget: $261 million

Number of total patient visits for all services:   120,093

Number of Emergency Patient visits:    53,281

While SGMC provides comprehensive preventive, diagnostic, treatment and recuperative healthcare services, our primary service lines include:

  1. Behavioral Health - Greenleaf
  2. Cancer – The Pearlman Cancer Center
  3. Cardiology – The Dasher Memorial Heart Center
  4. Emergency Services (including Convenient Care and Youth care)
  5. Neurology & Neurosurgery
  6. Rehabilitation (inpatient & outpatient)
  7. Radiology & other imaging services
  8. Surgical Services
  9. Women & Children’s Services

For the latest in hospital news and developments, we invite you to explore our website, www.sgmc.org. For an ongoing guide to health issues, resources and system services don’t miss our quarterly publication, The Center Window.  To sign-up, call 229-259-4420.  It’s free! For more information, contact SGMC’s Community Relations office at (229) 259-4420.

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