Southeast Health
Southeast Health is a not-for-profit community health system, which opened in 1957 and serves southeast Alabama and patients from southwest Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.
With 2,700 employees, Southeast Health is one of the region’s largest employers. The facility is supported by approximately 350 physicians covering an array of medical specialties.
Ninety percent of the hospital’s medical staff is board-certified. The national average is 60%.
Earlier this year, Southeast Health Medical Center, with 420 patient beds, earned an “A” in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.
Flowers Hospital
Flowers Hospital has served health care needs of the Wiregrass for more than 70 years.
The complex provided care to thousands of area residents in 2024, with more than 400,000 patient encounters across its network of physician clinics and other outpatient sites.
In addition, the health system helps those in need, supporting charitable organizations and contributing to the area economy. In its most recent Community Benefit Report, Flowers Hospital’s impact was estimated at $261 million in 2024.
Also in 2024, the hospital celebrated the milestone of performing 10,000 robotic-assisted surgeries. Since 2008, surgeons across multiple specialties have used robotic surgery systems at Flowers Hospital for a variety of urologic, gynecologic and general surgery procedures.
In May 2025, Flowers Hospital earned an “A” hospital safety grade from the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns grades to general hospitals across the country based on more than 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections and also on the systems hospitals are using to prevent problems.
In January 2025, Flowers Hospital announced a leadership succession plan. Former Flowers Hospital CEO Jeff Brannon transitioned to a role focused on health care education and business, while Steve Gordon joined the hospital as CEO.
Noland Hospital Dothan
Set within the Southeast Health Medical Center, Noland Hospital Dothan specializes in complex cases such as respiratory failure, pneumonia, pneumothorax, emphysema, asthma, bronchitis, pleural effusions and more.
In addition, Noland offers treatments including respiratory therapists, nurses and other clinicians. Noland provides a goal-oriented, outcome-based, interdisciplinary approach to care.
Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center
With 118 beds, Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center is a psychiatric hospital and residential treatment center for children and adolescents. The center’s treatment programs include crisis resolution, social skills and personal growth.
SpectraCare Health Systems
SpectraCare Health Systems Inc., which opened in February, is part of the state’s Crisis System of Care, providing help for individuals in mental health or substance abuse crisis.
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Dothan
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Dothan offers treatments for inpatient rehabilitation for stroke, brain injury, hip fracture and other complex neurological and orthopedic conditions. The hospital offers three hours of therapy, five days per week; 24/7 nursing care, including those who specialize in rehabilitation; and frequent visits with physicians.
This article appears in the July 2025 issue of Business Alabama.
