The Patient Family Advisory Council strives to promote effective and respectful partnerships among patients, families, and clinical staff members while also increasing understanding and cooperation.
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Standing three stories tall, the Mapp Family Campus Medical Office Building is home to Baldwin Family Medicine and USA Health specialty care providers who are uniquely qualified to meet the healthcare needs of people in the region.
The practice sees patients with diabetes, adrenal disorders, osteoporosis, and thyroid and pituitary disorders, and helps patients manage their weight and metabolism.
This year, 11-year-old Kyler Hall, who has been a patient at Children’s & Women’s Hospital for the past five months, had the honor of flipping the switch, illuminating the more than 350,000 lights on the tree at the ceremony.
Dr. Haynes will be remembered as an excellent clinician and scientist who was passionate about his patients, and a trailblazer who paved the way for young African Americans to follow in his footsteps and become physicians.
A guestbook for those who would like to send their sympathies to the Waldrop family will be in the lobby of USA Health University Hospital until Thursday, Dec. 8. Those at Children's & Women's Hospital who also wish to sign the guestbook can visit the front desk in the lobby on Friday, Dec. 9, through Tuesday, Dec. 13.
“Beth has demonstrated a commitment to excellence, great knowledge related to quality and data, and the ability to guide teams.”
More than 50 staff members participated in the employee engagement activity that focused on leadership and the importance of feedback.
December 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.
Each week, we capture images from construction, expansion and renovations occurring across USA Health.
USA Health clinicians are experts in their fields, making them trusted sources on a variety of healthcare-related news topics.
Keeping our employees and patients safe in the event of an emergency is not something we take lightly. With this in mind, USA Health will conduct two active shooter drills.
As a member of the committee, Richard Menger, M.D., will serve as a spine and methodology expert to help formulate guidelines dictating best practices for spinal surgeries.
