LES A. DONAHUE
President
Piedmont Hospital
1968 Peachtree Road, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30309
www.piedmont.org

Les A. Donahue, MBA, FACHE, began his duties as President and Chief Executive Officer of Piedmont Hospital on July 12, 2010. 

Previously, Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer and President for Saint Hospital in Nashville, TN from May 1, 2006 to July 2010.  Prior to St. Thomas Hospital, he served as Chief Executive Officer/Administrator for Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He also served concurrently as Corporate Vice President for Sentara Healthcare, headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia.

Prior to his leadership role at the Virginia Beach Hospital, Donahue was President and CEO of Sentara Williamsburg Community Hospital in Williamsburg where he led a campaign for the construction of a new hospital and implemented innovations that led to superior patient satisfaction results. Prior to joining the Sentara Healthcare System in 1995, Donahue held leadership positions with the Saint Francis Healthcare System in Charleston, West Virginia and The McDowell Hospital in Marion, North Carolina. Donahue began his career in Nashville in both CFO and Administrator roles with Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) facilities.

Donahue holds both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Business Administration from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. He completed a post-graduate executive program in healthcare administration at Duke University in 1980.