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“This center will help expand access to ALS care along the Gulf Coast, making a positive impact on patients and their families, but it will also honor a great man in Kelly Butler,” said Owen Bailey. “The lives he touched are too many to count, and through this center, his legacy will live on and impact many more lives for decades to come.”
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During his rotations, Carson Blankenship, PA-C, developed a passion for primary care, as he loves the personal connection he gets to make with each of his patients.
As part of the 2023 acquisition agreement, USA Health Providence Hospital temporarily remains on some of Ascension Healthcare’s information technology systems. Beginning May 8, Ascension's IT systems — including ones used by Providence Hospital — began experiencing network disruptions. The core electronic-medical-record system used by Providence was restored last week thanks to the work of USA Health employees.
Trauma surgeon Ashley Williams Hogue, M.D., attended the meeting hosted by the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which was established last year.
Sports medicine and family medicine physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, pediatricians, cardiologists, and other providers screened students at the daylong event at the Mitchell Center on the campus of the University of South Alabama.
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USA Health regularly recognizes employees for going above and beyond in caring for patients and providing high-quality customer service.
USA Health clinicians are experts in their fields, making them trusted sources on a variety of healthcare-related news topics.
The first shipment of new ICU beds was delivered to the level I trauma center last month. Manufactured by Stryker, the beds include turn assist for critical patients, which helps to prevent skin breakdown that can lead to more severe hospital-acquired injuries.
Led by Children’s & Women’s Hospital staff members, Safe Kids South Alabama and State Farm teamed up to keep kids safe with free car seat safety checks on May 30
Robert Israel, M.D., who leads the USA Health Integrative Health and Wellness program, will demonstrate how a plant-forward diet can be nutritious and delicious.
The seminar covered how USA Health leveraged electronic medical record data to improve outcomes and how Children's & Women's Hospital broadened its efforts to address maternal hemorrhage disparities.