In this issue, you’ll meet Ocean Kelly, who was born with a rare genetic disorder; hear from leaders in medical education and student affairs at the Whiddon College of Medicine; learn about menopause care available at USA Health; and celebrate with Providence employees as they joined the health system.
Stay up to date on the latest news from our providers, facilities and researchers at USA Health.
The one-of-a-kind artwork is part of an ongoing initiative by specially trained nurses and other NICU providers to help make life a little more normal for the parents of severely premature infants.
Young patients had a chance to visit the courtyard and pick out a tree and ornaments to decorate their hospital rooms.
Hospital staff coordinated the special evening for young patients, their families and caregivers to celebrate the joy of the season.
Jatinder Kumar, M.B.B.S., M.D., specializes in reconstructive procedures involving the urinary tract and certain reproductive organs. He will be the only reconstructive urologist on the upper Gulf Coast.
The multi-year grant will fund a comprehensive approach to improving healthcare access in underserved communities.
The new Whiddon College of Medicine building will provide state-of-the-art laboratory spaces that will create flexibility and efficiency for research today and in the future. It will also allow for expanding the class size of first-year medical students from 80 to 100, with the capability of increasing to 120 in the future, at the same time the nation faces a projected shortage of healthcare providers.
Vicki Curtis, M.S.N., RN, previously served as director of women’s services, overseeing development of the new Mother/Baby Unit and Women’s Complex Care, among other important initiatives.
Pediatrician Michael Strickland, M.D., is accepting new patients at USA Health offices in Mobile and Fairhope.
“The broader vision and mission of our study is to develop a minimally invasive blood test kit for early diagnostics, monitoring, and guiding therapeutic planning of triple-negative breast cancer patients.”
“The addition of these four ORs and hybrid OR suite will dramatically expand our ability to perform the most complex tertiary surgical procedures while also caring for our trauma patients.”
The two-day visit is sponsored by the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the Society of Black Academic Surgeons.
Mitchell Cancer Institute researchers analyzed the impact of remote symptom monitoring for cancer patients.
