Donna W. Hyland
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
For nearly 25 years, Donna W. Hyland has helped shape the delivery of healthcare to children in Georgia and beyond.
First as Chief Financial Officer, then Chief Operating Officer and now as President and Chief Executive Officer, Hyland has overseen monumental growth and achievement at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She was an instrumental player during the 1998 merger of Egleston Children’s Health Care System and Scottish Rite Children’s Medical Center that led to the formation of what is now one of the top pediatric hospitals in the country. She also helped transition Hughes Spalding Children’s Hospital into the Children’s family in 2006, followed by Marcus Autism Center in 2008.
In 2007, realizing that Georgia’s pediatric population was significantly growing, Hyland led the development of the Children’s Vision 2018 Strategy, which defines the organization’s journey for the next 10 years to achieve clinical excellence by focusing on three areas: research, teaching and wellness.
For all her work in pediatric healthcare, Hyland was named one of the 2007 Women of Excellence by Business to Business magazine. Shortly thereafter, Hyland was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Children’s in June 2008 after a nationwide search, giving her the distinct honor of being the only female CEO among the top 25 hospitals in Atlanta and making her a role model for women throughout Children's and the state.
Hyland’s dedication to the community extends outside of Children’s, where she serves on the boards of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce as chair of the Bioscience Leadership Council; Metro Atlanta YMCA; Agnes Scott College Board of Visitors; Stone Mountain Industrial Park, Inc.; and Georgia Tech’s Advisory Board. On a national level, Hyland also serves on the board for Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Prior to joining Children’s, Hyland was employed by American Medical International and The Home Depot. She attended the University of Kentucky and Western Kentucky University and is a certified public accountant.
Hyland and her husband Paul reside in Atlanta with their two children.