East Alabama Health’s CFO Recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review
July 17, 2025
Categories: Leadership
Sam Price, CPA, the Chief Financial Officer at East Alabama Health, has been named to the 2025 list of "Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know” By Becker’s Hospital Review.
This honor highlights Price’s dedication to sound financial leadership, which plays a critical role in advancing East Alabama Health’s mission of delivering high-quality, compassionate health care.
“Behind every successful healthcare organization is a commitment to both financial stewardship and patient well-being,” said Laura Grill, president and CEO of East Alabama Health. “This recognition reflects Sam’s unwavering focus on ensuring that every dollar is used to support excellent care, expand services, and invest in technologies that improve healthy outcomes for our community.”
Price joined East Alabama Health in 1997 after beginning his career at Ernst & Young. He is a 1981 alumnus of Auburn University.
The Becker’s list honors financial leaders who have been recognized for safeguarding the financial wellbeing of their hospitals and health systems, and for making it possible for their organizations to prioritize exceptional patient care.
To view the full list, click here: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/189-hospital-and-health-system-cfos-to-know-2025/
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About East Alabama Health
East Alabama Health encompasses East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, EAMC-Lanier Rural Emergency Hospital in Valley, the Spencer Cancer Center in Opelika, the Auburn Medical Pavilion and a host of other key medical clinics and practices that help provide a continuum of care to patients throughout an 11-county area. EAMC is a 314-bed regional referral hospital that is currently under construction to add 30 critical care beds. EAMC-Lanier Rural Emergency Hospital provides emergency and outpatient services while its campus also features a nursing home and an ambulatory surgery center. East Alabama Health employs about 3,800 people and is the second largest employer in the region, trailing only Auburn University.
