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For the eighth year in a row, University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital has been listed on Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2020 list of 100 Great Hospitals in America. UAB has earned this distinction every year since 2013 and is the only hospital in Alabama to make the annual list published by Becker’s Healthcare, a leading source of cutting-edge business and legal information for health care industry leaders. 

Licensed medical social worker Vivian Richards helps UAB Medicine patients make the transition from hospital to home. 

The Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame has named its 2020 inductees, including six individuals from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

UAB Medicine congratulates the 2020 recipients of the Clinical Excellence in Nursing Award, the highest honor available for nursing staff within UAB Health System. Each year, professional nurses and nursing support staff are considered for this award based upon nursing knowledge, technical skills, and clinical leadership.

UAB Medicine Chief Nursing Officer Terri Poe has received many thoughtful letters from children in the community for our #uabmedicineheroes who are working tirelessly on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the UAB Women & Infants Center (WIC), we asked some women who delivered babies or received care at the WIC to share their experiences. UAB Medicine nurse Jennifer Cupp, RN, MSN, CRNP, describes her deliveries and the care and compassion she received.

Congratulations to this month’s winner, Natalja Deineko, RN! Natalja is part of the House Calls Program at UAB Hospital-Highlands. She goes above and beyond for the patients every single day.

Depending on what color scrubs you wear, you may already know that Thursday, March 19 is Certified Nurses Day. This annual observance celebrates nurses worldwide who contribute to better patient outcomes through earning and maintaining advanced credentials in their specialty.

UAB Hospital, which includes UAB Highlands Hospital and UAB’s outpatient clinics, was granted recognition as a Magnet-designated organization today for the fifth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program®. UAB Hospital is only the 21st hospital worldwide to receive this designation five consecutive times.

A hospital unit and its nurse manager at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have been honored by the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Birmingham area at their 40th Annual Employer/Employee Awards Luncheon.

Many people don’t realize what a tremendous asset UAB Medicine has with Spain Rehabilitation Center. A critical part of UAB Hospital, Spain Rehab is one of the leading providers of comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation services in the southeast.

National Healthcare Food Service Week is October 6-12, so it’s the perfect time to focus on the hardworking men and women who staff UAB Food and Nutrition Services.