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