Report No. 1 · 2026 edition · all states
Alabama
In Alabama, 0 of the 6 general hospital systems over $100 million with a hospital in the state reported more in chief executive compensation than they gave in charity care; nationally, 73 of 655. The median system with a hospital in Alabama spent 2.45% of expenses on charity care, against 1.06% for all systems nationally. Highest reported chief executive compensation: $9,439,845, David W Strong, Orlando Health (files from Florida).
22 nonprofit hospital systems have a hospital in Alabama, 6 of them filing from another state. A system with hospitals in several states is listed on each of those states' pages with its system-wide figures.
| # | System and CEO | CEO pay | Revenue | Charity care, % of expenses | Charity care | CEO pay as % of charity care |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Orlando HealthDavid W Strong · files from Florida | $9.4M | $7.3B | 2.84% | $168.4M | 5.6% |
| 107 | Tanner Medical CenterLoy Howard · files from Georgia | $2.9M | $1.1B | 2.65% | $26.9M | 10.9% |
| 181 | Floyd Healthcare ManagementKurt Stuenkel · files from Georgia | $2.1M | $772.1M | 3.86% | $28.5M | 7.3% |
| 243 | The Children's Hospital of AlabamaThomas G Shufflebarger · children’s | $1.7M | $953.2M | 0.80% | $7.1M | 23.6% |
| 447 | Jackson Hospital and ClinicJoe B Riley | $923,072 | $309.6M | 2.44% | $9.2M | 10.0% |
| 499 | Noland Health ServicesBarbara E Estep | $819,208 | $180.5M | 0.79% | $1.3M | 62.8% |
| 624 | The Health Care Authority of the City of AnnistonLouis Bass | $584,235 | $252.7M | 3.00% | $7.6M | 7.7% |
| 715 | Russellville HospitalChris Ware | $461,578 | $56.0M | 0.27% | $192,549 | 239.7% |
| 923 | Escambia County Alabama Community HospitalsStephen Fischer | $232,871 | $19.4M | 0.03% | $6,409 | 3633.5% |
| 973 | Community HospitalJennie Rhinehart | $191,065 | $21.0M | 1.29% | $287,220 | 66.5% |
| 982 | Lakeland Community HospitalJennifer Young | $188,072 | $18.0M | 2.46% | $486,725 | 38.6% |
Systems not shown: 11 with an unidentifiable chief executive or charity care reported off line 7a. Each has its own page: Mobile Infirmary Association, Clay County Medical, Cullman Regional Medical Center, St Vincent's East, Russell Hospital, Providence Hospital, St Vincent's Health System, Mizell Memorial Hospital, Rush Hospital - Butler, St Vincent's Blount, Baptist Health System.
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