Taunya Faulkner is Vice President of Quality for Georgia for Atrium Health, where she leads quality and performance improvement activities, while driving results for safety and health outcomes and reputation programs.
Prior to this current role, Taunya served as Vice President of Performance Improvement for the Atrium Health Floyd Area, where she had responsibilities for Quality, Lean & Six Sigma, Coordinated Care, Care Coordination, Hospice and matrixed responsibilities for Laboratory, Security, Rehabilitation Services, Emergency Management and Environmental Health and Safety. Taunya has a deep passion for improving patient outcomes and has consistently demonstrated success in performance and process improvement, capacity management, and length of stay optimization. Prior to that, she has served in several leadership positions including Lean Six Sigma Director, Revenue Management Assistant Director, and Physical Therapy Director. She began her career as a staff physical therapist at Atrium Health Floyd.
Taunya is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality and a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, bringing extensive expertise in operations, leadership, quality, and change management.
Taunya earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Georgia State University. She also received a Master of Business Administration degree from Kennesaw State University. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the National Association for Healthcare Quality, and the American Physical Therapy Association. She also serves on the board of Mercy Care Rome.
Taunya lives with her husband, Chuck, in Calhoun, Georgia. They have two sons. In her free time, she enjoys tennis, pickleball, and walking for exercise.