Kim Gilman named Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center CEO
Jennifer Parks
CUTHBERT — Kim Gilman, who has been serving as CEO and chief nursing officer of Phoebe Worth Medical Center, has been given the added responsibility for a Phoebe-managed hospital in Cuthbert, officials with Phoebe Putney Health System say.
Phoebe Putney Health System CEO Joel Wernick announced Wednesday that Gilman has been appointed CEO and chief nursing officer (CNO) for Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center (SGRMC), a 25-bed critical access hospital managed by Phoebe in Cuthbert.
This appointment comes in addition to Gilman’s current role as CEO/CNO of Phoebe Worth, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Sylvester.
“With over 20 years of healthcare experience, Kim has demonstrated her ability to improve and maintain employee and patient satisfaction, clinical excellence, patient safety, team building and operational efficiencies,” said Wernick. “With this enhanced oversight, Kim will now have the opportunity to focus on further collaboration and efficiencies between the two facilities.”
In 1999, SGRMC was the first Georgia hospital to receive critical access designation, officials said. It is a non-profit, county-owned facility managed by Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital with oversight from the Hospital Authority of Randolph County.
“We are delighted that Kim has accepted this position,” said Steve Whatley, chairman of the Hospital Authority of Randolph County. “Her successful leadership in Worth County has proven her understanding of and ability to meet the healthcare needs of a rural community.”
Gilman began her career at Phoebe in 1992 as a registered nurse. In 2002, she accepted the role of CNO, with the CEO title being added in 2010. She earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in organizational leadership from LaGrange College and an associate degree in nursing from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton. She serves on the advisory board of Albany Community Hospice and was recently appointed to the Moultrie Technical College Board of Directors.
Gilman is also a member of the Sylvester Kiwanis Club, the Worth County High School Health Occupations Education Program and is the 2015 vice chair of the Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. She and her husband, Donald, have one daughter.
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