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The Mayer Mitchell Award for Excellence in Cancer Research was established in 2009 by USA Trustee Arlene Mitchell in memory of her late husband, Mayer Mitchell, a formative figure in the establishment of the Mitchell Cancer Institute.

The procedure, called mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy, is used to crush and remove very large kidney stones known as staghorn stones and avoid multiple surgeries for patients.

At USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital, positive influenza cases increased from 51 cases in September to 745 cases in October. In the first three days of November, the hospital saw 138 influenza cases. Learn how to keep your family safe and when to seek medical care.

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

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.

November is Open Enrollment for the USA Choice Plan, USA Select Plan, and SouthFlex.

Elections for 2023 PTO cash outs must be made no later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Submissions made after this time and date will not be accepted. Cash-out payments will be paid in August 2023.

Employees at USA Health celebrated Halloween with festivities ranging from reverse trick-or-treating to pumpkin carving and creative costumes.

After attending a training session, you will receive access to helpful videos and resources for reference and access to originate EPAFs beginning immediately.

Perrin Windham, M.D., graduated from the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine in 2019 and was a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama scholarship recipient.