We want to thank our #healthcareheroes for their selfless commitment to our community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Every Friday in October, leave your porch lights on to say thank you! #ALHospitals #LightUpFridayNights #ALHospitals
Tomorrow is the last day to support kids treated at USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital by making a donation at Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores! Thank you to all who have donated so far!
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. USA Health Children’s and Women’s Hospital supports families in their fight and wants to recognize some of our amazing patients. During the month of September, we will be “spotlighting” some of our brave kiddos. Today, we want to introduce you to Kevin. Kevin was diagnosed with B-Cell ALL leukemia at 8 months old and is now 4. He lives in Saraland and loves to play Mario, play outside and watch videos on YouTube. What he likes about CWH: It feels like home. He loves to run on the hallway in the 4th floor, and he also like to visit his friends( the nurses). Donate to support kids like Kevin at giving.usahealthsystem.com/usshope.
To support their patients with cancer, staff at USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital wear gold and other branded items during September, which is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Support our childhood cancer patients at giving.usahealthsystem.com/usshope.
Charles R. Hanes II, M.D., adjunct assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and a urogynecologist with USA Health, discusses live the different types of urinary incontinence, which includes stress, urge and mixed incontinence, as well as various treatment options such as surgical repair during this month’s virtual Med School Café.
Our pet therapy dog Millie has a special message for the month of September. Support the USS Hope during Childhood Cancer Awareness month at giving.usahealthsystem.com/usshope.
USA Health is trying to bring state-of-the-art knowledge and care to Baldwin County with the establishment of a multi-specialty Ambulatory Surgical Center on the Eastern Shore. To receive approval from the state of Alabama, USA Health must show support for the project. Please sign our petition.
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Richard Menger, M.D., M.P.A., assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and chief of complex spine surgery with USA Health, will present “Back Pain: From Conservative Therapy to Giant Surgery." The event will be held virtually on Zoom and Facebook live.
Menger has a specific focus on complex spinal reconstructions for spinal deformity in children and adults. He performs minimally invasive spinal procedures (MIS) and has a special expertise in the entire spectrum of state-of-the-art surgical and conservative management of pediatric scoliosis. Register online at https://bit.ly/MengerMSC.
The #healthcareheroes in our community have kept us safe throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s say thank you to them by leaving our porch lights on every Friday in October. #ALHospitals #LightUpFridayNights #ALHospitals
Nearly 40 pediatric and adult patients took part in a drive-through flu clinic on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in the parking lot at the USA Health Strada Patient Care Center in Midtown Mobile. Patients between the age of 20 months and 80 years received the influenza vaccine from the convenience of their cars. The first-time clinic was a collaboration between USA Health staff from the Covid-19 Testing Center, the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Family Medicine.
USA Health is the only health system using cryoneurablation as part of treatment for sunken chest wall, or pectus excavatum, in the region. Only a few hospitals in the country use the procedure. Thanks to Cherish Lombard for covering this amazing story on WKRG!
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Local treatment for pediatric condition that can cause anxiety, heart failure
USA Health thanks the Medical Society of Mobile County for arranging a 100,000 mask donation from Bloomberg to help protect healthcare providers in our region. USA Health will utilize its portion of them throughout Children’s & Women’s Hospital, University Hospital, the Mitchell Cancer Institute and all of our physician practices.
For Rachel Hunter, M.D., a love for science and service combined with a passion for women’s health led her to a field where she now empowers her female patients to make decisions about their cancer care. After completing a residency at USA Health in general surgery in 2019, she now returns as a breast surgical oncologist and will offer several unique techniques to her patients.
Hunter, who is also an assistant professor of surgery at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, earned a medical degree from the Texas A&M College of Medicine before beginning her general surgery internship at Houston Methodist Hospital. She then transferred to USA Health to finish her residency. She recently completed her breast surgical oncology fellowship at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.
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USA Health expanding with new breast surgical oncologist | USA Health
USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital recently received the IBCLC Care Award, a certificate of excellence for its lactation and breastfeeding practices. The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners presented the award to the hospital.
Children’s & Women’s Hospital was one of four hospitals recognized in Alabama. This is the second time the hospital was acknowledged for their lactation and breastfeeding efforts.
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Children’s & Women’s Hospital recognized for breastfeeding and lactation care | USA Health
Due to power outages associated with Hurricane Zeta, the offices below are closed today (10/29). We are calling patients to reschedule appointments.
