Sam Allen, Chairman 
John Roan, DDS, Vice Chairman 
John W. Langdale, Jr., Treasurer 
Ben I. Copeland, Sr. 
Tim Dame 
Shirley J. Garland 
Brian Griner, MD 
Gregory Powell
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
Finance Committee
NOTICE OF JOINT MEETING: There will be a Joint Meeting of the South Georgia Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a SGMC Health Finance Committee and Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County, GA Finance Committee on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 12:00pm located in the SGMC Health Executive Board Room, 2501 N. Patterson St, Valdosta, GA 31602.
MATTERS EXPECTED TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE:
A. Executive Session Matters:
O.C.G.A § 50-14-2 (1)], O.C.G.A. § 31-7-75.2, O.C.G.A. § 50-14-3 (b) (2)]
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
