Piedmont Henry Hospital has named a new leadership team to run the 215-bed nonprofit community medical facility in Stockbridge.

Chief Operating Officer Deborah Armstrong will become chief executive officer when CEO Charlie Scott retires Nov. 1. Armstrong came to Piedmont Henry in May after heading Rockdale Medical Center for five years.

Her replacement will be James Atkins who joins the hospital as COO on Nov. 14, bringing more than a quarter-century of health care experience. He is currently with Rutherford Regional System in North Carolina.

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Tracy Woodard from InTown Cares (left) and Lauren Hopper from Mercy Care organization work with residents at the Copperton Street encampment in August 2024. 
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