About UAB Medicine
UAB Medicine is one of the top academic medical centers in the nation and a recognized leader in quality patient care, research, and training.
Our Mission, Vision & Values
MISSION
To provide life-changing care.
VISION
To be the leader in improving the health and lives of all we serve.
VALUES
UAB Medicine is committed to providing quality health care and compassionate service to every patient, every time, regardless of their individual differences or circumstances. For this and many other reasons, UAB Medicine established a set of Core Values that we instill in our employees as part of our never ending pursuit of excellence. These values are:
Always Care: Listen with empathy, be compassionate, and support those in need.
Own It: Be accountable, take action, and make it happen.
Work Together: Think win-win, build consensus, and play your role on the team.
Do Right: Follow through, work with principles, and do no harm.
Located in Birmingham, UAB Medicine is one of the top academic medical centers in the United States and Alabama’s largest single-site employer. In addition to providing health care services for more than 1.6 million patients annually, we are committed to educating medical professionals and advancing medical science through research.
UAB Medicine is anchored by UAB Hospital, which has been named one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals and the Best Hospital in Alabama, the No. 1 Best Large Employer for 2021 by Forbes magazine, and we received a Top Ten Consumer Choice Award from National Research Corp. The hospital provides care to the sickest patients in the state and offers many services not available at other medical centers in the region, including research trials for promising new treatments.
S. Dawn Bulgarella, MSHA, CPA
Chief Executive Officer
UAB Health System
Dawn Bulgarella is the Chief Executive Officer of the UAB Health System, where she is responsible for a 16-hospital system with annual revenues approaching $8 billion. She has responsibility for one of the largest and most highly respected academic healthcare delivery organizations in the country. Along with the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the UAB Health System is the largest employer in the State of Alabama, exceeding 23,000 employees and recently designated by Forbes as the #1 best large employer.
Bulgarella is an innovative thinker and mentor who serves on numerous health care boards, the board of directors of Protective Life, and a recent appointment by Governor Ivey to the Alabama Workforce Board’s Executive Committee. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration from the University of Alabama and a Master’s degree in Health Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.She is a Certified Public Accountant, formerly with Ernst & Young, and is active in multiple professional and community associations.
Dawn is a recognized senior leader in the State of Alabama. She has been recognized as a “CEO to Know” by Becker’s Hospital Review, as a member of Birmingham’s “Power 60”, as one of the
“Women Who Shape the State”, one of the Top Birmingham Women, selected as the Birmingham Large Enterprise CFO of the Year in 2020, and received the Woman of Impact designation in 2019.
Dawn and her husband, Joe, have three adult children and two grandchildren. She enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends.