After a distinguished career in health care leadership, Brenda Carlisle, CEO of UAB Hospital, will retire at the end of 2026, UAB Medicine announced Thursday. Michelle Fortune, executive vice president of hospital operations, will become interim CEO effective November 1.
Carlisle will remain with UAB Medicine through the end of the year, supporting Fortune’s transition while also working closely with the CEOs of UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham, UAB St. Vincent’s East and UAB Medical West as the health system prepares to establish a new market president role. Recruitment is underway for the position, which will provide additional executive support, coordination and strategic alignment among UAB Medicine’s community hospitals throughout the Birmingham metropolitan area.
With more than 30 years of leadership experience across academic medical centers, tertiary care hospitals and community hospital settings, Carlisle will provide valuable guidance and continuity during the transition to a new leadership structure, UAB Hospital said in a news release…