Springhill Medical Center President and CEO Jeff St. Clair has announced his retirement in August after leading the hospital for 17 years. St. Clair was the third person to hold the top post at the Mobile hospital.
“It’s a historic time in the hospital’s history as we celebrate 50 years, and I’ll be leaving the organization at a time marked by an incredible transition with a new orthopedic care partner and a top-rated cardiac surgery program that we built from the ground up,” St. Clair said.
St. Clair began his health care administration career at Springhill in the mid-1980s as assistant vice president of operations. He was promoted to chief operations officer in the ‘90s and to the president and CEO role in 2008.
During his service, he played a major role in developing and designing the hospital’s 50,000-square-foot Heart Center, along with leading several other major upgrades and expansions of services. He also supported conversions of major information technology systems and strengthened patient quality initiatives.
“I have been at this hospital for most of my professional career, and it is like a home to me, and the people are like family,” said St. Clair. “In the early years, I had the privilege of establishing several service lines so the local community could have a choice in the type of hospital care they received. It’s always been important to us here to provide the same type of care we would want for our own family members.”
St. Clair has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama in health care management and completed his master’s work in health administration at Kennedy-Western University.
In addition to his position at the hospital, St. Clair has been active in the community, serving several nonprofit organizations, including the American Heart Association, United Way of Southwest Alabama, Alabama Kidney Foundation, St. Ignatius Parish Council and others.
Springhill Medical Center opened in 1975 and is a 270-bed acute care hospital accredited by The Joint Commission.