• Gastroenterology/Digestive Health Center
• Hillcrest Family Medicine
• Mobile Diagnostic Center – Commons
• Mobile Diagnostic Center - Providence
• Semmes Family Medicine
• Stanton Road Clinic
• USA Health Dermatology
• USA Health Endocrine and Diabetes
• University Urology
• University OB-GYN
• West Mobile Primary Care
A new name for the small baby unit inside USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital was unveiled on Oct. 21 during a surprise ceremony. Members of the Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) collectively donated $25,000 to name the small baby unit in honor of longtime neonatologist Fabien Eyal, M.D. Ph.D.
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Children’s & Women’s Hospital Small Baby Unit named for neonatologist Fabien Eyal | USA Health
Join Nina Hibbard, MSN, CRNP, a nurse practitioner specializing in diabetes care at USA Health Endocrine and Diabetes, this Friday, Oct. 30, at noon as she discusses “COVID-19 and Diabetes” at Med School Café . She will discuss how patients with diabetes can stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic and what to do if you become positive for COVID-19 and have diabetes. She will also touch on the importance of getting a flu shot for patients with diabetes. To register for the Zoom lecture, visit https://usahealthsystem.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tdeGrpzsqE9erTbIt9X09gvmKSDcJyf0A.
The Spirit of Children campaign is happening again this year at local Spirit Halloween stores. Use this 10-for10 coupon to get 10% off your entire purchase, and Spirit Halloween will make a matching donation of the amount saved to Spirit of Children, which then makes a donation to the Child Life department at Children’s & Women’s Hospital. We want to thank Spirit of Children for their continued support!
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Canteen Support Group
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Canteen Support Group for Parents
Join Brian Persing, M.D., assistant professor of interdisciplinary clinical oncology and a medical oncologist with the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute, as he discusses “Advances in Lung Cancer Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment” on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m. at Med School Café. Register for the Zoom event at https://usahealthsystem.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctcu6oqjsuG9DCa1a14NkQh0SBOyjVHNhe
Our drive-through COVID-19 testing center is moving from the Mobile Civic Center arena to Expo Hall in downtown Mobile. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. Patients will now enter from the Lawrence Street entrance and then follow the signs to drive their vehicle into the Expo Hall entrance. Call 888-USA-2650 to make an appointment for COVID-19 testing.
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Updates from USA Health on COVID-19 | USA Health
Happy Halloween from USA Health!
We’re sending out a big thank you to NICU graduates Livi and Trenton whose moms organized a book donation for our Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital. Mothers Amy Hyde and Anitra Elliott met when their newborns shared a pod in the NICU in 2018. They bonded over reading books to their babies and wanted to share the gift of books with other parents and caregivers whose premature infants are now in the NICU.
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Canteen Support Group
WED, NOV 18 AT 3:30 PM CST
Canteen Support Group for Parents
Nina Hibbard, MSN, CRNP, a nurse practitioner specializing in diabetes care at USA Health Endocrine and Diabetes, presented “COVID-19 and Diabetes” at the recent Med School Café. She discussed how patients with diabetes can stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic and what to do if you become positive for COVID-19 and have diabetes. She also touched on the importance of getting a flu shot, especially this year, for patients with diabetes.
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Med School Café - COVID-19 and Diabetes
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the University of South Alabama Upward & Onward campaign!
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$160.9 Million Raised in Upward & Onward
University of South Alabama National Alumni Association
November 19 at 1:19 PM ·
The University of South Alabama completed its $150 million Upward & Onward campaign on September 30, exceeding its goal by $10.9 million by raising $160.9 million. More than 23,000 individuals, businesses and foundations donated to the campaign. #WeAreSouth
University of South Alabama National Alumni Association
November 19 at 1:19 PM ·
The University of South Alabama completed its $150 million Upward & Onward campaign on September 30, exceeding its goal by $10.9 million by raising $160.9 million. More than 23,000 individuals, businesses and foundations donated to the campaign. #WeAreSouth
Today Gov. Kay Ivey announced a $50 million allocation to the University of South Alabama to assist with the construction of a new College of Medicine facility. Learn more at http://bit.ly/38XTEfH.
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Governor Ivey Announces Over $298 Million Awarded to Public School and College Authority Projects - Office of the Governor of Alabama
James R. Slauterbeck, M.D., has been appointed professor and chair of orthopaedic surgery at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and will start in January. Slauterbeck, who specializes in sports medicine, currently serves on the faculty at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine in Burlington, Vt., where is a professor in Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, and has a joint appointment in the Department of Pediatrics.
http://medschoolwatercooler.blogspot.com/2020/11/slauterbeck-named-chair-of-orthopaedic.html
Help us spread joy with toys! Please vote for USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital so we can bring more cheer to our sick and injured patients.
