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NewsLast week, the University of Alabama at Birmingham partnered with Whitfield Regional Hospital to launch the first UAB Tele-Intensive Care Unit expanded hospital. With this collaboration, Whitfield now has access to 24-hour Tele-ICU support including a team of experienced ICU nurses and tele-intensivists stationed at UAB. The Tele-ICU allows patients to receive vital care closer to their homes, saving valuable time and extending much-needed services.

NewsEvery expectant mother has rehearsed a story of how they would like their birth experience to unfold, including preparation, pain management, comfort items, and who will be present. As much as possible, UAB Women & Infants Services supports moms’ choices, approaching pregnancy as a partnership between patients and care providers.

LocationUAB Family and Community Medicine provides a complete range of primary care health services for the entire family. We emphasize a comprehensive approach to medicine, which means we consider the whole person rather than focusing only on a specific problem. We also encourage patients to play an active role in their health care and to take responsibility for their health by forming cooperative relationships with our physicians, nurses, and staff.

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LocationThe Hoover Specialty Care clinic is part of a state-of-the-art medical complex offering a wide range of specialized medical care for adults, along with primary care/internal medicine services for adults, a family medicine clinic for patients of all ages, and a UAB Callahan Eye Hospital Clinic.

NewsUAB Nurse Wellness Manager Toni Beam, MSN, RN, NE-BC, has a deep understanding of the demands placed on nursing services staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, and an even deeper commitment to supporting their well-being throughout their careers. “As frontline healthcare providers, our nursing services staff felt the full weight of COVID. They watched a novel virus unfold while having to develop and implement new policies and procedures, and grapple with PPE shortages and the reprocessing of N95 masks,” she says. “It wore them down in many ways.”

NewsThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) once again has named Viva Medicare the only Alabama-based overall 5-out-of-5-Star Medicare Advantage (MA) plan. This is the third consecutive CMS top rating for the health plan, which is joined this year by only 30 of 545 total rated plans in the country and resulted in a U.S. News and World Report “Best Medicare Advantage Insurance Company” gold badge.

NewsThanks to the efforts of Devika Das, M.D., and her team, lung cancer screening among veterans in Birmingham rose to 18.5 percent, well above the national six percent average. An expansion of an existing screening program used by the Department of Veterans Affairs, her program began as a pilot in late 2021 before beginning a full year of testing in 2022. The results were impressive; despite being new to the other participating cities in the same Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN), including Charleston and Atlanta, Birmingham’s results quickly surpassed them.

NewsFor the convenience of our patients, UAB Sports & Exercise Medicine and UAB Orthopaedic Services now allow patients to schedule their own appointments online with many providers. This includes appointments at UAB Hospital-Highlands, UAB Medicine Gardendale Specialty Care, and UAB Sports and Exercise Medicine at St. Vincent’s 119.

LocationFor over 55 years, UAB Callahan Eye Hospital has focused on delivering innovative eye care and pioneering breakthroughs in the preservation and restoration of eyesight. We have been recognized internationally and nationally for outstanding patient care, treatment of eye trauma, and crucial research in eye disease. Our outstanding services and accomplishments include: