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As the nation battles an increase in opioid addiction, UAB Hospital’s Addiction Recovery Program expands to meet the need.
UAB’s program for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, has won a Gold Level Award for Excellence.
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The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program says UAB meets all criteria as a Comprehensive Center to deliver safe, high-quality bariatric patient care.
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A record $2,006,063 was pledged for this year’s campaign, which will help provide financial assistance to more than120 nonprofits in the Birmingham community.
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UAB is the first hospital in Alabama to participate in publicly reporting its data with American College of Cardiology’s Find Your Heart a Home pilot program.
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Antibiotic use in acute and long-term care facilities is a focus of UAB’s antibiotic stewardship program.
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Role of mentors for patients with diabetes is the focus of a $30,000 grant.
UAB becomes one of only six hospitals in Alabama to be recognized as a leader in health care equality.
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UAB leads local hospitals, first responders and government agencies in full-scale tornado disaster exercise.
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New performances have just been announced for March in the UAB Hospital North Pavilion.
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Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater will present free workshops to students, patients and the community, with a grand finale performance at 2 p.m. March 5.
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Fourteen-year-old Angelynn Luckado’s cystic fibrosis ravaged her organs, leading to an extensive hospital stay, an extremely rare and complicated transplant, and now a hope for a healthier life thanks to an organ donor.
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UAB is partnering with Project SEARCH to provide high school students who have developmental disabilities with internship opportunities to help guide them on career selection.
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The quilts, made by more than 100 volunteers from scrubs worn by medical staff at the Women and Infants Center, were unveiled at a ceremony Dec. 17.
Baby Friendly USA has recognized UAB Hospital’s efforts to educate and support breastfeeding mothers.
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UAB Health System CEO William Ferniany, Ph.D., has been recognized on the Becker’s Hospital Review “130 Nonprofit Hospital and Health System CEOs To Know.”
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When her dad was too sick to leave UAB Hospital, she brought her wedding to him with the help of the team providing his care.
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UAB has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the only hospital in Alabama among the most connected for 2015-16.
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Becker’s Hospital Review lists UAB Hospital as third-largest in the nation.
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About half of American hospitals have some form of arts programming, usually art or music therapy. Now a growing number of medical centers — UAB Hospital is the first in Alabama — are implementing the more comprehensive AIM model.
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