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UAB Hospital UAB
Hospital is the centerpiece of the UAB Health System. Located
on the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus among major
research centers and clinics, UAB Hospital provides patients with
a complete range of primary and specialty care services. As a
university hospital, a major center for clinical research, and
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home of the some of the top medical programs in America, the 900-bed
facility also offers patients the most up-to-date treatments and
innovations in health care. The hospital was established in 1945
as the teaching hospital for the University of Alabama School
of Medicine. Today it is A labama's major tertiary care center
and a modern medical complex serving approximately 35,000 patients
annually. The hospital continues to win praise in the community
and around the world for providing excellent care. In fact,
the book The Best in Medicine ranked UAB Hospital
among the top three in the United States, and 74 physicians who
work with UAB Hospital earned a prestigious listing in the
second edition of the book The Best Doctors in America.