Doug currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer at The Tombigbee Healthcare Authority and Whitfield Regional Hospital in Demopolis, Alabama, part of the UAB Health System.
Prior to his current role, Doug served as President & CEO at Citizens Baptist Medical Center in Talladega, Alabama, as Chief Administrative officer at Brookwood Baptist Medical Center, and as Chief Operating Officer for Tenet Healthcare’s Atlanta Medical Center, a teaching hospital and a level-one trauma center. Earlier in his career, Doug served as senior vice president and corporate Chief Development Officer for Select Medical, and prior to this was President and CEO at SSM Rehabilitation Network in St. Louis Mo. The Network provided rehabilitative care in the region at over 70 in and outpatient locations to individuals with brain Injury, as well as other neurological and physical injuries/illnesses.
Doug’s career has included extensive work in facilities and health planning responsibilities that resulted in the development and construction of over 15 new hospitals located throughout the country. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Central Oklahoma and an MBA from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. Doug also served over 8 years on the Brain Injury Association of America’s Board of Directors, serving as its national Board Chairman for two years. Part of his responsibilities included awareness and advocacy work in Washington DC, including serving as moderator for congressional hearings on brain injury on Capitol Hill.
In addition, Doug currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama, and as Chairman of its Facilities and Grounds Committee. Doug was also recently appointed to the inaugural Board of Trustees for the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences, the state’s fourth Residential STEM High School that will begin accepting future healthcare professionals in the Fall of 2026. Locally, Doug serves on the Industrial Development Board and the Demopolis City Schools Foundation Board. Throughout Doug’s career, he has served on numerous Boards and is active on committees for the Alabama Hospital Association currently serving in his second term as the West Council President.
