Georgia hospital names Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin COO as CEO

Thomas “Tog” Goss, MSN, RN, was appointed CEO of Putnam General Hospital in Eatonton, Ga., effective June 1.

Mr. Goss will join Putnam General from Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin, a 140-bed acute care hospital in Milledgeville, Ga., where he serves as COO, according to a hospital news release. Atrium Health Navicent, based in Macon, Ga., is part of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health, which operates a network of hospitals and affiliates across central Georgia, including Navicent Baldwin. Putnam General is affiliated with the Navicent network.

He will succeed Alan Horton, who is retiring after 12 years as CEO and nearly 50 years in hospital leadership.

Mr. Goss has a clinical and operational background, with experience as an emergency medical technician, registered nurse and nursing director.

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