About Us
Growing out of a desire to ensure medical access for southern Alabama and its surrounding communities, Infirmary Health exists as the largest not-for-profit, non-governmental healthcare system in Alabama. Based in Mobile and Baldwin Counties, Infirmary Health’s hospitals and acute care facilities have been recognized as national leaders in innovative and compassionate care for patients using state-of-the-art medical technology, no matter the medical need.
More Devoted to Your Life
As the largest non-governmental, not-for-profit healthcare provider in Alabama, Infirmary Health’s mission is LIFE. This acronym embodies Infirmary Health’s core values of serving our community with a focus on Leadership, Integrity, Family, and Excellent Service. When you are treated by the team at Infirmary Health, you will receive premier medical services marked by the professionalism and compassion that bolsters our vision of being the FIRST CHOICE for healthcare in the region.
A History of Excellence
Starting in 1896 as a community-based initiative to provide healthcare services to the Mobile community, Mobile Infirmary was born. Mobile Infirmary was formed out of the vision of Augusta Evans Wilson who achieved fame nationally as a writer in the late 1800s. However, in her efforts to provide for the Mobile community, Wilson began a hospital fundraising campaign holding sewing circles, craft bazaars, pencil sales, and a $50,000 bond to make Mobile Infirmary a reality.
Opened on October 21, 1910, on Ann Street north of Springhill Avenue, Mobile Infirmary consisted of 32 beds, a laboratory, and a state-of-the-art operating room. This facility served the Mobile community for 42 years and was financed by the volunteer work of a small group of dedicated women. However, as World War II raged, the need for expanded community medical facilities became clear. Faith leaders, community representatives, and doctors banded together to raise over $2 million for the new facility. The new Mobile Infirmary consisted of 285 beds in a facility sitting on 80 acres of what was once the old Oak Hill Golf Course. Less than a decade later, a nursing school opened across the street from the new hospital.
Today, Mobile Infirmary is a 681-bed hospital that serves as the region’s healthcare leader and offers groundbreaking innovations in technology and medical services. Having grown from its flagship hospital in Mobile, Infirmary Health now consists of three acute care hospitals, one long-term acute care hospital, two rehabilitation facilities, a physician clinic network with over 60 locations, as well as six diagnostic imaging centers, two breast centers, two freestanding emergency departments, and multiple affiliates.
The largest non-governmental, not-for-profit healthcare provider in the state, Infirmary Health serves all counties in southern Alabama as well as the Florida panhandle and southern Mississippi. With more than 700 doctors on the medical staff and some 6,700 other team members, Infirmary Health treats more than 1.76 million patients per year. Through its partnerships with local communities and annual charitable funding for community programs, Infirmary Health remains committed after 115 years to bettering community health.
Our main hospital and clinic locations include:
- Mobile Infirmary
- Thomas Hospital
- North Baldwin Infirmary
- J.L. Bedsole / Rotary Rehabilitation Hospital—Mobile
- Infirmary Long Term Acute Care Hospital—Mobile
- Infirmary Medical Clinics
- Colony Rehabilitation Hospital - Fairhope
Our Commitment to You
Infirmary Health’s goal is to provide the best possible healthcare services to our patients through utilizing technological advances, comprehensive treatment, and quality care standards. As the largest non-governmental, not-for-profit healthcare provider in Alabama, our mission is to put your LIFE first and to be the FIRST CHOICE for healthcare in the region. Let us help you and your family on the path to good health.
