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Baseline study: Hospital ER employee COVID-19 infection rates are low
This large study of high-volume emergency departments showed that health care workers had a low rate of infection, but that some were unaware of an undiagnosed infection. -
When to go to the emergency room. And when not to.
Emergency departments are crowded, and patients might want to consider alternative care options such as urgent care centers. -
UAB’s critical care transport program gets new, upgraded home
CCT has added a fourth ambulance to its fleet, and its new offices feature increased space and improved overnight accommodations for on-call staff. -
Hess named interim chair of Department of Emergency Medicine
Erik P. Hess, M.D., MSc, has been named interim chair for the Department of Emergency Medicine, effective December 1, 2019. Janyce Sanford, M.D., MBA, who currently serves as chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, is stepping down from the role[…] -
Women faculty recognized at promotion reception
UAB Medicine celebrated 16 women who have recently earned their professorship, and 19 women who have been promoted to the rank of associate professor at a reception Nov. 6. -
Dean's Excellence Award winner profile: Sarah Nafziger, M.D.
Sarah Nafziger, M.D., professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, is a senior faculty winner of the Dean's Excellence Award in Service.
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8 grants awarded to promote innovative teaching
The proposals, which support new approaches to instruction and learning in a team environment, reflect the "incredible diversity of creative scholarship" at UAB. -
9/11 brings changes to state’s disaster preparedness plans
UAB medical professionals who were in New York on 9/11 when the World Trade Center was attacked remember that day and the lessons learned.
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McLain provides comfort and a steady hand in UAB’s ED
UAB ED Charge Nurse Matt McLain is on track to complete his nurse practitioner degree in 2013, and he’s also July’s Employee of the Month.
