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Huntsville Hospital Health System reached a definitive agreement to acquire Crestwood Medical Center and its associated outpatient facilities in a massive move announced Tuesday afternoon. Under the agreement, Huntsville Hospital […]

Athens-Limestone Hospital has named Stacy Langford, RN, as its new Service Line Director of Emergency and Outpatient Services, bringing more than two decades of emergency care leadership experience to the […]

The University of Alabama in Huntsville marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day by spotlighting service, leadership and health equity during its second annual MLK Leadership Breakfast, an event that centered […]

Madison Hospital on Wednesday announced the launch of a new state-of-the-art acute care transport ambulance designed to rapidly move critically ill patients to advanced specialty care and surprised Madison County […]

Huntsville Hospital is now accepting applications for its second annual Nurse Camp, a free, hands-on program designed to introduce high school students to careers in nursing. According to Huntsville Hospital, […]

Scientists from the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology will discuss how advances in genomics are transforming the diagnosis of rare diseases during a free public event at Stovehouse on February 3. […]

MONTGOMERY – Alabama will receive more than $203 million to strengthen its rural healthcare system next year, Gov. Kay Ivey announced. The grant is from the Centers for Medicare & […]

HUNTSVILLE – Dr. Helen Lien appreciates the vital work of the dedicated professionals in the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and the feeling is mutual. […]

WASHINGTON — Agile Decision Sciences of Huntsville has been awarded a $13,271,550 modification under a previously awarded contract, the Department of Defense announced. Themodification exercises an option to continue administrative, analytical, […]

HUNTSVILLE – International superstar and chart-topping singer-songwriter Rob Thomas will headline next year’s 37th annual Huntsville Classic, Huntsville Hospital Foundation announced today. Huntsville-based Junctional Rhythm will open the May 9 […]

ATHENS — Bringing more than 25 years of progressive maternal–child health experience, Kacey Parker has been named director of  the Labor and Delivery and Mother Baby Unit, referred to as […]

HUNTSVILLE — “Fueling an ecosystem to ignite biopharma innovation in Rocket City.” That was the title of the panel discussion Tuesday where Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks announced his company […]

MONTGOMERY – Several North Alabama faith leaders joined dozens of others across Alabama calling on the state’s congressional delegation to immediately vote to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium […]

MADISON — The Wellness Center at Madison Hospital will close its operations on Jan. 4, so the facility can be converted into an outpatient center for the rapidly growing Madison […]

ATHENS — Thanks to the efforts of the staff at Athens-Limestone Hospital, kids’ tummies will be less full during the holiday season. Athens-Limestone Hospital donated nearly 11,000 food items to […]

HUNTSVILLE – Following the success of the landmark LPN Launch Program between Drake State Community & Technical College and Huntsville Hospital, the institutions are collaborating on a RN Launch Program. […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville Hospital Heart Center’s Pediatric Cardiology Clinic cared for nearly 1,900 North Alabama children in its first year — a response that surpassed expectations and continues to grow. Now, Huntsville Hospital […]

HUNTSVILLE — Spirits were lifted Thursday, as was the final beam, during a topping-out ceremony at Huntsville Hospital’s Madison Street Tower. The $150 million Madison Street Tower addition reached its […]

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Researchers at Texas A&M University have uncovered a key element of joint cartilage regrowth, which brings them one step closer to regrowing human limbs. Their goal […]

Huntsville Police enhance emergency response with new AEDs

HUNTSVILLE – Select Huntsville police officers are carrying new life-saving Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), providing a life-saving tool to respond to cardiac and other medical emergencies before paramedics arrive, HPD […]

DEMOPOLIS — The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences is broadening its statewide recruitment push for the first freshman class with an added opportunity for Alabama families: Live, virtual information (Zoom) […]

CULLMAN – A Cullman-based IV infusion clinic has been shut down and its owners sued by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall for allegedly administering unsafe, research-grade weight loss drugs to […]

WellStone launches Alabama’s first mobile mental health clinic

HUNTSVILLE —  WellStone is preparing to hit the road in the state’s first Mobile Mental Health Clinic, expanding access to mental health care in the community. The customized “clinic on […]

HUNTSVILLE – Alabama’s health landscape is bleak: third worst in the nation in longevity, second worst in veteran suicide rates and infant outcomes, and the very worst in maternal outcomes. […]

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