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2020 Spread Joy with Toys - Speak Now For Kids
Sunday, former Crimson Tide quarterback and Houston Texans player AJ McCarron plans to wear a cleat emblazoned with USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital, the place where he received life-saving care after a jet-ski accident as a child. McCarron, traded to the Texans in 2019, said that his colorful shoes will also pay homage to the United Way of Mobile, his grandmother, whom he calls Mimi, and his mother, Dee Dee.
Tinsley Chavers, R.D., C.D.C.E.S, a certified diabetes educator and dietitian, is the newest addition to the Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) team at USA Health. Chavers is the first diabetes educator to join the OB/GYN department. In her role, she will help manage preexisting and gestational diabetes for women experiencing high-risk pregnancies.
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USA Health’s Obstetrics and Gynecology department adds diabetes resource coordinator | USA Health
Freezing temperatures meant frost on the ground and on some of the statues in Geri Moulton Childrens Park this morning.
Once again, USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital is the beneficiary for the Mobile Bay Magazine Inspiration Home. Please share with your networks and purchase tickets to tour the home starting on December 26 and lasting until January 24. This year, Mobile Bay Magazine teamed up with renowned local architectural designer Robert McCown, Reehlco Custom Homes and North Hills at Fairhope to present a showstopping Inspiration Home. Click below for tour details and to purchase tickets.
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Inspiration Home - Mobile Bay Magazine
USA Health is preparing to receive its first shipment of a vaccine to protect adults from COVID-19 once it is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Last week, Michael Chang, M.D., chief medical officer for USA Health, discussed the logistics of receiving and storing the vaccine as well as initial plans for the vaccinations.
https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/usa-health-will-receive-2000-initial-doses-of-the-coronavirus-vaccine/
USA Health is proud to be the first in Mobile to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine to its employees.
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WKRG | "So I can live," nurse nearly killed by COVID-19 among the first USA Health employees to get the vaccine
The upper Gulf Coast region’s only level 1 trauma center just got bigger. USA Health today formally cut the ribbon on the new Fanny Meisler Trauma Center at University Hospital. The Fanny Meisler Trauma Center is approximately 27,000 square feet, nearly triple the amount of space in the current University Hospital emergency department. The center has 38 examination rooms and three trauma bays.
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USA Health, Gov. Ivey cut ribbon on new level 1 trauma center at University Hospital | USA Health
With the goal of improving therapeutic options for breast cancer patients, Aidan Gilbert, MPH, a second-year medical student at the USA College of Medicine, recently studied the treatment patterns of nearly 1,700 patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Results from the study, “Utilizing Data Visualization to Identify Survival and Treatment Differences Between Women with De Novo and Recurrent Metastatic Breast Cancer,” were published in Clinical Breast Cancer, a peer-reviewed bimonthly journal.
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Medical student studies metastatic breast cancer treatment data to improve therapeutic options
Happy Holidays from all of us here at USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital!
USA Health’s more than 4,200 employees were treated to a surprise holiday gift Friday – soft blankets in pretty jewel tones, described by leaders as symbolizing the “warmth and security you have provided to those who have come to USA Health for life-saving care” during a very challenging year.
Firetrucks rolled in to USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital as members of the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department received their first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 18. Arriving at the hospital after completing a run, District 2 Captain Robert Mark Stewart said he wanted to take the vaccine to help protect his elderly parents and his grandchildren. “I wanted to do something to keep them from getting it."
Shortness of breath – a common symptom of COVID-19 – may be especially alarming for people living with asthma. The two conditions share some of the same warning signs, so how can you tell what ailment is causing it?
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Asthma and COVID-19: what you need to know right now | USA Health
Make your plans now to visit the Mobile Bay Magazine Inspiration Home. Tours start December 26, and the proceeds benefit the patients of USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital. Get your tickets now at https://mobilebaymag.com/inspiration-home.
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December 11 at 12:55 PM ·
The perfect writing corner✨ #MBInspirationHome https://mobilebaymag.com/inspiration-home/
Tours of the Mobile Bay Magazine Inspiration Home start this weekend! Mobile Bay teamed up with renowned local home designer Robert McCown, Reehlco Custom Homes and North Hills at Fairhope to present this showstopping home. Proceeds benefit the patients of Children's & Women's Hospital. Get your tickets now at https://mobilebaymag.com/inspiration-home.
Recently, USA Health neurosurgeon Richard Menger, M.D., M.P.A., presented an American flag from the U.S. Navy to Owen Bailey, M.H.A., F.A.C.H.E., chief executive officer of USA Health. A lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve Medical Corps, Menger is chief of complex spine surgery at USA Health. Learn more at http://bit.ly/3aCpxv7.
