Brookwood Medical Center Names New Chief Financial Officer

Birmingham, AL…July 25,2005..Brookwood Medical Center is pleased to announce that Doug Carter has joined the hospital as its new Chief Financial Officer.   Doug comes to Birmingham from Omaha, Nebraska, where he served as CFO for another Tenet hospital, Creighton University Medical Center.  Doug has been with Tenet since 1994, where he has held financial positions with hospitals in Missouri, Florida and Nebraska.  Doug received Tenet’s Outstanding CFO Award in both 2001 and 2003, and Tenet’s Gold Standard for HIM Performance in 2002.

“Doug brings us a wealth of experience and knowledge,” says Garry Gause, President and CEO of Brookwood Medical Center.  “He’s achieved tremendous results for every facility he has been associated with, and he has a great track record during the 11 years he’s been with Tenet Healthcare.  We look forward to adding his expertise to the leadership of our hospital, and to having him as part of our team at Brookwood.” 

Carter is a CPA, who received his BA in Accounting from the University of Missouri.  He has an MBA from St. Louis University, and is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, and the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Doug and his wife, Bridget, have three daughters: Emily (10), Allison (9) and Madison (4). 

Brookwood Medical Center, part of Tenet Alabama, is a 586-bed medical center located at 2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive in Birmingham, Ala.  The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of the Birmingham area for over 30 years.  Brookwood Medical Center specializes in such major areas as women’s services, cardiovascular medicine and surgery, cancer, orthopedics, neurology and neurosurgery,- psychiatric services, emergency services and more.  Other affiliated services and facilities include the Brookwood Diagnostic Center, Women’s Diagnostic Center, MedPlex Diagnostic Center and the Medplex Surgery Center.  Brookwood Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.