Awards
Congratulations to the 2022 Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals’ Award Winners!
Previous Winners
2022
- 2022 Large Hospital of the Year
Piedmont Atlanta
- 2022 Small Hospital of the Year
Effingham Health System
- 2022 CEO of the Year
Scott Steiner, CEO, Phoebe Putney Health System
- 2022 Outstanding Women in Healthcare
Deb Bailey, Northeast Georgia Health System
2021
- 2021 Legislator of the Year
Senator Butch Miller
2020
- 2020 Legislator of the Year
Representative Lee Hawkins
2019
- 2019 Large Hospital of the Year
WellStar West Georgia Medical Center
- 2019 Small Hospital of the Year
Wayne Memorial Hospital
- 2019 CEO of the Year
Dr. Alan Kent, Meadows Regional
- 2019 Legislator of the Year
Senator Butch Miller
2018
- 2018 Large Hospital of the Year
St. Mary’s Healthcare System
- 2018 Small Hospital of the Year
Piedmont Newton
- 2018 CEO of the Year
Loy Howard, Tanner Health System
- 2018 Legislator of the Year
Senator Dean Burke, MD
2017
- Large Hospital of the Year
Navicent Health
- Small Hospital of the Year
Northside Cherokee
- CEO of the Year
Don McKenna, St. Mary’s Healthcare System
- Legislator of the Year
Lt. Governor Casey Cagle
2016
- Large Hospital of the Year
Piedmont Fayette
- Small Hospital of the Year
Northridge Medical Center
- CEO of the Year
Jerry Fulks, WellStar West Georgia
- Legislator of the Year
Representative Butch Parrish
2015
- Large Hospital of the Year
St. Mary’s Medical Center- Athens
- Small Hospital of the Year
Wayne Memorial Hospital
- CEO of the Year
Joe Ierardi, Wayne Memorial Hospital
- Legislator of the Year
Representative Rick Jasperse
2014
- Large Hospital of the Year
Tanner Health System
- Small Hospital of the Year
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital
- CEO of the Year
Ninfa Saunders, Navicent Health
- Legislator of the Year
Senator David Shafer
2013
- Large Hospital of the Year
South Georgia Medical Center
- Small Hospital of the Year
Southeast Georgia Health- Camden Campus
- CEO of the Year
Reynold Jennings, WellStar Health System
- Legislator of the Year
Senator Charlie Bethel & Representative Matt Hatchett
2012
- Large Hospital of the Year
St. Joseph’s Candler
- Small Hospital of the Year
Piedmont Newnan Hospital
- CEO of the Year
James McGahee, South Georgia Medical Center
- Legislator of the Year
Senator Renee Unterman
2011
- Large Hospital of the Year
Athens Regional Medical Center
- Small Hospital of the Year
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital
- CEO of the Year
Gary Colberg, President and CEO, Southeast Georgia Health System
- Legislator of the Year
Stacey Abrams, Georgia House Minority Leader
2010
- Large Hospital of the Year
St. Mary’s Health Care System
- Small Hospital of the Year
Wayne Memorial Hospital
- CEO of the Year
A. Don Faulk, President and CEO of the Medical Center of Central Georgia
- Legislator of the Year
Jan Jones, Georgia House Speaker Pro Tem
2009
- Large Hospital of the Year
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
- Small Hospital of the Year
Camden Campus of Southeast Georgia Health System
- Large Hospital Runner Up
Archbold Memorial Hospital
- Small Hospital Runner Up
Piedmont Newnan Hospital
2008
- Large Hospital of the Year
Floyd Medical Center
- Small Hospital of the Year
Memorial Hospital and Manor
- Large Hospital Runner Up
Gwinnett Medical Center
- Small Hospital Runner Up
Emory Healthcare’s Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital