Jim Dearth

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Jim Dearth (born 1948 in Wisconsin) is a pediatric oncologist and the former CEO of Children's Hospital.

Dearth, a former captain of the Duke University football team, arrived in Birmingham in 1979 after completing his residency and fellowship training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. In 1984 he became vice chairman of the pediatrics department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The following year he became medical director of Children's Hospital. Just two years later, in 1987, he was named the hospital's CEO. He held that position for 20 years and retired at the end of 2007. Mike Warren is set to succeed him in January 2008.

In 1992, Dearth helped found Voices for Alabama's Children, a nonprofit children's advocacy and research group. In honor of his retirement, the group awarded Dearth their first Champion for Children Award in January 2007.

Dearth has served on the boards of National Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, the Children's Miracle Network, and the Child Health Corporation of America. After retirement he and his wife, Joanne, are moving to the North Carolina coast.

References

  • Velasco, Anna (January 23, 2007) "CEO who oversaw growth set to retire." Birmingham News.
  • Velasco, Anna (November 4, 2007) "Children's Hospital CEO prepares to turn over reins after 20 years." Birmingham News.
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