EAST POINT, Ga. – Sept. 12, 2003 – South Fulton Medical Center today announced the appointment of Roland Cruickshank as the new chief operating officer of the facility.  Cruickshank, whose appointment is effective immediately, will be responsible for operational activities and physician relations at the hospital.

Cruickshank, 31, comes to South Fulton Medical Center after serving in executive management at HCA Healthcare Corporation’s Southeast Division office.  In this position, Cruickshank was responsible for developing the office’s capital expenditure request, as well as identifying the radiology needs of the hospitals within HCA’s Southeast Division.  Prior to that, Cruickshank was the chief operating officer at Emory Peachtree Regional Hospital in Newman, Georgia.   Cruickshank also served as the associate administrator at Doctor’s Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. 

“We are quite pleased to have Roland join our administrative team at South Fulton Medical Center,” said Christopher Hummer, chief executive officer at South Fulton Medical Center.  “Roland has a solid background in hospital operations and physician relations.  Roland also has been actively involved in the communities in which he has served.  Roland will be an asset for South Fulton Medical Center, as well as for East Point and the surrounding communities.”  

Cruickshank holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina.  Additionally, he holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina and a master’s degree in healthcare administration from the Medical University of South Carolina, which also is in Charleston.

South Fulton Medical Center, a 392-bed acute care hospital, is part of Tenet Georgia. In addition to emergency care, the hospital offers cardiac care, physical and occupational rehabilitation, inpatient oncology, ambulatory surgery, and labor and delivery. The hospital also has a level two neonatal intensive care unit. For more information on South Fulton Medical Center, go to www.southfultonmedicalcenter.com