As a community hospital, an eight-member Hospital Authority governs SGMC Health. Both the City Council of Valdosta and the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners appoint the representatives who serve on the Hospital Authority. Each group appoints four representatives who each serve a 5-year term. Hospital Authority members are community leaders who serve the hospital voluntarily without compensation.
The Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County, Georgia has the ultimate decision-making responsibility for SGMC Health and is subject to the Hospital Authorities Law of the Code of Georgia.
Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County, Georgia Bylaws
Notice of Regular Meetings
Hospital Authority of Valdosta & Lowndes County, Georgia
Board of Trustees and Committees
The time, place, and dates of the regular meetings of the Board of Trustees and Committees of the Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County, Georgia are as follows:
Board of Trustees
Time: Immediately following the South Georgia Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a SGMC Health, Board of Directors meeting, as necessary.
Place: The Executive Boardroom of South Georgia Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a SGMC Health located at 2501 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602
Dates: The third Wednesday of each calendar month
Board of Trustees Meeting
Notice of Location Change: The regular Hospital Authority Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 21, 2024, will be held at SGMC Health Lanier in Magnolia Café at 116 W. Thigpen Ave in Lakeland, GA 31635.
Personnel Committee
Notice of Called Meeting: A called meeting of the Personnel Committee has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 20, 2024, immediately following the South Georgia Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a SGMC Health Personnel Committee meeting. The meeting will be held in the Executive Boardroom at SGMC Health, 2501 N. Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31602.
Matters expected to come before the committee:
Open session:
A. Consideration of Minutes
The Board of Trustees or a Committee of the Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County, Georgia may postpone or cancel a regular meeting at its discretion.
Executive sessions of the Board of Trustees or a Committee of the Hospital Authority will be closed to the public.
Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County Members
Sam Allen, Chairman
John Roan, DDS, Vice Chairman
John W. Langdale, Jr., Treasurer
Ben I. Copeland, Sr.
Tim Dame
Gregory Powell
Shirley J. Garland
Brian Griner, MD