As a nonprofit, community-based hospital, Huntsville Hospital is committed to improving health both inside and beyond our hospital walls.
Through the Community Health Initiative, Huntsville Hospital partners with local nonprofit organizations working to improve outcomes, remove barriers to care and address community needs before they become medical emergencies.
Since 1996, the Community Health Initiative has invested more than $15 million to support nonprofits addressing some of the region’s most pressing health needs, including access to care, mental health, medication assistance, dental care, chronic disease support and services for underserved populations.
2026-2027 Community Health Initiative Partners
- Boys and Girls Club
- Clinica Medica Moscati
- The Community Free Clinic
- The Community Free Dental Clinic
- Enrichment Center
- HEALS
- Kids to Love
- New Hope Children's Clinic
- Parkinson’s Dynamics
- Partnership for a Drug-Free Community
- ShowerUp
Jean Wessell Templeton Committee
CHI is guided by the Jean Wessell Templeton Committee, a volunteer committee named in honor of longtime chairman Jean Wessell Templeton.
- Kerry Fehrenbach, Chair
- Jim Bolte, Co-Chair
- Aruna Arora, MD
- Greg Barnes
- Philip Bentley, Jr.
- Heather Crow
- Michelle Jordan
- Brian Patz, MD
- Nicole Schroer
- John Simms, Project Coordinator
