News at USA Health

More than 6,300 patients have been tested at USA Health’s drive-through facilities as of June 19, 2020.

The hybrid volunteering concept was developed to allow students to give back to the community and earn service hours in a safe environment.

Level four epilepsy centers have the professional expertise and facilities to provide the highest level of medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy.

Medical students at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine led events in support of racial justice Wednesday, drawing hundreds of fellow students, faculty and staff to solemn demonstrations at USA Health hospitals where they train as future physicians.

As director, Pierce says she fulfills the roles of principal, counselor, recruiter, financial officer, time keeper and registrar for 16 physicians in training.

At the new location, near Interstate 10 at 401 Civic Center Drive, the process for being tested will remain much the same. Patients will drive inside the civic center arena through over-sized doors for testing and then drive out.

USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital has started the upper Gulf Coast region’s first Cord Blood Donation Program that could help treat diseases in patients.

Richard Rieske, M.D., a surgery resident and postdoctoral research fellow in the University of South Alabama department of surgery, recently won the American College of Surgeons Regional Resident Paper Competition for Region 4.

Lee is one of three physicians across the United States to receive the scholarship for 2020-2021. Awardees are selected through a completive process by a committee of well-respected trauma surgeons from within the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma.

USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital offers virtual family learning classes to help participants amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Patriot Award reflects the efforts made to support citizen warriors through a wide-range of measures including flexible schedules, time off before and after deployment, caring for families, and granting leaves of absence if needed.

According to Panacek, people might avoid going to the emergency department because they are worried about exposure to the coronavirus in a hospital setting, but he hopes to allay those fears.