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Candice L Saunders

President & CEO · Wellstar Health System INC

President & CEO at Wellstar Health System INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 14 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
14
Roles reported
14
Reported compensation
$2.5M
Others who share this name
2

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as President & CEO of Wellstar Health System INC, based in Marietta, GA.
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Received $2.5M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as President & CEO of West Georgia Medical Center INC, uncompensated.
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Also listed as President & CEO of West Georgia Health Services INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Candice L. Saunders, FACHE is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of WellStar Health System, one of the Southeast's largest nonprofit health systems.

She joined WellStar in 2007 as president of Kennestone Regional Medical Center and was promoted to EVP and COO in 2013 before becoming CEO in July 2015, guiding WellStar's growth to 11 hospitals, 400+ medical offices, and 33,000 team members serving 3 million patients annually.

Compiled from public web sources (6 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here
2007–2025 (18 years at WellStar; CEO 2015–2025)

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Wellstar Health System INC President & CEO · $2.0B revenue · Marietta, GASEE SCHEDULE Opay $2.5M → $2.5MFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$2.5Mreported comp
West Georgia Medical Center INC President & CEO · $237.9M revenue · Marietta, GASEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
West Georgia Health Services INC President & CEO · Marietta, GAFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Vernon Woods Retirement Community H Csr President & CEO · $2.9M revenue · Marietta, GASEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center INC President & CEO · $398.1M revenue · Marietta, GASEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Wellstar Foundation INC President & Ceo;fdn.brd.member · $10.7M revenue · Marietta, GASEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Cobb Hospital INC President & CEO · $857.0M revenue · Marietta, GASEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Paulding Medical Center INC President & CEO · $264.4M revenue · Marietta, GASEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Kennestone Hospital INC President & CEO · $1.5B revenue · Marietta, GASEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
West Georgia Health Foundation INC President & CEO · $4.6M revenue · Marietta, GATHE FOUNDATION OPERATES EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WEST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES.Filed FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Douglas Hospital INC President & CEO · $215.4M revenue · Marietta, GASEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital INC President & CEO · $159.5M revenue · Marietta, GASEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital INC President & CEO · $264.5M revenue · Marietta, GASEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital INC President & CEO · $16.5M revenue · Marietta, GASEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Candice L Saunders

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Candice L Saunders 1 organization · Washington, DCCoalition to Strengthen Americas Healthcare
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Candice L Saunders 1 organization · Chicago, ILAmerican Hospital Association INC

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Serves alongside

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$1.7M
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$1.7M
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MD Physician Group · FY2024
$1.6M
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MD Physician Group · FY2020
$1.6M
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MD Physician Group · FY2024
$1.6M
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MD Physician Group · FY2021
$1.5M
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$1.5M

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