Stonish Pierce Appointed to Georgia Hospital Association Board of Trustees

Stonish Pierce, FACHE, President and CEO of
Trinity Health Georgia, Appointed to
Georgia Hospital Association Board of Trustees
 
ATLANTA – Stonish Pierce, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Trinity Health Georgia (THGA), was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA), as announced at the association’s Annual Meeting of the Assembly on July 11. Pierce will serve as an At-Large Trustee, where his duties will include working with the Board to develop strategies for GHA hospital members, advocating for the highest quality care for patients, and supporting adequate reimbursement for hospitals.

Pierce serves as President and CEO of THGA, which includes St. Mary’s Health Care System. Pierce is the CEO of St. Mary’s Health Care System and President of the flagship facility, St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens. Under his leadership, the health system has expanded care access with the introduction of three new outpatient sites and expanded hospital-based services such as bronchoscopy, cath lab, medical detox, and wound care services.  St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital has also received CMS 5-Star recognition and Small Hospital of the Year during his tenure. 
 
Prior to his arrival at THGA, Pierce held progressive leadership roles at facilities all over the country. He served as Chief Operating Officer at Holy Cross Health (Trinity Health) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; as System Vice President of Operations at Beaumont Health in Royal Oak, Michigan; Regional Chief Operating and Chief Business Development Officer at Presence Health in Chicago, Illinois; Manager, Clinical Services at Palomar Health in San Diego, California; and Administrative Resident at the VA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
 
“Stonish Pierce is an influential healthcare leader who is dedicated to improving healthcare access for all,” said GHA President and CEO Caylee Noggle. “He has a wide range of healthcare experience that will serve our Board well, and we look forward to his service.”
 
Pierce serves on the Boards of the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, The Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals, USC Price Health Policy and Management and the Central Michigan University MHA Program. He is a recipient of the American College of Healthcare Executives’ (ACHE) regional Early Career Healthcare Executive and Exemplary Service Awards, the USC Price School’s 90 Pioneers of 90 Years award and was previously named one of the Top 25 Emerging Leaders by Modern Healthcare.
 
Pierce earned a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology and a Master of Health Administration with a graduate certificate in management, all from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles.
 
About GHA
Founded in 1929, GHA serves more than 150 hospitals in Georgia and promotes the health and welfare of the public through the development of better hospital care for all Georgia’s citizens. The mission of GHA is to advance the health of individuals and communities by serving as the leading advocate for all Georgia hospitals and healthcare systems. GHA represents its members before the General Assembly and Congress, as well as state and federal regulatory agencies, and is an allied member of the American Hospital Association. For more information, please call 770-249-4500 or visit gha.org.
 
About Trinity Health Georgia dba St. Mary’s Health Care System
Trinity Health Georgia is a regional health ministry within Trinity Health, one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. THGA encompasses St. Mary’s Health Care System, a three-hospital health ministry whose mission is to be a compassionate and transforming healing presence in the communities it serves. St. Mary’s award-winning system includes three hospitals  (Athens, Lavonia, Greensboro), plus a fast-growing medical group, Graduate Medical Education, Home Health, Hospice, Senior Living,  extensive outpatient facilities serving the entire Northeast Georgia region and clinical affiliations with the University of Georgia/Augusta University. For more information, please visit www.stmarys-health.org.
 
About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 127,000 colleagues and more than 38,300 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health includes 93 hospitals, 107 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 142 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2024, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.3 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.
 
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