Ms. Grill serves as president and CEO of East Alabama Health, which encompasses East Alabama Medical Center, East Alabama Medical Center North, EAMC-Lanier Rural Emergency Hospital, the Auburn Medical Pavilion and numerous health services across the east Alabama region. The organization has more than 4,100 employees and about 380 physicians. In 2022, Ms. Grill oversaw development of the Auburn Medical Pavilion, a complex housing a freestanding emergency department, breast health center, diagnostic imaging services, outpatient lab services and a joint-venture ambulatory surgery center. In 2026, a new 40-bed freestanding psychiatric hospital was completed, along with an ICU expansion at East Alabama Medical Center that added 30 critical care beds. She serves as a board member for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind Foundation, AmeriFirst Bank and other organizations, and in 2024 was appointed to the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences board of trustees. East Alabama Medical Center was recognized on Newsweek’s 2025 list of “America’s Best-In-State Hospitals.” Ms. Grill joined the organization in 1992 as director of cardiology, served as executive vice president, and became president and CEO in 2018.
