Facility Type:

Community Health Center

Employer Selling Points:

Perception of Quality, Stability of Workforce, Call/Practice Coverage, EMR

Community Type:

Rural

Community/Service Population:

50,001 and above / 50,001 and above

Community Information:

Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As the principal city of the Valdosta metropolitan statistical area, which in 2023 had a metropolitan population of 151,118, according to the US Census Bureau its metropolitan area includes Brooks County to the west. With a city population of 55,378 in 2020, Valdosta is the home of Valdosta State University. Valdosta has a subtropical climate and snowfall is rare.  It is located in the far southern portion of the state of Georgia, near the Florida line along the Interstate 75 corridor, and it is the commercial center of South Georgia.  

The Valdosta City School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, consisting of five elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. The school district serves the city of Valdosta and the surrounding communities of Lowndes County. 

​​Scintilla Charter Academy is a free public school of choice open to any student who resides in Lowndes County or the city of Valdosta. SCA holds grades kindergarten to ninth grade.

Valdosta is the home of Valdosta State University (VSU), It became part of the University System of Georgia in 1950 as Valdosta State College. It achieved university status and became VSU in 1993 and is one of two regional universities in Georgia.

An extension of Georgia Military College is in the city limits, and Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is located a mile outside of the city limits off Interstate 75.[

3RNET Network Coordinator
Contact Information:

Olakesta Outlaw
Georgia Primary Care Office
State Office of Rural Health
502 South Seventh Street
Cordele, Georgia 31015
Tel: (229) 401-3090
olakesta.outlaw@dch.ga.gov

J-1 Contact Information:

Beth Walker
Georgia Primary Care Office
State Office of Rural Health
502 South Seventh Street
Cordele, Georgia 31015-1443
Tel: (229) 276-2750
beth.walker@dch.ga.gov