Ms. Gentry leads Atrium Health Navicent Peach, a critical access hospital serving Peach County and surrounding communities in central Georgia, while also serving as Atrium Health’s Georgia vice president for primary care. Under her leadership, the hospital raised nearly $1 million through the Georgia HEART Hospital Program in 2025, which is a record high for the facility and provides critical funding to sustain and reinvest in rural patient care. Ms. Gentry has driven strong quality outcomes, including more than one year without a hospital-acquired infection and a likelihood-to-recommend score that exceeds both state and national averages. She has expanded community health access through school-based virtual care partnerships with Peach County Schools and on-campus medical and behavioral health services at Fort Valley State University. The hospital earned the Emergency Nurses Association “Lantern Award” in 2025, the American Nurses Credentialing Center “Pathways to Excellence” designation in 2024, and second place in the critical access hospitals category at the Georgia Hospital Association “Patient Safety and Quality Awards” for 2026. Ms. Gentry serves on the Georgia Hospital Association Rural Hospital board and holds additional board roles with Central Georgia Technical College and Peach County High School’s career, technical and agriculture education program. She previously served as Atrium Health Navicent Peach’s CNO when it was called Medical Center of Peach County.
