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 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 out patient 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 a MBA from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. Doug has also served on the Brain Injury Association of America Board of Directors and most recently served as its national Board Chairman for two years. Part of his responsibilities included awareness and advocacy work in Washington DC and he recently moderated a congressional hearing 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 also currently serves on the Demopolis Industrial Development Board and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of West Alabama teaching both at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Throughout Doug’s career he has served on numerous Boards and currently serves as the West Council President for the Alabama Hospital Association and is a past member of the State Medicaid Advisory Board.