Each year during the holiday season, we receive such great donations from our community partners, and this year was no different. Thank you to everyone who contributed in spite of this tough year. We appreciate you!
Larry Mellick, MD, vice chair and professor of emergency medicine at the USA College of Medicine and division chief of pediatric emergency medicine at USA Health, recently visited FOX10 News to discuss child safety during the holidays.
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Child safety during the holidays
For ovarian cancer patients without a BRCA gene mutation, this study led by one of our physician-scientists provides some much-needed good news.
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Results from ovarian cancer study at MCI published in The Lancet Oncology
Thank you to WKRG for chronicling the success of our small baby unit, recently named for Fabian Eyal, M.D., located inside the region’s only Level III neonatal intensive care unit at USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital.
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Miracles for babies who need to be delivered between 22 and 28 weeks
Nurse manager Kimberly Tucker, MSN, RN, the first healthcare worker to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the Mobile region on Dec. 15, got her second dose this week before heading to work at University Hospital. She’s hopeful the second shot means she’ll reach 95 percent immunity within a week.
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Second COVID-19 shots begin in Mobile
USA Health pediatric cardiologist Lynn Batten, M.D., also known as Dr. Fun, has a new dance partner and colleague, Athira Nair, M.D., also a pediatric cardiologist who recently joined USA Health. Dr. Fun and other staff members made this video during their lunch breaks to help encourage patients to get up and dance.
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Dr Fun's Say So Starring Dr. Athira Nair!
Three weekends left to tour the 2020 #MBInspirationHome and support USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital. Click below to learn more!
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Welcome to the 2020 Mobile Bay Inspiration Home
We’re sending out a very special thanks to the staff at the Amazon fulfillment center in Theodore for their generous donation of toys, games and crafts during the holiday season for the benefit of our young patients.
We are grateful to the medical professionals or healthcare workers who have come out of retirement to help offer COVID-19 vaccines to our staff at USA Health. WPMI NBC 15 News talked to one nurse who shared her story.
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Mobile nurse comes out of retirement to administer vaccines
We cannot thank the Mapps enough for their continued contributions to USA Health.
www.southalabama.edu/departments/alumni/news/servantleaders.html
To better serve children with heart conditions living on the upper Gulf Coast, USA Health has expanded its pediatric cardiology division with the addition of Athira Nair, M.D. She is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. To schedule an appointment, Call 251-410-5437.
www.usahealthsystem.com/news/pediatric-cardiology-specialist
Who said getting a vaccine can’t be fun? Lynn Batten, M.D., who leads the division of pediatric cardiology at USA Health, filmed a video featuring healthcare providers who work across USA Health’s academic health system, including those caring for patients with COVID-19 at University Hospital and Children’s & Women’s Hospital.
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Dr Fun's I Feel Good!
USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital is proud to be the beneficiary of A Night of Inspiration hosted by Joe Bullard Automotive. Please join us Thursday, January 21, for a great night of music featuring Roman Street via Facebook Live!
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A Night of Inspiration
USA Children's & Women's Hospital added 5 new photos.
January 12 at 3:23 PM ·
There are many reasons to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Here are a few offered by USA Health employees as they received their second doses this week.
USA Children's & Women's Hospital added 6 new photos.
January 12 at 12:24 PM ·
There are many reasons to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Here are a few offered by USA Health employees as they received their second doses this week.
Five representatives from USA Health were named to Mobile Bay’s 2020 40 Under 40. Each year, Mobile Bay Magazine recognizes 40 individuals under the age of 40 who demonstrate leadership, professional excellence and a commitment to the Mobile Bay area. www.usahealthsystem.com/news/40-under-40
USA Health Children's & Women's is proud to be the beneficiary of A Night of Inspiration hosted by Joe Bullard Automotive. Please join us tomorrow, January 21, for a great night of music featuring Roman Street via Facebook Live!
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A Night of Inspiration
USA Health began offering the COVID-19 vaccine to patients age 75 and older today, including Earline Dembo, a 96-year-old grandmother who hopes her immunity will mean life can go back to normal soon.
https://www.usahealthsystem.com/news/vaccinating-patients-age-75-and-older
This is the last week to see the Mobile Bay Magazine inspiration home and support USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital. Get your tickets today. Ends this Sunday, January 24. https://mobilebaymag.com/inspiration-home/
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January 14 at 3:30 PM ·
Deep, moody hues meet modern pieces for a guest bedroom we'd all love to stay in. #MBInspirationHome https://mobilebaymag.com/inspiration-home/
To better serve children with heart conditions living on the upper Gulf Coast, USA Health has expanded its pediatric cardiology division with the addition of Athira Nair, M.D. She is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. To schedule an appointment, Call 251-410-5437.
www.usahealthsystem.com/news/pediatric-cardiology-specialist
Who said getting a vaccine can’t be fun? Lynn Batten, M.D., who leads the division of pediatric cardiology at USA Health, filmed a video featuring healthcare providers who work across USA Health’s academic health system, including those caring for patients with COVID-19 at University Hospital and Children’s & Women’s Hospital.
