Rural Hospital Stabilization Participants & Committee
Participants
11 additional hospitals have been selected to participate in phase three of the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program in FY 2018:
- Bacon County Hospital (Alma, GA)
- Chatuge Regional Hospital (Hiawassee, GA)
- Cook Medical Center (Adel, GA)
- Effingham Hospital (Springfield, GA)
- Irwin County Hospital (Ocilla, GA)
- Jasper Memorial Hospital (Monticello, GA)
- Liberty Regional Medical Center (Hinesville, GA)
- Memorial Hospital and Manor (Bainbridge, GA)
- Mitchell County Hospital (Camilla, GA)
- South Georgia Medical Center, Lanier Campus (Lakeland)
- Washington County Regional Medical Center (Sandersville, GA)
Phase two participants: Habersham Medical Center, Miller County Hospital Upson Regional Hospital presented program progress reports to the Stabilization Committee on November 2, 2017. The original four pilot hospitals, Appling Hospital, Crisp Regional Hospital, Emanuel Medical Center, and Union General Hospital have completed the program.
Committee
| Name | Organization | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Terry England, Co-Chair | Georgia House of Representatives | Auburn |
| David Lucas, Co-Chair | Georgia Senate | Macon |
| Jimmy Allen | Tift Regional Hospital Board | Adel |
| Henry Craig | Baldwin County Commission | Milledgeville |
| Tom Fitzgerald, M. D. | Tanner Health System | Carrollton |
| Jeffery Harris, M.D. | Jesup OB-GYN | Jesup |
| Greg Hearn | Community Service Group | Franklin Springs |
| Angela Highbaugh, M. D. | Self-employed Pediatrician | Hazlehurst |
| Scott Kroell | Pelham Parkway Rehabilitation Ctr. | Pelham |
| Jimmy Lewis | HomeTown Health | Cumming |
| Charles Owens | Georgia Southern University | Savannah |
| Ronnie Rollins | Community Health Systems | Macon |
| David Sanders | Fannin Regional Hospital | Blue Ridge |
| Temple Sellers | Georgia Hospital Association | Marietta |
| Patsy Whaley | State Office of Rural Health | Cordele |