The UAB Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) received the highest possible rating of three stars for its yearly participation in the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI).

UAB Medicine has been named the Official Medical Provider for Talladega Superspeedway. Alabama’s largest hospital — and only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I Adult Trauma Center — will provide award-winning medical services to NASCAR’s biggest track.

Director of the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Clinic at UAB Civitan-Sparks Clinics, Dr. Sarah O’Kelley, answers questions about ASD and resources for supporting loved ones with the diagnosis.

Becker’s Healthcare has named UAB Medicine as one of the nation’s 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare for 2023. This annual list highlights hospitals, health systems, and medical centers that set themselves apart in the industry by investing in employees’ well-being, satisfaction, and fulfillment.

Substance misuse is at an all-time high. In 2020, alcohol-related deaths rose 26%, claiming approximately 150,000 lives in the United States — almost 400 deaths per day — which is the highest rate recorded in at least 40 years.

Congratulations to the most recent winner: John White, RN! What makes John a DAISY winner? “On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, John White, RN, entered a restaurant in Warrior, Ala. After sitting down to eat his breakfast, he looked over and noticed there were people standing around a person. He went over and checked the individual’s pulse. The person was not breathing and didn’t have a pulse. John immediately assisted the individual to the floor and began chest compressions while someone called 911.

The WE CARE program was created to promote resiliency in UAB Medicine’s nursing workforce, in part by implementing evidence-based training to address burnout, suicide, mental health conditions, and substance use disorders. This grant-funded initiative also seeks to meet the needs of nursing staff through rounding and by identifying and addressing issues that cause distress.

Alabama’s organ procurement organization, Legacy of Hope plans various NDLM promotions and events to educate the public and raise awareness about the need for organ, eye, and tissue donation. Roughly half of the U.S. population are registered as donors, but the number of people in need still exceeds available organs and tissue.

The loss of a loved one can be hard. It may be one of the most difficult experiences in a person’s life. Felicia Vaughn, a registered nurse at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, is supporting grieving families in a special way — with a heartbeat in a bottle.

March is National Professional Social Work Month, which recognizes the professionals who guide and support patients in a wide range of settings. UAB Medicine salutes our medical social workers who assist patients with many aspects of illness, hospital stays, and the transition to home or the next level of care.

Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that can develop during pregnancy in women who don’t already have the disease. It affects 2-10% of pregnant women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Throughout my 25-year occupational therapy career, I’ve had the opportunity to treat a variety of diagnoses and conditions, but I’ve always been drawn to our neuro population. My career began in inpatient care, then I moved on to a neuro outpatient setting. During that time, I also had the opportunity to teach continuing neuro education courses and work as a consultant with a company that develops products to help patients use their stroke-affected side while performing task-specific repetitive training.