VALDOSTA — SGMC Health announces adjustments to patient and visitor parking and entrances in preparation for its main campus expansion in Valdosta. Beginning Thursday, all inpatients, outpatients, and their visitors should plan to enter the hospital through the main entrance off of Pendleton Drive or through the Parking Deck. SGMC Health will operate Hospitality Centers at each of the entrances to ensure patients and visitors can easily get to their destination.
Emergency room patients will continue to enter through the current ER; however, there will be a new drop-off route and parking lot accessible from Cowart Avenue off of Ashley Street.
Construction is expected to take approximately two years to complete and will occur in front of the current Dasher Heart Center, patient tower and emergency department. While the Dasher/Outpatient Center entrance facing Woodrow Wilson will be closed during this time, all hospital services will continue to operate seamlessly without interruption, hospital officials said.
An estimated $150 million investment, this initiative will bring about significant enhancements to the main campus and improve access to services, SGMC Health said in a press release. Among the notable improvements, the project includes construction of a uniquely designed women and infants tower with a dedicated entrance, a new emergency department and trauma center, and the relocation of the main entrance from Pendleton Drive to Woodrow Wilson Drive.
Patients and community members are encouraged to explore the dedicated expansion website at sgmc.org/growth where they can preview renderings, stay updated on news, observe real-time progress of the project, and access maps ahead of their visit whenever possible.
SGMC Health is a regional healthcare delivery system located in South Georgia. Supported by a workforce of more than 3,100 who care for 400,000 patients annually across 15 counties, SGMC Health operates four hospitals (Main, Smith Northview, Berrien, and Lanier), and a network of primary and specialty care locations. Service lines with regional prominence include heart and vascular, stroke, trauma, cancer, orthopedics, surgery, and women and infants that help generate over $1 billion in economic benefit to the region.
For more information, visit sgmc.org/growth.