September 07, 2008
Area(s) of health care served: Chief areas of service: Operating three hospitals with more than half a million patient visits annually, Children's is recognized for excellence in cancer, cardiac, emergency, neonatal, orthopaedic, pulmonology and transplant services, as well as many other pediatric specialties.
Additional areas of service: Additional pediatric specialties include but are not limited to: Craniofacial, Cystic Fibrosis, Critical Care, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal, General Surgery, Genetics, Immediate Care, Nephrology, Neurosciences, Orthotics & Prosthetics, Radiology, Rehabilitation, Sleep Center, Sports Medicine, Surgery and Urology
Address: 5455 Meridian Marks Rd NE, Atlanta 30342 (Scottish Rite Campus); 1405 Clifton Road, NE Atlanta 30322 (Egleston Campus); 35 Jesse Hill Jr Dr SE
Atlanta 30303 (Hughes Spalding Campus); 1600 Tullie Circle NE Atlanta (Children's Office Park)
Phone: 404-250-KIDS
Web site: www.choa.org
e-mail: N/A
Executive's name: Donna Hyland
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Professional & educational background: First as Chief Financial Officer, then Chief Operating Officer and now as Chief Executive Officer, Hyland has overseen key growth and achievements at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. She was an instrumental player in the 1998 Egleston Children's Health Care System and Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center merger, which led to the formation of what is now one of the top three pediatric hospitals in the country. She also helped transition Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital into the Children's family in 2006. Hyland is currently the only female CEO among the top 25 hospitals in Atlanta, and she is one of only five female CEOs of pediatric hospitals nationwide, according to the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI). Prior to joining Children's, Hyland was employed by American Medical International.
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