During normal business hours of operation, call the clinic nurse.

Adult clinic nurse: (205) 801-8415

Pediatric clinic nurse: (205) 638-9285

The nurse on call will speak with you about your health and determine what actions need to be taken. If someone does not answer when you call, please leave a message with your name, your date of birth, and the best phone number to receive a return call.

• Difficulty breathing

• Rapid, painful breathing and/or shortness of breath

• Weakness on one side of the body

• Slurred speech

• Unresponsive, sudden change in behavior, confusion

• A temperature of 101 degrees or higher

• Severe headache

• Cough with chest pain and fever

• Pain not controlled with prescription pain medication

• Vomiting or Diarrhea that does not go away and your child also has decreased urine output

Adult Patients

If you need to speak to someone about a medical problem outside regular office hours (8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday), please call (205) 934-3411 and ask to speak with the Hematology Physician on-call. If for any erason you cannot reach the designated individual providing coverage, you should go to the Emergency Department at the University Hospital, located on 18th Street South between 5th and 6th Avenue.

Pediatric Patients

If you need to speak to someone about a medical problem outside regular office hours (8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday), please call (205) 638-9100 and ask to speak with the Hematology Physician on-call. Please use after hours number for emergencies only. 

Refer to this CDC flyer.

UAB Russell Clinic (Adult Patients)

Parking is located in the 4th Avenue parking deck. at 2100 6th Avenue South. Enter near the corner of 18th Street and 4th Avenue South. The rates are $2 for the first hour and $1 for each additional hour. The most you will pay in a 24-hour period is $8 for each day. A 7-day pass is $30.00. A 30-day pass is $100.00. You can pay either at the lobby kiosk or at the exit gate.

*Patient discounts available

• Yes, you must call first.

• We accept all insurance coverages

See Billing, Health Records & Patient Rights for more information.

• No, you need to establish care first by scheduling an appointment. 

• Adult patients should call (205) 572-1224

• Pediatric patients should call (205) 638-9684

• If there is no answer, please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible.

Yes. We always want you to call us if you have a crisis.

• Adult patients should call (205) 801-8415 and select option #3

• Pediatric patients should call (205) 638-9285

• Adult patients should call The Russell Clinic — (205) 801-9034

• Pediatric patients should call Children's of Alabama — (205) 638-9285

• Adult patients are seen Monday-Friday from 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

• Pediatric patients are seen Monday-Friday from 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

• We offer tranfusion therapy both chronic (scheduled) and acute (as needed) Monday-Friday in both clinics.

• Yes, parents/significant others are allowed to be in the room at The Russell Clinic for adults

• Children's encourages parents/support person(s) to spend as much time as they can with their child and to participate in their child's care 24 hours a day (Overnight stays are limited to two parents/support person(s). Please be sure to check with your nurse for complete visitation guidelines.

For additional resources for parents visiting Children's of Alabama, you can get more information on their website.. 

• Transition is when a person moves from their childhood doctor to an adult doctor. At the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic, this happens from ages 15-21.

• For more information, see the Sickle Cell Disease Coalition Transition Toolkit.

• Adult patients MUST HAVE A DRIVER if you need to receive pain medication. 

• Pediatric patients with transporation needs should call Kid One Transportation
  (800) 543-7143.

For more information on what to do when your child is having a pain crisis, you can find that information on the Children's of Alabama website.