Careers News

UAB Hospital has named Dustin Diggs, DNP, RN, FACHE, as chief nursing officer, effective immediately.

UAB Medicine, in partnership with Junior Achievement of Alabama, will sponsor a brand-new, immersive storefront at the upcoming Junior Achievement McWane Economic Education Center. As part of this collaboration, UAB Medicine will introduce an interactive Emergency Department Classroom designed to introduce middle school students to the intersection of healthcare, financial literacy and career planning.

In just five years, Curtis worked his way up the nursing ladder by taking advantage of multiple UAB Medicine educational assistance programs while working full time. However, a career in healthcare wasn’t always his plan.

UAB Health System CEO Dawn Bulgarella was named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2026 “Power 60” list, which recognizes the most influential executives shaping the region’s business and civic landscape.

UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center hosted the 18th annual Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) Leadership Forum April 15–17, welcoming rehabilitation professionals from across the country to share expertise and strengthen collaboration in traumatic brain injury care.

UAB Medicine congratulates the 2026 recipients of the Clinical Excellence in Nursing Award, the highest honor available for nursing staff.

UAB Medicine is expanding its footprint across the Birmingham area with several new and enhanced specialty clinic locations opening in early 2026. These additions strengthen UAB Medicine’s commitment to improving access to high-quality, specialty-focused care for patients throughout central Alabama.

Behind nearly every diagnosis, treatment plan, and surgical decision is a laboratory result. Lab data accounts for nearly 73% of all electronic medical record content at UAB Medicine. In celebrating Medical Laboratory Professionals Week April 20-26, let’s appreciate how our hospital labs make life-changing care possible.

To improve service and better meet demand, the UAB O’Neal Cancer Center began expanding our Acton Road clinic in March. The project should be completed by fall 2026.

This National Social Work Month, social workers from across UAB have a message for the community: medical social workers are an integral part of the health system.

For the second consecutive year, UAB Medicine Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) John Petrov was named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of “CHROs and Chief People Officers to Know”. This annual list highlights human resources leaders who play a key role in shaping workforce strategy and organizational culture across health systems nationwide.

Six UAB Medicine critical-care nursing units won 2025 Beacon Awards from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). This national honor recognizes units that distinguish themselves by providing high-quality patient care in a healthy work environment.