Ann Marie Swindler, Director of Risk Management at MCG Health, Inc., has earned the Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management designation, awarded by the American Hospital Association. The certification distinguishes an individual as being among the elite in this critical field of healthcare management.

Prior to joining MCG Health in 2005 as a Risk and Loss Prevention Specialist, Swindler held progressively responsible positions at hospitals in Athens and Savannah. She assumed her current position in 2006.

She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Old Dominion University in Virginia, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Georgia School of Law. She is a member of the Georgia Bar Association.

MCG Health System is composed of three separate organizations -- MCG Health, Inc. and the clinical services offered by the faculty employees of the Medical College of Georgia and the members of the MCG Physicians Practice Group Foundation.  The physicians of MCG Health System are community physicians, faculty employees of the Medical College of Georgia or employees of the MCG Physicians Practice Group Foundation, not employees of MCG Health Inc.  MCG Health, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation operating the MCG Medical Center, MCG Children’s Medical Center, the MCG Sports Medicine Center, MCG Ambulatory Care Center, the Georgia Radiation Therapy Center and related clinical facilities and services. MCG Health, Inc. was formed to support the research and education mission of the Medical College of Georgia and to build the economic growth of the CSRA, the state of Georgia and the Southeast by providing an environment for faculty employees of the Medical College of Georgia and the MCG Physicians Practice Group Foundation and community physicians to deliver the highest level of primary and specialty health care.  For more information, please visit www.MCGHealth.org.