University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System has named experienced health care executive Janet Hadar as its next chief operating officer, effective Jan. 12, 2026.

Hadar joins UAB Health System with more than 20 years of health care experience leading clinical operations, ambulatory campuses, service lines, system integration and community engagement projects.

Most recently, Hadar served as the president and CEO of University of North Carolina Hospitals, where she has led a regional portfolio of academic and community hospitals.

Hadar held key leadership roles across the UNC Health enterprise, including senior vice president of Operations for the medical center and system hospitals and vice chair for Clinical Integration for the UNC Department of Medicine.

Under Hadar’s leadership,

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