We would like to congratulate the recipients of the 2024 UAB Medicine Excellence Awards, the highest honor available for staff. See this year’s winners below.

UAB Health System CEO Dawn Bulgarella, MSHA, CPA, was appointed by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to the executive committee of the newly formed Alabama Workforce Board. This prestigious position reflects Bulgarella’s exceptional contributions and dedication to workforce development.

UAB Medicine’s cardiovascular MRI scanner recently was upgraded with the latest technology, enabling providers to diagnose a wider range of conditions for several key specialties.

UAB Medicine employees Corey and Jenny Agricola met on the job and became friends, which led to marriage and starting a family. That sounds like a straightforward series of events, but as with any story involving great adversity, the drama is in the details. Their experiences gave the couple a unique perspective on their work and how they serve patients.`

The 2024 Transplant Games of America brought together thousands of participants and spectators July 5-10 in Birmingham, Ala., to create a truly unforgettable experience. UAB Medicine was honored to serve as the presenting medical partner for the Games, which began in 1990 to support the gift of life that organ donation represents and celebrate the individuals and families touched by transplantation.

UAB Care, a quality improvement initiative at UAB Medicine, in 2021 began working with ENT staff and other disciplines to create a Trach Management Project. The goal was to establish best practices in managing care for patients who have undergone a tracheostomy – sometimes called a tracheotomy, or simply a “trach” – and also to formalize a Trach Management Team.

UAB Hospital earned the No. 1 spot in Alabama on the 2024-25 “Lown Hospitals Index for Social Responsibility”, a report published annually by the Lown Institute.

Is your daughter (or a girl under your care) prepared for the physical, psychological, and social changes that come with puberty? It can be a challenging time, but Girl Talk sessions can help.

New mothers may have a range of emotions regarding breastfeeding. Along with looking forward to bonding with their babies, they usually have questions and concerns.

Each year, thousands of people arrive at UAB Medicine’s emergency department with potentially life-threatening complications from diabetes, congestive heart failure and high blood pressure.

The majority of women develop uterine fibroids at some point, and most of these growths never cause problems or require treatment. Still, it’s important to be aware of the symptoms and the range of treatment options.

From childhood, Sen. Luther Strange knew he was in good hands with the care he received from UAB’s surgeons. While biking with friends during his seventh-grade year in Homewood, Alabama, Strange was thrown from his bike after being hit by a traveling sedan. After the collision, Strange remembers collapsing near the intersection and his mother waiting beside him for an ambulance to take them to Children’s Hospital moments later.