USA Health researchers and clinicians are experts in their fields, making them trusted sources on many health-related topics in the news.
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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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USA Health Insider is a weekly newsletter featuring news and insights for employees of USA Health as we fulfill our mission to help people lead longer, better lives. Please submit your story ideas to Bernie Dorrough at bdorrough@health.southalabama.edu.
This week’s specials for employees include discounts on treatments for hair loss and savings on skin-care procedures and products. Please be sure to bring your employee badge to doctor visits to receive the discount.
Meaningful Reflections with Chaplain Kim Crawford Meeks is a monthly column that provides words of encouragement for associates at USA Health.
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Becker’s Hospital Review names Chad Collins as a healthcare leader to know in 2022.
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In March 2022, USA Health University Urology’s Austin Younger, M.D., performed a new, minimally invasive procedure to reshape an enlarged prostate as an alternative to surgery.
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Former patients, current physicians and healthcare team members at USA Health took part in the inaugural Doc Rock event at Soul Kitchen in downtown Mobile on March 31.
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To mark National Doctors’ Day, USA Health provided special meals and a gift for its physicians on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, during events at University Hospital and Children’s & Women’s Hospital.
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When completed, the expanded postpartum unit on the fifth floor will offer families and their newborns larger rooms to bond in the days after birth.
This week’s specials for employees include discounts on treatments for hair loss and savings on skin-care procedures and products. Please be sure to bring your employee badge to doctor visits to receive the discount.
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USA Health researchers and clinicians are experts in their fields, making them trusted sources on many health-related topics in the news.
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The ceremony marked the facility reaching its highest point. The Mapp Family Campus is located at the intersections of state highways 181 and 104, just outside of Fairhope.
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USA Health volunteers returned home from a trip to Peru where they provided healthcare and needed vaccines to residents, including at an orphanage, while strengthening educational ties for future trips with medical students and residents.