Leadership

Thomas G. Shufflebarger, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer

Tom Shufflebarger is President and Chief Executive Officer for Children’s of Alabama. He is responsible for all aspects of the operation and care provided by the State’s only freestanding pediatric medical center.

Shufflebarger is an honors graduate of Duke University where he earned both a Bachelor of Arts in economics and a Master of Business Administration. He began his healthcare career in 1985 when he came to Alabama and joined Brookwood Medical Center. During the next 7 years he held many roles including budget director and director of physician recruitment and development. He joined Children’s of Alabama in 1992, became its COO in 2003 , and was promoted to CEO in 2021.

He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and currently serves as a Trustee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Hospital Association. He serves on the Quality and Safety Committee of the Board for the national Children’s Hospital Association and served as Chairman of the National Patient Safety Organization for Children’s Hospitals. Active in numerous community organizations, he has served in volunteer leadership roles with the American Red Cross, The United Way of Central Alabama, Magic Moments, the Lakeshore Foundation, Canterbury United Methodist Church, and the Hoover City Schools.

A resident of Hoover, Shufflebarger and his wife, Ellen, have two daughters.