Barnes was

appointed to a 4-year term and will serve on the Quality Oversight and

Public Relations/Government Affairs/Medical School Relations committees.

Barnes is a

public relations and marketing professional with an extensive background

in health information services. Her clients have included the United States

Army, the National Black Arts Festival, Sony Music Entertainment, former

Atlanta Braves player David Justice, and the city of Atlanta.

Barnes holds

a bachelor of arts degree in english/journalism from Parsons College.

She is a native of New York who has lived in Atlanta for 20 years.

This appointment

is a continuation of Barnes' public service commitment. She is a member

of several other boards, including the People TV Board of Directors, the

Jomandi Productions Friends Support Council, and the Communications/Public

Awareness Subcommittee of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education.

She received the city of Atlanta's Phoenix Award for Public Service in

2001.

The Fulton-DeKalb

Hospital Authority Board consists of 10 members, seven appointed by the

Fulton County Board of Commissioners and three appointed by the DeKalb

County Board of Commissioners.

Responsibilities

include management of, and responsibility for, the Grady Hospital System,

which had a 2001 budget of $532 million. The system includes Grady Memorial

Hospital, Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital, nine community health clinics,

an Infectious Disease Center, Crestview Nursing Facility, and Grady EMS

Service.