UAB Medicine’s Cardio-Pulmonary Critical Care (CPCC) Unit has received a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).

UAB Medicine Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation provides the latest research-based care for patients with heart or lung conditions, to improve their quality of life and help them recover from surgery or other treatments. Our comprehensive rehab programs help patients improve their breathing, increase muscle strength and endurance, complete daily activities more easily, learn how to use medications […]

Nearly 32 years ago, Jeana Nesmith Russell was beginning her dream career as a nurse in one of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s hospital units while pursuing her graduate degree. Little did she know that her life was about to change forever.