Executive Profile - Eric Garrard

Posted on October 19, 2012

• Name: Eric Garrard
• Title: Chief Executive Officer
• Hospital or Health System: Healthsouth Cane Creek Rehabilitation Hospital
• How long have you worked in health care? Since 1995
• How long have you been in your current position? Since 2011
• How did you end up in health care? Sports injury in high school sparked interest in rehabilitation
• What is the biggest challenge you are facing in your job? Continuous change in industry
• Who has been your biggest inspiration in your career and why: My father, who taught me the importance of personal responsibility & accountability
• What would you be doing if you weren’t in health care? Author (historical fiction)
• I can’t believe I did this: Rode muleback to the floor of the Grand Canyon
• Dream retirement: Golf in the morning, fishing in the afternoon
• Education: MS in health administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham (2000); BS in physical therapy, University of South Alabama (1995)