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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 Inc.
  • 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.​​​

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Carl J. Herring, M.D.

Dr. Carl HerringChairman, Floyd Healthcare Management Inc.​​
Member, ​Floyd Healthcare Resources​ Inc.​





Kay V. Chumbler

Kay ChumblerChairman, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center LLC
Vice Chairman, Floyd Healthcare Management Inc.
Member, Polk Medical Center Inc.




David W. Johnson

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




Mark W. Man​is

Mark ManisChairman, Floyd Healthcare​ Resources Inc.
Member, Floyd Healthcare Management Inc.​




W. Frank Shelley

Frank ShelleyChairman, ​Cedartown-Polk Hospital Authority
Chairman, ​Polk Medical Center Inc.
​​​Member, Floyd Healthcare Management Inc.​




Wright W. Bagby, Jr.

Wright BagbyMember, Floyd Healthcare Management Inc.
Member, Hospital Authority of Floyd County





John Bennett

John Bennett ​Vice Chairman, ​Hospital Authority of Floyd County
Member, Floyd Healthcare Resources Inc.​





George Bosworth, ​M.D.​​

Dr. George BosworthPast Chairman, Floyd Healthcare Management Inc. 
​Member, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center LLC
Member, Polk Medical Center Inc.​




Todd Bussey

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




James E. Collins, Jr., M.D.

Dr. James CollinsMember, Floyd Healthcare Management Inc.






Katie M. Dempsey

Katie DempseyMember, Floyd Healthcare Resources Inc.






Denise Downer-McKinney

Denise Downer-McKinneyMember, Floyd Healthcare Resources Inc.​
Member, Hospital Authority of Floyd County





Doug Elliott

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



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Eric Ellis

Eric EllisMember, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center LLC​




Garry E. Fricks

Garry FricksMember, Floyd Healthcare Management Inc.






Neil E. Gordon, M.D.

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





Matt Gorman

Matt GormanMember, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center LLC






J. Daniel Hanks, Jr., M.D.

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





Ken Haynes

Ken HaynesMember, Floyd Healthcare Management Inc.






Robert H. Holcombe, Jr., M.D.

​​​ Dr. Robert HolcombeMember, Floyd Healthcare Management Inc.






Cha​d A. Hopper

Chad HopperMember, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center LLC​





Jay Howell

Jay HowellMember, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center LLC​





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Tifani Kinard

Tifani KinardMember, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center LLC​




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Darrin Kines

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

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Johna M. Lindsey

Johna LindseyMember, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center LLC






Britt Madden Jr.​

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





Mary Miller

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

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Darcy Morris

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

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W. David Newby

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




​Dee B. Russell M.D.​

Dr. Dee RussellVice Chairman​, ​Floyd Healthcare Resources Inc.
Member, Hospital Authority of Floyd County 





Kris Shepard

Kris ShepardMember, Floyd Healthcare Management Inc.​​




Kurt Stuenkel

Kurt Stuenkel Secretary, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center LLC
Secretary, Floyd Healthcare Management Inc.
Secretary, Floyd Healthcare Resources Inc.
Secretary, Hospital Authority of Floyd County
Secretary, Polk Medical Center Inc.​​​​​​​



Shannon Joe Vaughn, M.D.​

Dr. Joe Vaughn​Member, Floyd Healthcare Management Inc.






Sondi Smith Vest

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

Rhonda WallaceMember, Floyd Healthcare Management Inc.​






​Harold W. Wyatt, Jr.​​

Harold WyattChairman Emeritus, Cedartown-Polk County Hospital Authority
Chairman Emeritus, Polk Medical Center Inc.

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