Senior Management

Market President and Chief Executive Officer

Russell Pigg joined Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital as Chief Executive Office in the spring of 2012. In April 2015, he was appointed North Alabama Market President with oversight of both, Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital, Florence, AL and Shoals Hospital, Muscle Shoals, AL. Mr. Pigg holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology/Business from David Lipscomb University and a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and Master of Business Administration from the University of Alabama Birmingham. He formerly served as Chief Executive Officer, Dyersburg Regional Medical Center, Dyersburg, TN and Chief Operating Officer and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Gateway Medical Center, Clarksville, TN.

Chief Operating Officer

Mike Howard joined ECM Hospital in September 2012. He began his ECM tenure as Director of Ancillary Support Services with oversight of Respiratory therapy, Sleep Center and Wound Healing. In January 2014, he was appointed Associate Administrator for the organization and in 2015 appointed to his current position Chief Operating Officer. Mike earned a Bachelor of Science in Management and Organizational Development from Bethel University and received his Master’s in Business Administration from Texas A&M. He previously served as Director of Respiratory Services at Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville, TN and Director of Cardiopulmonary Services at Southern Hills Medical Center, Nashville, TN.

Chief Nursing Officer

Terri Harris, RN, BSN, MPH joined the leadership team at NAMC in 2020 as Chief Nursing Officer. Terri has an extensive healthcare background with more than 30 years’ experience. Terri moved to the Shoals from Mississippi, where she served as CNO at Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg.

Jeff Meigs is the Chief Financial Officer at North Alabama Medical Center and Shoals Hospital.