Floyd Board Approves Foundation Agreement with Atrium

June 28, 2021

The combination of the Floyd health care system with Atrium Health is taking another step forward with the approval of resolutions establishing a joint Floyd-Polk health care foundation.

The proposal was approved Monday night by Floyd Healthcare Management Inc. The Hospital Authority of Floyd County is scheduled to vote on the proposal Tuesday in a specially called meeting.

“With over $150 million in assets when fully funded, the new foundation will be a tremendous difference-maker in addressing disparities of care in Floyd and Polk Counties and the entire Floyd Medical Center service area," said Kurt Stuenkel, President and CEO of Floyd Medical Center. “We now look forward to receiving the Georgia Attorney General's report on or before July 12th and hope to be able to close our strategic combination shortly after that date."

A public hearing concerning the combination of the Floyd health care system with Atrium Health was held on June 11 in Rome at The Forum River Center. The Georgia Attorney General's office is scheduled to issue a final report regarding the merger within 30 days of that date.

About Atrium Health Floyd

The Atrium Health Floyd family of health care services is a leading medical provider and economic force in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd is part of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Floyd strategically combined with Harbin Clinic in 2024 and employs more than 5,200 teammates who provide care in over 40 medical specialties at four facilities: Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center – a 361-bed full-service, acute care hospital and regional referral center in Rome, Georgia; Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Georgia; and Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, Alabama; and Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Behavioral Health, also in Rome. Together, Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic provide primary care, specialty care and urgent care throughout northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd also operates a stand-alone emergency department in Chattooga County, the first such facility to be built from the ground-up in Georgia.