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Phoebe Putney Health System
The Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Pension Fund was established in 1975 as a single-employer defined benefit plan for the health system's workforce.
Phoebe Putney Health System
The Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Pension Fund was established in 1975 as a single-employer defined benefit plan for the health system's workforce. Plan administration falls to CFO/CAO Brian Church, with the health system's President and CEO Scott Steiner providing oversight. The fund operates under the sponsorship of Phoebe Putney Health System, a nonprofit anchored by its flagship 417 Third Avenue campus. The pension plan deploys across buyout and distressed debt strategies, with additional capital tied to a consolidated real asset portfolio that includes the Phoebe Living & Learning Community, Meredyth Place commercial property, and multiple hospital campuses in Albany, Americus, and Sylvester. Holdings span commercial, mixed-use, and residential properties, complemented by a Bermuda-domiciled captive insurer, Phoebe Putney Indemnity, Ltd. The fund's geographic footprint concentrates in metropolitan Albany but extends to satellite facilities across Dougherty, Sumter, and Worth counties. The pension plan's asset base is estimated at approximately $228M, though the fund does not publicly disclose its total deployment. Scott Steiner chaired the Georgia Hospital Association's Board of Trustees for the 2024–2025 term, placing him at the center of Georgia's nonprofit healthcare leadership. Church holds a FACHE credential from the American College of Healthcare Executives. The pension fund's structure is unusual among asset owners — it retains direct ownership of operating hospital real estate and a captive insurance vehicle, blending fiduciary benefit obligations with the health system's broader balance-sheet exposures. The Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County leases the main campus to the health system, creating a layered governance architecture that separates asset ownership from clinical operations.
General information
Firm type
Pension Fund
Year founded
1975
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Albany
Corporate office
Albany, GA, United States
Principals
Scott Steiner
President and CEO
Brian Church
CFO/CAO and Plan Administrator
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at the Phoebe Putney pension fund?
CFO/CAO Brian Church serves as Plan Administrator and manages the pension fund's day-to-day operations. The plan's investment committee, operating under the sponsorship of Phoebe Putney Health System, provides oversight. President and CEO Scott Steiner holds ultimate executive authority over the health system's financial strategy, which includes pension investment posture.
What does the pension fund invest in?
The fund deploys capital into buyout and distressed debt strategies, according to Altss research. It also maintains a direct real estate portfolio concentrated in southwest Georgia, including commercial, mixed-use, and residential properties across Albany, Americus, and Sylvester.
Is the pension fund a separate entity from the hospital system?
The fund is a single-employer defined benefit plan sponsored by Phoebe Putney Health System. Its assets are not walled off from the system's broader balance sheet — the plan holds direct ownership stakes in hospital operating real estate and a Bermuda captive insurer, Phoebe Putney Indemnity, Ltd.
Does the fund invest alongside external managers or GPs?
The fund's buyout and distressed debt exposures imply relationships with external general partners, but the specific roster of manager commitments is not publicly disclosed. The direct real estate holdings are managed in-house rather than through commingled funds.
What is Phoebe Putney Indemnity, Ltd.?
Phoebe Putney Indemnity, Ltd. is a Bermuda-domiciled captive insurance company associated with the health system. The pension fund holds an ownership stake in the captive, which provides an alternative risk-transfer structure layered onto the system's self-insured healthcare liabilities.
How is the pension fund governed?
Governance flows through a layered structure: the Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County owns the main hospital campus and leases it to Phoebe Putney Health System, which sponsors the pension plan. Brian Church acts as Plan Administrator, reporting through the health system's executive leadership to Scott Steiner.
Does the fund operate the Phoebe Foundation?
The Phoebe Foundation, Inc. and Phoebe Putney Health System Foundation, Inc. are separate philanthropic entities affiliated with the health system. The pension fund is a distinct fiduciary vehicle and does not manage foundation assets, though both sit under the same parent organization.
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