Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia recently announced that Carol Burrell has been selected as the 2025 Gainesville Woman of Distinction.
Burrell is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Northeast Georgia Health System.
The Girl Scouts Woman of Distinction award honors a woman who reflects the values in the Girl Scout Promise and Law and who serves as an excellent role model for girls.
Burrell has served NGHS since 1999, where she led NGHS’ network of primary care clinics before being named Chief Operating Officer in 2004 and CEO in 2011.
Under her leadership at NGHS it has grown from a single hospital in Hall County to a network of five hospitals across the region which includes a Level 1 Trauma Center.
The system also includes Northeast Georgia Physicians Group and Georgia Heart Institute.
Burrell will be honored during the Gainesville Woman of Distinction luncheon on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at the Chattahoochee Country Club.
