Mr. Stuenkel has led Atrium Health Floyd since 1996, building a nearly three-decade record of preserving and expanding access to care through a system that now encompasses three hospitals, a freestanding behavioral health hospital, multiple medical practices and urgent care centers, and more than 5,200 teammates. He guided the successful public-private partnership that resulted in the construction of Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Ga., and intervened to preserve hospital and emergency medical services for more than 25,000 residents in Cherokee County, Ala., investing more than $1 million to modernize emergency and imaging services. Mr. Stuenkel also led the investment of more than $18 million to build Georgia’s first standalone, ground-up emergency department in Chattooga County, and introduced methodologies that have produced more than 17,000 documented improvements and over $230 million in annualized savings. He championed workforce development investments including a nearly $1.1 million commitment to Georgia Northwestern Technical College, 100 additional annual nursing student slots at Georgia Highlands College and a $2 million investment to launch a physician associate program at Berry College focused on rural health. In 2025, he received both the Georgia Hospital Association “W. Daniel Barker Leadership Award” and the University System of Georgia Foundation’s “Regents’ Hall of Fame Alumni and Distinguished Friends Award.” He was also named to Georgia Trend Magazine‘s “Georgia 500” list of influential Georgians.
