Young named director of security
Roderick B. Young will oversee security staff as they enhance the safety and security of USA Health facilities and work with USA police.
USA Health has named Roderick B. Young director of security for the health system.
Young has more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement and most recently was chief of the Mobile Airport Authority Police Department. He spent more than 28 years with the Tallahassee Police Department in Tallahassee, Florida, and served in the U.S. Army during Operation Desert Storm.
In his new role, Young will oversee security for USA Health to include University Hospital, Children’s & Women’s Hospital, the Strada Patient Care Center, the Mitchell Cancer Institute, Baldwin County locations, and other physician office buildings.
“My goals are to enhance the safety and security of USA Health’s facilities, to improve customer service and professionalism of the USA Health safety and security team, and to help to create an environment of unity, cooperation and teamwork both within the safety and security department and USA Health,” Young said. “I hope to accomplish these by building a solid foundation of servant leadership and compassionate care toward those we serve.”
Young will oversee security staff as they enhance the safety and security of USA Health facilities and work with USA police. “I am most excited for the opportunity to lead the men and women on my team, and I look forward to great things ahead,” he said.
Prior to becoming chief of the Mobile Airport Authority Police Department in 2019, Young held the rank of major and was commander of the Tallahassee Police Department’s Special Operations Division. He joined the department in 1991 as a uniform patrol division officer and rose through the ranks, serving in various roles including as sergeant assigned to the Charlie District, lieutenant in the Patrol Division Watch Commander Office, and captain in the Patrol Southern Sector before being promoted to major in 2016.
During his time as a police sergeant, Young was deployed to Hancock County, Mississippi, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina along with a squad of officers. His responsibilities included ensuring the safety and security of the officers as well as providing law enforcement services to Hancock County residents.
While in the Army, Young was promoted to the rank of sergeant. He led soldiers in field support and was a liaison to operating units during Operation Desert Storm in January 1991.
A native of Theodore, Young attended Troy University in Troy, Alabama, where he studied criminal justice.
