 South Georgia is committed
to lead the way to improving health, wellness and overall quality
of life in our communities. Comprehensive first-rate medical
services, providing innovative technology, advanced medical facilities
and highly skilled medical staffs has been the response to the
healthcare needs of our citizens.
Assisted and independent living residences provide a combination
of security and freedom, comfort and convinces, peace of mind and
companionship, enhancing active adult lifestyles. Sensitive to
individual preferences, a variety of housing options are available
to accommodate most everyone, encouraging independence, while still
meeting residents’ needs. Quality care nursing home provides a
loving, healthy community environment, enriching lives of those
with additional medical requirements.
Our communities have commitment to the well being of the whole
community. Local health facilities utilize top-notch equipment
and service to enhance lives and promote healthy lifestyles for
the young and the young at heart.
Valdosta-Lowndes County
Hospitals:
South Georgia Medical Center
 South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC) is the choice for health
care in this region. Our 53 year history brings experience and
proficiency in patient care. From routine illness to neurosurgery,
from community health promotions to comprehensive cancer care,
from childbirth to open heart surgery, SGMC is here for you.
Each year SGMC spends millions upgrading equipment and technology.
The Pearlman Cancer Center is the second hospital in Georgia
to offer a new class of radiation therapy. The new Intensity
Modular Radiation Therapy with Image Guided Radiation Therapy
provides reduced side effects, more aggressive treatment to tumors
while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue, and better
control of radiation dose. Our Cancer Center is also involved
in a variety of research programs and clinical trials to discover
better methods to diagnose and treat cancer. Similarly we have
expanded our neurosurgery program with new operating microscopes
and image guided computer technology. Recent upgrades to real-time
imaging in radiology and pharmacy automation are a few other
examples of our commitment to quality patient care.
The Dasher Heart Center features two
all-digital cardiac catheterization labs, an eight-bed cardiac
ICU, a 17-bed step-down unit, cardiac rehabilitation, and dedicated
Chest Pain Center. Our highly trained cardiothoracic surgeons
and cardiologists work with a skilled support staff to diagnose
and treat heart disease by providing catheterizations, angioplasty,
stent placement, valve repair & replacement,
and open heart surgery. Planning is underway for a dedicated,
five-story cardiology tower that will allow our heart program
to continue to grow with our region.
SGMC’s new emergency department offers 42 beds including trauma
rooms, Chest Pain Center and Clinical Decision Unit, and Fast
Track for minor illnesses and injuries. A new ambulatory surgery
center and medical office building is expected to be completed
fall 2008. Growth is a sign of success and SGMC is growing.
For more information about South Georgia Medical Center, its
services, affiliated physicians, community health programs, volunteer
or career opportunities please visit www.sgmc.org.
 Smith
Northview Hospital - Completed in 2002, this new 72,000
sq. ft. facility features stat-of-the-art outpatient services
while maintaining 45 beds for inpatient, obstetrics and surgery
purposes.
Smith Northview, staffed with over 100 physicians and 300 employees,
offers a variety of services from pain management to impatient
dialysis. Additional services include: 24-Hour Emergency Room
Services, Sleep Study Center, Stress Testing; Medical Detox,
Radiology, Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy; Laboratory,
Outpatient, Orthopedic and General Surgery.
Retirement Facilities:
 Langdale Place provides a lifestyle that enhances the quality
of life for each person wherever he or she might be in that process-
including independent living, personal, respite and Alzheimer’s
care. Langdale place creates an impendent and secure living environment
that encourages enriching and fulfilling lives through the practice
of self-determination.
Fellowship Home is an assisted living facility established in
1978 by the LaHood family as a ministry to the elderly to provide
quality living and personal care in a loving, Christian environment
for individuals who may require assistance with their activities
of daily living.
Baptist Village of Lake Park
Nursing Homes
Lowndes
County Health Services, a division of Pruitt Co., serves the community with
four quality care nursing homes: Heritage House, Crestwood,
Holly Hill and Lakehaven health & Rehabilitation
Center. Each facility specializes in short and long term rehabilitation,
including Occupational, Physical and Speech therapies.
Valdosta YMCA:
Fitness center, aerobic training center, ladies only workout
area, circuit training rooms, free-right rooms, whirlpool,
sauna, steam rooms, racquetball courts, gymnasium, five swimming
pools, personal training, active adult classes. |
Quitman-Brooks County
Hospitals:
 Brooks County Hospital - a 35-bed facility provides cardiovascular,
radiology, dialysis and rehabilitation services through its partnership
with Archbold Medical Center, providing: Brooks County Dialysis
Facility, Emergency Medical, Specialty Care, Community Education,
Subacute Care and Home health.
Retirement Facilities:
 Presbyterian Home and Retirement Community of Quitman - A Christian
ministry providing exceptional services to enhance the quality
of life for senior adults, is one of four campuses owned and
operated by the Presbyterian Homes of Georgia, Inc. Established
in 1949, it is the only certified Continuing Care Retirement
Communities in the are. The state-of-the art facility offers
skilled nursing care with medical Director, Pharmacist and Therapist.
Specialties include: Alzheimer’s Special Care Unit, Assisted
Living Accommodations, Independent Living Apartments and Cottages.
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Louis
Smith Memorial Hospital (LSMH) in Lakeland, Georgia,
and its neighboring convalescent home, Lakeland Villa, are
the cornerstones of health care in Lanier County. LSMH is
a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital accredited by the Joint
Commission offering a 24-hour physician-staffed emergency
room, 24-hour ambulance services, laboratory and radiology
services, stress test, and physical therapy. LSMH recently
received first place for the Critical Access Hospital Patient
Quality & Safety
Award from the Georgia Hospital Association. 