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March specials for employees include discounts on treatments and savings on skin care procedures and products. Please be sure to bring your employee badge to receive the discount.

Three past and present USA Health team members and a medical student are being recognized with local community health awards for their dedication to helping patients and residents lead healthier lives.

The trauma, acute care, and burn surgeon at USA Health and assistant professor of surgery at the Whiddon College of Medicine was recognized for her tireless dedication to her patients, her community, and public health advocacy.

The collaboration between USA Health’s Center for Healthy Communities and USA’s Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences will offer opportunities for high school students to examine environmental hazards and their impacts on the health of Gulf Coast residents.

Take frequent breaks if you do repetitive tasks like typing or using your phone to reduce strain on your hands.

“The first step of colon cancer prevention is through regularly scheduled screenings,” said Ahmed Abdalla, M.D., medical oncologist at MCI.

The winners were selected by their colleagues who serve on the Young Urologists Committee and endorsed by their respective American Urological Association sections to receive the honor. They will receive their awards during the 2025 AUA Annual Meeting April 26-29 in Las Vegas.

“This funding is a game-changer for revamping our neonatal abstinence syndrome program. With this grant, we will roll out the Eat, Sleep, Console care framework, a proven approach that dramatically reduces hospital days for neonates with opioid withdrawal syndrome without increasing adverse outcomes,” said Manimaran (Maran) Ramani, M.D.

Graduating medical students from the Whiddon College of Medicine will join others from across North America to simultaneously open their envelopes with their assigned matches at 11 a.m.

USA Health regularly recognizes employees for going above and beyond in caring for patients and providing high quality customer service.

USA Health employees are making an impact in our community. Learn about some of their recent service and outreach projects.