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US nonprofit · EIN 581734026 · Thomaston, GAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 581734026) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Upson County Hospital Inc's network

9 people6 organisationsi9 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (13) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
William Hightower IV Chair (also filed as William Hightower)Chairman2018
8 yrs
Benjamin Williams MDBoard Member2022
4 yrs
James J Edwards (also filed as Jim Edwards)Vice Chairma2018
8 yrs
Kay SearcyBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Mark AndrewsBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Ralph Warnock MDCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Rev Greg SmithBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Scott BlackstockBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Steve KeadleAssistant Se2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

17 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Brandon M Boyce MDOrthopedic Ssince 2019
Daniel A Bridges MDUrology Surgsince 2019
Darryl Knight MDSurgeonsince 2019
David Thomson MDEnt Surgeon2023
Diane BradleyHospital Ice2019
Dr Brandon M BoyceOrthopedic Surgeon2018
Dr Daniel A BridgesUrology Surgeon2018
Dr Darryl KnightSurgeon2018
Dr Nancy ButlerEnt Surgeon2018
Dr Robert SolyomvariSurgeon2018
Jeff TarrantHospital CEOsince 2019
John WilliamsHospital CFOsince 2018
Joshua Donis MDCardiologistsince 2022
Kevin A Gingrich MDOrthopedic Ssince 2020
Mark Dorogy MDCardioligist2019
Robert Solyomvari MDSurgeonsince 2019
Tripp PennHospital CEO / President2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Brandon M Boyce MDOrthopedic S40$999k$22k
Jeff TarrantHospital CEO40$809k$48k
Kevin A Gingrich MDOrthopedic S40$643k$16k
Daniel A Bridges MDUrology Surg40$583k$25k
Joshua Donis MDCardiologist40$551k$25k
Robert Solyomvari MDSurgeon40$541k$36k
Benjamin Williams MDBoard Member40$420k$17k
John WilliamsCFO/COO40$390k$6k
Mark AndrewsBoard Member0.75$0
Scott BlackstockBoard Member0.75$0
Jim EdwardsVice Chairma0.75$0
William Hightower IVChairman0.75$0
Steve KeadleAssistant Se0.75$0
Ralph Warnock MDSecretary0.75$0
Kay SearcyBoard Member0.75$0
Rev Greg SmithBoard Member0.75$0
Daniel OwensCEO (1/2025)$0

About

Legal name
Upson County Hospital Inc
EIN
581734026
Address
801 W Gordon St, Thomaston, GA, 30286-3426
State
Georgia
Mission
Upson regional medical center is committed to delivering compassionate, expert care that builds trust, honors dignity and strengthens our communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
E220 Health care
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Health Care
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1951
Principal officer
Daniel Owens (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 1988
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsWilliam Hightower IV
≥8years on the filingsJames J Edwards
≥8years on the filingsKay Searcy
≥8years on the filingsScott Blackstock

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$258.2m
Total liabilities
$12.3m
Net assets or fund balances
$245.9m
Contributions and grants received
$1.4m
Program service revenue
$123m
Grants and similar paid out
$22k
Employees
966
Volunteers
68