Dr. Ralph Turner has been named senior vice president and hospital president at Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. He previously served in the role on an interim basis and was the senior vice president and president for Wellstar Paulding Medical Center since 2022. With extensive leadership experience in large, complex healthcare organizations such as MedStar Washington Hospital Center, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, and Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Turner brings a wealth of knowledge to his new position.
Dr. Turner holds a doctorate in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, as well as master’s degrees in health care administration and public administration from the University of Maryland and Troy University at Dothan. Before starting his healthcare career, he spent over 21 years in the U.S. Army and served at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as the director of the Clinical Engineering Division.
Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center is a busy facility that includes a 478-bed adult hospital, the 154-bed Children’s Hospital of Georgia, the Georgia Cancer Center, and over 80 outpatient clinics in Georgia and South Carolina. The medical center was formerly known as Augusta University Health but is now part of the Wellstar family. Mary Chatman, Wellstar’s executive vice president of acute care operations, praised Dr. Turner for his leadership in integrating the MCG Health team members into the Wellstar organization.