Laura Grill, CEO of East Alabama Health, has been included on the 2025 “Women Hospital Presidents and CEOs to Know” list as released by Becker’s Hospital Review.

As CEO, Grill has led the organization through major milestones, and facility expansions. East Alabama Health has opened the Spencer Cancer Center and Auburn Medical Pavilion, launched construction on a new center for mental health, began a $43 million critical care expansion at East Alabama Medical Center, and earned national recognition for clinical excellence in stroke, robotic surgery and diabetes care.

Grill was also appointed by Gov. Kay Ivey to the board of the new Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences. She recently completed a one-year term as chair of the Alabama Hospital Association and currently serves on several other state and regional boards.