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Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals names Lynn Jackson, Northside Hospital Forsyth, Outstanding Woman in Healthcare for 2025

October 15, 2025

Tifton, GA – The Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals, representing not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems in Georgia, named Northside Hospital Forsyth President and CEO Lynn Jackson as “Outstanding Woman in Healthcare” for 2025 at the Alliance’s 42nd Annual Conference.

Julie Ballantine, Director of Strategic Planning for Northside Hospital, presented the award, along with Monty Veazey, President and CEO of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals. The award was sponsored by the Georgia Chapter, Women in Healthcare.

“Lynn Jackson has served as CEO of Northside Hospital Forsyth after twenty years as Chief Operating Officer. During her leadership, Northside Forsyth has grown from a small 41-bed hospital serving a largely rural area to a 407-bed regional medical center serving a vibrant and growing population in suburban Atlanta,” said Veazey.

“It’s not just a massive growth in scale she has overseen, but an ongoing commitment to patient care that led to Northside Forsyth being named among Georgia’s top hospitals in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospitals and earning the Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award, placing it among the top 15% nationwide for patient satisfaction,” said Veazey.

“The Forsyth County Schools Superintendents wrote about how Lynn Jackson helped Forsyth Central High School develop their STEM Academy and helped establish an internship program that allows high school students to become certified phlebotomists before they begin college. This helps ensure a strong pipeline for future healthcare workers to help address Georgia’s need for more healthcare workforce members,” said Veazey

“I am proud to present Lynn Jackson with the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals Annual Outstanding Woman in Healthcare Award,” said Veazey.

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