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The First Bank of Alabama has made a significant investment to help improve access to health care across east Alabama with a $250,000 donation to the Alabama Rural Hospital Investment Program to support Tanner Medical Center/East Alabama.

The program was created to help eligible rural hospitals across Alabama strengthen access to quality health care for families throughout the region.

“We’re grateful to First Bank of Alabama for their support and stepping forward to support our mission,” said Carol Crews, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Tanner Health. “This investment helps us continue to expand access to high-quality care across east Alabama, improve our facilities and advance our services and provide the health care that our patients rely on every day.”

Through the program, local financial institutions and businesses can direct investments to help their community’s hospitals sustain and grow.

First Bank’s contribution supports the hospital’s mission to expand access to care, enhance services and ensure rural communities have the resources they need to stay healthy and have access to high-quality care without traveling far from home.

Tanner Medical Center/East Alabama plays a vital role in the region, providing emergency services, inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostic imaging, surgical services and specialty care.

With this contribution, First Bank of Alabama joins other community partners working alongside Tanner Health to ensure that residents across east Alabama continue to have access to safe, reliable and high-quality health care close to home.

In early February 2026, the Alabama Hospital Association (AlaHA) announced that the $20 million tax credit cap for the Alabama Rural Hospital Investment Program has been fully met, just one month after the program opened Jan. 5.

For more on how you can support the Alabama Rural Hospital Investment Program, visit: https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/tax-incentives/rural-hospital-investment-tax-credit/