Huntsville Hospital names Tracy Doughty next hospital President, COO Tracy Doughty (Source: Huntsville Hospital) By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | March 12, 2021 at 12:48 PM CST - Updated March 12 at 12:48 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The Huntsville Hospital Health System announced the name of the next President of its flagship hospital on Friday.
Tracy Doughty will lead Huntsville Hospital as President and Chief Operating Officer beginning on July 1.
Doughty has served as Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations since 2017. He will move into his new role as Jeff Samz assumes the CEO position of the multi-hospital Health System this summer.
Doughty began his career at Huntsville Hospital in 1998. He is a graduate of the University of North Alabama, earning a bachelor’s of science degree in Nursing in 1997. He later received two master’s degrees from The University of Alabama Birmingham. One degree was in Quality and Outcomes Management in Health Systems in 2004 and th