USA Health regularly recognizes employees for going above and beyond in caring for patients and providing high quality customer service.
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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.
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More than 100,000 vaccine doses have been administered to people along the Alabama Gulf Coast by USA Health.
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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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Alabama’s first case of the Omicron variant was diagnosed Thursday, Dec. 16.
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Lisa Bailey, M.D., was attracted to USA Health because of its expanding outreach and educational programs.
December specials for employees include discounts on skin treatments and microneedling for those on your holiday shopping list.
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama grants often act as seed funding for developing studies, allowing scientists to generate data needed to obtain major national funding.
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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 Teaching Kitchen Collaborative is an invitational network of organizations using teaching kitchen facilities and concepts to promote personal and public health.
December specials for employees include discounts on skin treatments and microneedling for those on your holiday shopping list.
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Each week, we capture images from construction, expansion and renovations occurring across USA Health.
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James Jewell brings experience from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he served for 25 years, most recently as special agent in charge of the Mobile Division.