Tag Archives: Valdosta-Lowndes County Hospital Authority

Local hospital opens 1950s-style diesel power plant

And still not a single solar panel at South Georgia Medical Center.
Yes, I know that won’t work for emergency power during the night,
but it would do fine for peak load during the afternoon.
Plus, did anybody see a request for bids for that new power plant?


Valdosta Electric always parked across the street from SGMC; google streetview
Eames Yates posted SGMC PR for WCTV Friday 19 July 2013 verbatim including
the title, plus a smoking smokestack image,

State-Of-The-Art Power Plant Opens At SGMC, while
WALB posted a slightly shortened version,

S. GA Medical boasts brand new power plant.
Here’s the SGMC PR;
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Hospital Authority unaudited finances

If the hospital authority had a web site, I suppose this is the type of information that could be provided to the public so that they could know about the operations and financial health of the institution.

-gretchen

On South Georgia Medical Center letterhead 8 May 2012, CERTIFICATE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Greg S. Hembree, the Chief Financial Officer of the Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County, Georgia D/B/A South Georgia Medical Center, have reviewed the attached unaudited balance sheet, unaudited statement of revenues and expenses, and unaudited statement of cash flows for the six month period ending March 31, 2012, and to the best of my knowledge the statements present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the Authority.

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SGMC absorbs Smith Northview Hospital

What could that $55 million or that $100 million have been used for
that would have improved medical care around here?

Kay Harris wrote for the VDT yesterday,

SGMC acquisition of Smith Northview official:



Beginning today, Smith Northview is an official campus of South Georgia
Medical Center.

Officials from the Hospital Authority of Valdosta-Lowndes County and
Ameris Health Systems gathered Wednesday at SGMC to sign the paperwork
together to finalize the sale.

SGMC purchased Smith Northview for $55 million, with no assumption of
debt. Hospital Authority Attorney Walter H. New said the purchase was
financed through an 18-month bridge loan, which is anticipated to be paid
in full in December when SGMC is expected to have a $100 million bond
issue to pay for current and future projects on the main hospital campus.

Interim CEO for Smith Northview, Shamb Purohit, said, “This is a
wonderful moment and we need to celebrate it.”

Yeah, well, he’s paid to say that.
I say it’s a sad day.
First Smith Hospital moved from Hahira

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Hospital Authority



Who approved the $40 million purchase of Smith Northview Hospital by
South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC)?
The Valdosta-Lowndes County Hospital Authority.
Who is that?

Let’s look on their web pages.
We would, if they had any.
Let’s try the

Valdosta city web pages:
the link to Hospital Authority gets 404 not found.


How about the
Lowndes County web pages? Don’t be silly! The Lowndes County government
doesn’t provide links to any of the 20+ boards and authorities to which
it appoints members.

So where can we find a list of who’s on this board?
Why,

SGMC:

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