USA Health Insider

Focus is an important part of any job, and since proper hydration can help, here are some tips to help make sure you drink enough water at work.

Game Day is set for Tuesday, Oct. 17, as the University of South Alabama Jaguars take on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m. at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the USA campus

Our health system treats children with cancer using a multidisciplinary approach that includes board-certified physicians, advanced practice providers, therapists, nurses, and child life specialists, among others, who focus on caring for patients and supporting their families through a journey that can span several years.

National Advanced Practice Provider Week, Sept. 25-29, honors the contributions of physician assistants, nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists and others. Here are profiles of just a few of these special providers with USA Health.

In 2022, USA Health became the only health system in Alabama and the upper Gulf Coast region to achieve accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer.

“It is such an honor to be named vice chair,” Richard Menger, M.D., M.P.A., said. “This opportunity allows me to assist Dr. Anthony Martino in growing the academic neurosurgery program in south Alabama.”

“He was an amazing teacher and an even better man. Simply put, Dr. Haynes was and will always be a legend to me.”

Betty Pledger played a vital role in the Department of Surgery for 35 years.

USA Health clinicians are experts in their fields, making them trusted sources on a variety of healthcare-related news topics.

September 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.

USA Health employees and volunteers and Whiddon College of Medicine faculty and staff are each eligible to receive two free tickets to the football game.

The endowment will provide funding for cardiovascular research and scholarly activities that promote the educational research missions of the Whiddon College of Medicine, the Department of Internal Medicine, and the division of cardiology.