“This center will help expand access to ALS care along the Gulf Coast, making a positive impact on patients and their families, but it will also honor a great man in Kelly Butler,” said Owen Bailey. “The lives he touched are too many to count, and through this center, his legacy will live on and impact many more lives for decades to come.”
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The women’s services team at the hospital, with support from University of South Alabama colleagues, has launched a variety of projects to raise awareness and help save the lives of those most impacted by maternal health disparities.
USA Health providers described the move as uniting the common missions of both organizations and advancing them through an integrated healthcare delivery model.
The latest MRI technology offers better quality and allows for a more accurate diagnosis. It also can reduce scan times compared to older machines, which will allow up to 30% more children to receive needed scans daily.
Advisory councils such as the one at Children’s & Women’s Hospital promote effective and respectful partnerships among patients, families, and clinical staff members, while increasing understanding and cooperation among those groups.
“This goes to show that our team is engaged with our regional academic community to provide subspecialized care to the people of the Gulf Coast,” said USA Health urologist Christopher Keel, D.O., interim chair of urology.
During his sports medicine fellowship, Bishop Carmichael, D.O., CAQSM, worked in the University of Kentucky Sports Medicine Clinic, served as a fellow physician for Division I SEC athletic teams, and was a team physician for Eastern Kentucky University and Henry Clay High School.
Colleagues and friends remembered retired pediatrician Cindy Sheets as someone who loved her family, her work in academic medicine, and introducing young children to books through the early literacy program Reach Out and Read.
The staff at Children’s & Women’s Hospital are dedicated to increasing the bond between a mother and baby through research-backed practices, including breastfeeding, which offers health benefits for moms and infants including lower risks of cancers, diabetes, and other diseases.
“I wanted to join a team in which everyone is working for the betterment of this community and an organization that has a culture of improvement,” said Candice Powers, M.B.A., CRCR, CRCA.
Ehab Molokhia, M.D., will serve as interim family medicine chair, as Allen Perkins, M.D., M.P.H., shifts his focus to continued efforts on healthcare access in underserved areas.
Last year, more than 100 student athletes were treated on Saturdays at USA Health for injuries ranging from fractures and tears to sprains and strains.
Two USA Health physicians and two USA Health clinics won Nappie Awards in the 2023 Lagniappe readers' choice competition.
