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SGMC Health

2501 NORTH PATTERSON STREET, PO BOX 1727, VALDOSTA, GA, 31602 · (229) 333-1020 · Website
Acute Care HospitalsGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityEmergency services★ 2/5 CMS overall ratingData current as of 2026-03-25

What this hospital charges

Every figure below is from this hospital's own published price file, compared against hospitals within 50 miles. Nothing here is a bill or a quote.

6 of 10 Typical rank on outpatient services
7 Services with a published price
This hospital Local median Range across nearby hospitals

Outpatient services cash price · what a self-pay patient is quoted for one service

MRI of the brain 7 hospitals nearby + about $68 doctor's fee
$1,713 $3,556
$1,774 2nd cheapest of 7 · 1 tied
MRI of the lower back 7 hospitals nearby + about $68 doctor's fee
$770 $3,698
$770 cheapest of 7 · 1 tied
CT scan of the head 10 hospitals nearby + about $39 doctor's fee
$493 $2,618
$1,201 8th cheapest of 10
Abdominal ultrasound 10 hospitals nearby + about $38 doctor's fee
$142 $1,372
$1,372 8th cheapest of 10 · 2 tied
Screening mammogram 9 hospitals nearby + about $35 doctor's fee
$64 $487
$487 8th cheapest of 9 · 1 tied
Cholesterol panel 10 hospitals nearby
$37 $262
$62 6th cheapest of 10
A1c diabetes test 10 hospitals nearby
$21 $116
$34 3rd cheapest of 10 · 2 tied

This hospital publishes figures for these admissions on a basis its file does not identify as a price for the whole stay, so they are not comparable with other hospitals' admission prices.

There is no combined total here, on purpose. Inpatient rows are negotiated rates — what an insurer pays for a whole admission. Outpatient rows are cash prices — what a self-pay patient is quoted for one service. They are different kinds of number and adding them would produce a figure that is true of nobody. Both exclude physician fees: the surgeon, anesthesiologist and radiologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file. Inpatient figures use only rates published as a case rate or fee schedule, which cover the whole stay — per-diem rates price a single day and are excluded. What you personally owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance, and on any financial assistance you qualify for.

Quality & outcomes

Mortality & complications

Overall hospital mortality rate
4.7%
No Different Than the National Rate
Patient safety & adverse events (composite)
0.97 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different Than the National Value
Heart attack mortality rate
13.4%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart failure mortality rate
14.6%
Worse Than the National Rate
Pneumonia mortality rate
18.3%
No Different Than the National Rate
Stroke mortality rate
16.9%
No Different Than the National Rate
Hip/knee replacement complication rate
Number of Cases Too Small

Readmissions

Overall hospital readmission rate
16.7%
Worse Than the National Rate
Heart attack readmission rate
13.6%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart failure readmission rate
21.1%
No Different Than the National Rate
Pneumonia readmission rate
17.5%
No Different Than the National Rate
Hip/knee replacement readmission rate
Number of Cases Too Small

Infections

Central line bloodstream infections
0.47 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
0.22 (national avg = 1.00)
Better than the National Benchmark
Surgical site infections (colon surgery)
0.14 (national avg = 1.00)
Better than the National Benchmark
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
0.55 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA bloodstream infections
1.02 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different than National Benchmark
C. diff infections
0.78 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different than National Benchmark

Emergency department

Average time spent in the ER
204 min
Patients who left before being seen
4.0%

Patient experience

Patient experience (summary star rating)
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Overall hospital rating (patients)
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Would recommend this hospital
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Patients who would definitely recommend
67.0%

Financial assistance

May offer charity care

This is a government-owned hospital. It isn't bound by the federal nonprofit rule (IRC 501(r)), but many public hospitals have their own charity-care obligations under state or local law.

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Could you qualify?

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What to ask for
  1. Call the billing office and say: “I’d like to apply for your financial assistance policy.” Ask them to send you the application and their income limits.
  2. Apply before the bill goes to collections — hospitals commonly stop accepting applications around 240 days after your first bill.
  3. Ask whether your bill already reflects assistance. It often isn’t applied automatically, even for patients who would qualify.
  4. For care you haven’t had yet, if you’re uninsured or paying cash, ask for a Good Faith Estimate in writing before you schedule. Federal law entitles you to one, and if the final bill lands more than $400 above it you can dispute the difference — see how the No Surprises Act works.
  5. If you don’t qualify for a discount, ask about an interest-free payment plan — those are usually available regardless of income.

See how financial assistance works for the rules behind this and what the policies can cover.

Nearby free & low-cost clinics

Valdosta Children's Healthcare3.2 mi
105 W Cranford Ave, Valdosta, 31602-2930
229-247-7350
South Central Primary Care - Ashley Street3.6 mi
2301 N Ashley St, Valdosta, 31602-2620
229-270-2403
South Central Primary Care - Valdosta4.6 mi
2707 N Barack Obama Blvd, Valdosta, 31602-7298
229-316-8116
Primary Care of Southwest Georgia - Quitman13.8 mi
907 N Court St, Quitman, 31643-1315
229-263-4531
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