​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Governing Boards

Floyd Medical Center, Cherokee Medical Center, Polk Medical Center and their affiliates are governed by eight boards with distinct roles:​

• Cedartown-Polk County Hospital Authority
  
• Floyd Cherokee Medical Center LLC
  
• Floyd Emergency Physicians LLC
  
• Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.
  
• Floyd Healthcare Resources, In​c.
  
• Floyd Physicians LLC
  
• Hospital Authority of Floyd County
  
• Polk Medical Center, Inc.
  

Board Members

The eight governing boards are composed of community leaders who oversee the business and financial operations of the hospitals and their affiliates.​​​

Carl J. Herring, M.D.

Chair, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.​​
Ex-Officio, ​Floyd Healthcare Resources,​ Inc.​
Member, Polk Medical Center, Inc.
​Member​, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center LLC

Todd Bussey

Chair, Cedartown-Polk Hospital Authority
Chair, ​Polk Medical Center, Inc.​
Member, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.

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Kay Y​. Chumbler

Chair, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center LLC
Member, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.
Member, Polk Medical Center, Inc.

David W. Johnson

Chair, Hospital Authority of Floyd County
Member, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.​

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Mark W. Man​is

​Chair, Floyd Healthcare​ Resources, Inc.
Member, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.​

Wright W. Bagby Jr.

Hospital Authority of Floyd County and County Commission Representative

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John Bennett

​Vice Chair and Treasurer, ​Hospital Authority of Floyd County
Member, Floyd Healthcare Resources, Inc.​

George Bosworth, ​M.D.​​

Past Chair and Member, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc. 
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James E. Collins Jr., M.D.

Member, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.

Katie M. Dempsey

Member, Floyd Healthcare Resources, Inc.

Denise Downer-McKinney

Member, Floyd Healthcare Resources, Inc.​
Member, Hospital Authority of Floyd County
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Doug Elliott

Member, Cedartown-Polk Hospital Authority
Member, Polk Medical Center, Inc.

Eric Ellis

Member, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center, LLC​

Garry E. Fricks​

Member, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.

Neil E. Gordon, M.D.

Member, Cedartown-Polk Hospital Authority​
Member, Polk Medical Center, Inc.


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Matt Gorman

Floyd Management Employee, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center, LLC



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J. Daniel Hanks Jr., M.D.

Member, Floyd Healthcare Resources, Inc.
Member, Hospital Authority of Floyd County​​​

Ken Haynes

Atrium Health Representative, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.
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Robert H. Holcombe Jr., M.D.

​​​ Member, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.

Cha​d A. Hopper

Vice Chair, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center, LLC​

James J. Howell Jr.

Member, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center, LLC​

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Tifani Kinard

Member, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center,​ LLC​

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Darrin Kines

Member, Cedartown-Polk County ​Hospital Authority
Member, Polk Medical Center, Inc.​​​
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Johna M. Lindsey

Member, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center, LLC

Britt Madden Jr.​

Member, Cedartown-Polk County ​Hospital Authority
Member, Polk Medical Center, Inc.
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Thomas H. Manning

Secretary, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.
Secretary, ​Floyd Healthcare Resources, Inc.​​​
​Secretary, ​Polk Medical Center, Inc.​​​​​

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Mary Miller

Member, Cedartown-Polk Hospital Authority
​Member, Polk Medical Center, Inc.​
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Darcy Morris

Vice Chair, Cedartown-Polk Hospital Authority
Vice Chair, Polk Medical Center, Inc. ​

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W. David Newby

​​Member, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.
​Member, Hospital Authority of Floyd County

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Christopher P. Piller, M.D.​​

Vice Chair and Harbin Representative, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.​




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​Dee B. Russell M.D.​

​​ Vice Chair​, ​Floyd Healthcare Resources, Inc.
Member, Hospital Authority of Floyd County 

Kris Shepard

Atrium Health Representative, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.​

Frank D. Stegall Jr., M.D.

Harbin Representative, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.​




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Kenna Stock

Liaison to the Board, Harbin Representative, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.​



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Kurt Stuenkel

Ex-Officio Voting Member, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.
Member, Floyd​ Healthcare Resources, Inc.
Secretary, Hospital Authority of Floyd County
Ex-Officio Voting Member, Polk Medical Center, Inc.
​​​​​​​Secretary and Ex-Officio Voting Member, Floyd Cherokee Medical ​Center, LLC.

Shannon Joe Vaughn, M.D.​

​Member, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.



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Sondi Smith Vest

​Member, Cedartown-Polk County ​Hospital Authority
Member, Polk Medical Center, Inc.
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Rhonda S. Wallace

County Commission Representative, Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc.​
County Commission Appointee, Hospital Authority of Floyd County
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Philip Wheeler

Treasurer, Floyd Healthcare Resources, Inc.

DeAnna​ Williams

​Member, Cedartown-Polk County ​Hospital Authority
​Member, Polk Medical Center, Inc.​​​

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