As chief of staff and strategy officer, Ms. Tymchuk plays a key role in strategic planning and operational execution for Northeast Georgia Health System, which serves over 1 million people across 19 counties. She has led significant system growth initiatives, including the relocation of a hospital in Lumpkin County, the addition of an ambulatory surgery center in Braselton, Ga., and the expansion of emergency and trauma care at the system’s Gainesville campus. Ms. Tymchuk has also overseen major medical innovations, making the system the first in Georgia to offer histotripsy for liver tumors, one of two in the state to provide robotic heart surgery, and the first in the nation outside of clinical trials to perform the TriClip heart valve repair procedure. Beyond strategy, she has taken on interim leadership roles, including president of the Northeast Georgia Health System Foundation and chief human resources officer, and she also leads systemwide board governance. A recognized leader in healthcare and the community, she serves on multiple nonprofit boards and on the Georgia Commission on Women.
