Congratulations to all our Hospital Heroes!
2022 Hospital Heroes
Gina Bagley, Registered Respiratory Therapist Manager - Bacon County Hopsital
Meryl Montgomery, ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® Director - Atrium Health Navicent
Sharon Pappas, Chief Nurse Executive - Emory Healthcare
Physician Hero
Dr. Stephen Chitty, Medical Director of Critical Care - Southeast Georgia Health System
Lifetime Achievement Winner
Mary Herrington, Admissions and Finance - Appling Healthcare System
2021 Hospital Heroes
Rae-Anne Pinckney, LMSW, Social Worker - Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
Sandy Wells, RN, Cardiac Rehab Coordinator - Liberty Regional Medical Center
Physician Hero
Mohsen Michael Akhlaghi, M.D., Chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine - Southeast Georgia Health System
Lifetime Achievement Winner
Dawn Cole, RN, MSN, Retired Associate Chief Nursing Officer - Atrium Health Navicent
2019 Hospital Heroes
Jason Grady, Regional Coordinator of the Northeast Georgia Regional STEMI System - Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Karen McCarty, Emergency Preparedness and Education Coordinator - Bacon County Hospital and Health System
Jenine Morgan, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager - Northside Hospital Gwinnett
Lt. Shanon Prater, NREMT-P, Emergency Medical Technician - Floyd Medical Center
Dora Richter, RPh, Pharmacy Supervisor and Fania Szlam, MMSc, Lab Manager - Emory Healthcare
Jeff Thompson, Director of Pastoral Care - Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Physician Hero
Amy Eubanks, M.D., - Tanner Health System
Lifetime Achievement Winner
Charis Acree, Vice President and COO - Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center
2018 Hospital Heroes
Minna Hong, Supervisor of the Spinal Cord Injury Peer Support Program - Shepherd Center
Kyle Porter, Patient Relations Representative - Northside Hospital Cherokee
Dale Sayler, RN, Care Coordinator - The Medical Center, Navicent Health
Gina Solomon, BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN, Trauma Program Manager - Gwinnett Medical Center
Karen Veccie, RN - Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Physician Heroes
Buddy Langston, MD, Retired Pediatrician and Trustee, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville
Randy W. Cooper, MD, General Surgeon and Medical Director of Breast Health Services - University Hospital
Lifetime Achievement Winner
Franklin Smith, Director of Environmental Services - Bacon County Hospital and Health System
2017 Hospital Heroes
Sheryl Adams, RN - Registered Nurse - The Medical Center, Navicent Health
Ann Boriskie - Director, Brain Injury Peer Visitor Association - Shepherd Center
DeAnn Flanders, RN, CIC - Director of Quality Management - Bacon County Hospital and Health System
Rev. Dr. William 'Jeff' Flowers - Director of Pastoral Care - Augusta University Health
Leslie Fordham, DVM - Member, Board of Directors - St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital
Michelle Hollaway, RN, BSN, CCRN - Critical Care Nurse - Southeast Georgia Health System
Gary Rice - Emergency Preparedness Coordinator - Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
Lisa Robinson, RN, MSN - Nurse Educator - Tanner Health System
Physician Hero
Randolph R. Smith, M.D. - Plastic Surgeon, Board Chairman Emeritus - University Health Care System
Lifetime Achievement Winner
Douglas C. Morris, M.D. - Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine - Emory Healthcare
2016 Hospital Heroes
Della Dean, RN, Staff Nurse - Piedmont Newnan Hospital
Mike Fordham, Director of Support Services - Dodge County Hospital
Leah Henderson, RNC-OB, Labor and Delivery Staff Nurse - Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
William James, Volunteer - Redmond Regional Medical Center
Jennifer Phillips, Medical Social Worker - Rockdale Medical Center
Milton 'Butch' Rathbun, Quality Management Director - Dorminy Medical Center
Alex Shivers, LMSW, LMSW, Social Worker - Colquitt Regional Medical Center
Robert (Bob) E. Wilson, Board Member, Quality Committee Chairman - DeKalb Medical
Physician Heroes
Avril Beckford, M.D., Chief of Pediatrics - WellStar Health System
Mac Bowman, M.D., Cardiology, Internal Medicine - University Health Care System
Lifetime Achievement Winner
H. Kenneth Walker, M.D., Deputy Chief of Internal Medicine - Grady Memorial Hospital
2015 Hospital Heroes
Pam Ackerman, Volunteer - Hamilton Medical Center
Joanna Berry, RN, BSN, Emergency Department Nurse - Piedmont Newnan Hospital
Randi Bos, RN, Clinical Nurse - Navicent Health
Rev. Wright Culpepper, Director of Pastoral Care - Southeast Georgia Health System
Emory 'Team Ebola,' - Emory University Hospital
Edward Ferguson, Clinical Informaticist - Atlanta Medical Center
Diana Sowell, Director of Education - Meadows Regional Medical Center
Gail Stroud, RN, BSN, Nurse - Gwinnett Medical Center
Linda Womack, Former Director of State and Government Affairs - Emory University
Physician Hero
William Cooper, M.D., Medical Director of Cardiovascular Surgery - WellStar Health System
Lifetime Achievement Winner
Lowell Clark, M.D., Pediatric Intensivist - Navicent Health
The Hospital Heroes Program was launched in 2005. For names of other past winners, please contact Erin Stewart.