Mr. Matney serves as president and CEO of Colquitt Regional Medical Center, an independent rural hospital and teaching facility. He transformed the hospital from one that struggled to attract physicians into a thriving teaching facility, doubling its workforce and recruiting specialists to launch new service lines including radiation and gynecologic oncology, psychiatry, rheumatology, and plastic and reconstructive surgery. Mr. Matney also developed a residency program spanning family practice, general surgery, psychiatry and obstetrics, and recently initiated plans for new housing for clinicians in training. Under his leadership, the hospital’s employee engagement ranks in the top 5% of U.S. healthcare organizations and Colquitt Regional has earned 21 consecutive “A” hospital safety scores from the Leapfrog Group. Mr. Matney serves on the board of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals and is a former chair of the South Georgia Medical Education and Research Consortium, where he helped develop a feasibility plan to bring the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine to the region. He was named 2023 “CEO of the Year” by the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals and received the “W. Daniel Barker Leadership Award” from the Georgia Hospital Association that same year. Before joining Colquitt Regional, Mr. Matney served in CEO, COO and CFO capacities within various hospitals and health systems.
