BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Princeton Baptist Medical Center is pleased to announce the promotion of Sarah Dudley, Princeton assistant administrator, to the administrative role of chief operating officer. As COO, Dudley will assume leadership over the clinical laboratory, pharmacy, inpatient and outpatient physical therapy, and the wound care center, in addition to continuing her previous responsibilities.
“I am confident that Sarah will be successful in her role as she has a strong track record of accomplishments at Princeton,” said Princeton President Betsy Postlethwait. “I am pleased that we are able to grow and develop new leadership within Princeton and Baptist Health System that will continue to benefit our employees, patients and the communities we serve.”
Dudley, an Auburn, Ala. native, has been a member of the Princeton administrative team for four years, serving in multiple administrative roles. In her position as assistant administrator at Princeton she was responsible for invasive and non-invasive cardiology, pulmonary rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging, cancer services, breast care center, medical relations and marketing and the Baptist Vein Center at Baptist Health Center Hoover, as well as strategic planning and business development. She also served as director of operations and business development.
She received her Master of Science, magna cum laude, in health administration from The University of Alabama at Birmingham, and her Bachelor of Science in biomedical sciences and a minor in business from Auburn University. In addition, she completed an internship at Baylor University Medical Center in 2008 followed by a one-year administrative residency at Princeton in 2009.
Dudley is actively involved in the Birmingham community, currently serving as the chair of Leadership Institute for the Junior League of Birmingham, the president of Young Leaders Board of American Heart Association and a continuing member of American College of Healthcare Executives.
