2010-2011 Foundation Trustee
Term: July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2012
Gary Colberg
President & CEO
Southeast Georgia Health System
Gary R. Colberg assumed the responsibilities of President and Chief Executive Officer in March of 2001. During Colberg's tenure, Southeast Georgia Health System has undergone extraordinarily positive changes, including a financial turnaround, as well as increased community support of medical services offered by the System.
Before joining the Health System, Colberg's 34 years of experience include serving as senior vice president for Birmingham Operations/Chief Executive Office for Medical Center East for Eastern Health System Inc. and as a vice president with Jewish Hospital HealthCare Services in Louisville, Kentucky. He earned a BA from Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, as well as a Master's in Community Health Administration from Vermont College of Norwich University in Montpelier, Vermont. Colberg is a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives.
In 2007, Colberg was named to the Institute of Health Administration Advisory Board at Georgia State University (GSU). In addition to being named to the Advisory Board, Colberg won the Coastal Medical Access Project's (CMAP) Frances Xavier Selgrath Achievement Award and the College of Coastal Georgia's Miracle and Best Co-Pilot awards. In 2009, he was presented the Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Award by the Georgia-Coastal Plains Region of the American College of Healthcare Executives. His leadership was also recognized by author David Herdlinger in his book,Healing a Hospital: The Successful Turnaround of Southeast Georgia Health System.
Colberg is also a member of the Brunswick Rotary Club, the Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce, the College of Coastal Georgia Foundation Board, the Coastal Bank of Georgia's Board of Directors, the Coastal Georgia Regional Healthcare Network Board, the Georgia Hospital Association Board, the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals and the council president of the Okefenokee Area Council-Boy Scouts of America.
One College Drive | Brunswick, GA. 31520-3632 | 912.279.5700
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Access Institution