Health Insurance in Valdosta, GA
Valdosta, Georgia, the county seat of Lowndes County, has a population of nearly 44,000. The total metropolitan area surrounding the city has a population of 125,000. Valdosta is named the Azalea City and hosts the annual Azalea Festival. Located in the far southern area of Georgia, it is a home of manufacturing plants, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta State University, and Valdosta Technical College. The area produces tobacco, turpentine, pine lumber, and pulpwood. It was one of the locales for the novel Fried Green Tomatoes.
Valdosta was created in 1860 when the residents of Troupville, Georgia moved their city (buildings and all) from the steamboat landing on the Withlacoochee River to the new Gulf and Atlantic Railroad, which was built four miles away. Before the Boll Weevil killed the cotton crops, Valdosta was a major center for long-staple cotton in the US. Now, it is an important stop on the way to and from Disney World and the Orlando area.
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Finding Healthcare in Valdosta, Georgia
Valdosta has nearly 17,000 households and 31 percent of them have children under the age of eighteen, while nearly 39 percent are non-families. The median age of the city is 28 years and the median income for the city is close to $29,000. However, about 25 percent live in poverty, including 19 percent of those over the age of 65 and 32 percent of those under the age of 18. Public health care is a major concern for both the very young and the very old.
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Medical Facilities in Valdosta
- South Georgia Medical Center Rehab – 2501 N Patterson St.; 229-333-1000
- Smith Northview Hospital – 4280 N Valdosta Road; 229-671-2000
- Convenient Care South – 520 Griffin Ave.; 229-249-4010
- Moody Air Force Base Georgia: Appointments – 229-257-2778
- Family Healthcare – 385 Connell Rd.; 229-244-6788
- 347th Medical Group – 3278 Mitchell Blvd, Moody Afb, GA; 229-257-2175
- Valdosta Orthopedic Associates – 3527 N Valdosta Road; 229-247-2290
- Urological Clinic of Valdosta – 3000 N Patterson St.; 229-241-1188
- American Homepatient: Regional Office – 2809A N Ashley St.; 229-242-9080
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