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UAB Hospital is the only Disease-Specific Certified program in Alabama and has had no observations or findings by The Joint Commission since joining the certification process.
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The American College of Surgeons has again verified UAB as a Level I Trauma Center, a designation held by UAB since 1999.
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The LIBERATE Study will further investigate the Eclipse System, the first vaginal insert designed to provide bowel control.
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Designation, voted on by women, recognizes UAB Hospital as providing the highest standards for patient care.
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Becker’s Hospital Review has named UAB Hospital as one of the 100 Great Hospitals in America.
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The American Nurses Credentialing Center honor is the most prestigious designation a health care organization can receive for excellence in nursing and patient outcomes.
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Women’s Choice Awards and Becker’s Hospital Review honor UAB women’s health programs as among the nation’s best.
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The UAB kidney chain, which began December 2013 and expects more transplants in January 2015, ‘showcases the power of the human spirit in every aspect.’
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ECMO, or extra corporeal membrane oxygenation, takes on the function of the heart and lungs by routing the patient’s blood into the machine where carbon dioxide is removed and oxygen is added. 
Hospitals remain alert and ready after a confirmed U.S. hospital-identified case of imported Ebola associated with the ongoing West African outbreak makes news in Dallas.
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Hospital-to-home care transition communications and multimedia programs improving engagement and outcomes for UAB patients.
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UAB’s May blood drive features a Buffet-inspired trip to Donorville
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Patient experience measures like communication, responsiveness, cleanliness and pain control among criteria for UAB Hospital’s 2014 Outstanding Patient Experience Award.
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Best-in-class patient care among the criteria in Becker’s Hospital Review rankings that list UAB Hospital.
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UAB Hospital has been named one of America’s best breast health centers by WomenCertified, Inc.
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88-year-old, 100th UAB TAVR patient, is ready to have her “get-go” back.
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UAB is currently the top site in Alabama to offer a special CTO procedure, which helps patients avoid the more invasive open-heart surgery – but the resource is not widely known.
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham and the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from Feb. 17-27 to celebrate the Sochi Olympics and help boost blood supplies reduced by recent bad winter weather.
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UAB Hospital’s teenage volunteers get a rare chance to learn about possible careers in healthcare.
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UAB and the Red Cross will hold a blood drive July 8-18
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