In this episode of the Regional Hospital Voice, your host Mark Craig interviews Angela Handley, CEO of Clinch Memorial Hospital in Somerville, Georgia.

Angela shares her journey from bedside nurse to CEO, describing how she turned around a hospital facing closure. She discusses the challenges rural critical access hospitals face, including Medicare Advantage reimbursement disparities, rising staffing costs, and regulatory burdens. Angela highlights Clinch Memorial's recent achievements, including a Georgia Hospital Association award and becoming Georgia's first critical access hospital with pediatric ER certification. She emphasizes community support, leadership development, and resilience as essential to sustaining rural healthcare.

Learn more about Angela's work at Clinch Memorial Hospital HERE.

Connect with Angela on LinkedIn HERE.

Apply to be a guest on the show HERE.