MACON, Ga. — The head of Central Georgia’s largest health care organization is retiring.
Ninfa Saunders made her announcement to employees at Navicent Health Wednesday, according to Navicent spokeswoman Megan Allen.
Saunders has not set a date for stepping down, Allen said.
Saunders has been president and CEO of Navicent since 2012, when Macon’s largest hospital was still called Medical Center of Central Georgia.
She guided the company through a name change, mergers with smaller Central Georgia hospitals and a “strategic partnership” two years ago with the Charlotte-based Atrium Health.
PHOTOS: Dr. Ninfa Saunders, president and CEO of the Medical Center, Navicent Health
Allen said Saunders did not give a specific reason for her retirement, but she did not think it was connected to the current COVID-19 crisis.
Starr Purdue, Chair of the Navicent Health Board of Directors, said, “Dr. Saunders’ announced her intent to retire to Navicent Health teammates on Wednesday. She has spent almost eight years with Navicent Health, and the health system and community have benefited from her long tenure. She intends to remain with the health system as the board of directors seeks her successor.”
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