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Dr Fun's I Feel Good!
USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital is proud to be the beneficiary of A Night of Inspiration hosted by Joe Bullard Automotive. Please join us Thursday, January 21, for a great night of music featuring Roman Street via Facebook Live!
THU, JAN 21 AT 7:00 PM CST
A Night of Inspiration
USA Health has developed an online tool so people can show their interest in receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. Filling out the form at https://c19vaccine.southalabama.edu tells us you are interested in receiving a vaccine and will allow USA Health to contact you when your group becomes eligible to receive the vaccine. More than 7,500 people have signed up for the vaccine through the online tool in the first week. More than 1,000 of those who signed up have already have been scheduled for an appointment at the Civic Center. This registry will only let USA Health know you are interested. It will NOT generate an appointment for vaccination.
Jai Deep Thakur, M.D, assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, recently gave a guest lecture for Tumor Talks, a platform for sharing the most up-to-date research being published in academic literature that allows presenters to discuss their work and experiences with neurosurgeons, residents and medical students around the world.
Thakur, who is a neurosurgeon and director of minimally invasive cranial and skull base neurosurgery at USA Health, discussed the use of minimally invasive approaches in managing complex brain tumors, especially in older patients. His work often utilizes surgical approaches to perform brain surgery through the nostrils, eyebrows and more precise focused openings to minimize unnecessary brain exposure, promote faster healing and expediting recovery process.
https://www.usahealthsystem.com/news/neurosurgeon-gives-international-talk
Thanks to Joe Bullard Automotive and Roman Street for hosting A Night of Inspiration last night via Facebook Live to benefit USA Children's and Women's Hospital!
Joe Bullard Automotive was live.
January 21 at 7:50 PM ·
Give now at: https://giving.usahealthsystem.com/pages/general-donation-form-cw-a-night-of-inspiration
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Join Joe Bullard Automotive and Roman Street at the #MBInspirationHome at 7 P.M. for A Night of Inspiration via Facebook Live to benefit USA Children's and Women's Hospital!
USA Health has developed an online tool so people can show their interest in receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. When eligibility of certain groups is approved by the Alabama Department of Public Health and when USA Health has enough vaccine to begin giving the shots to those who are eligible, the information collected through this registry will allow USA Health to contact people to then schedule appointments.
This registry will only let USA Health know people are interested in receiving a vaccine. It will NOT generate an appointment for vaccination. https://www.usahealthsystem.com/news/online-indicator-for-vaccine
USA Health Children's & Women's is proud to be the beneficiary of A Night of Inspiration hosted by Joe Bullard Automotive. Please join us tomorrow, January 21, for a great night of music featuring Roman Street via Facebook Live!
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A Night of Inspiration
USA Health began offering the COVID-19 vaccine to patients age 75 and older today, including Earline Dembo, a 96-year-old grandmother who hopes her immunity will mean life can go back to normal soon.
https://www.usahealthsystem.com/news/vaccinating-patients-age-75-and-older
ADPH has increased the groups eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccines to include people 65 and older and additional groups of frontline workers (those who work in corrections, food and agriculture, manufacturing, grocery store, public transit, education and childcare, judiciary and for USPS). These groups can use this link https://c19vaccine.southalabama.edu/ to notify USA Health that they want to be vaccinated. Once you are registered and approved, you will be notified to self-schedule an appointment for vaccination. Vaccines are by appointment only.
USA Health will host Brandon Fleming for its inaugural event to celebrate the significant societal contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to commemorate Black History Month. In addition to Fleming, Errol Crook, M.D., professor and chair of internal medicine at the USA College of Medicine, will speak about efforts in Mobile to make a difference in our community and the lives of people who are underserved. The event is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, via Zoom.
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Black History Month talk set for Feb. 2
USA Health today cut the ribbon on a new facility that will expand access to the most advanced healthcare in the region through its academic health system. USA Health – Midtown is located at 2505 Old Shell Road in the heart of Midtown Mobile.
USA Health – Midtown is a two-story, 10,000-square-foot facility that initially will serve patients seeking care for endocrinology/diabetes as well as ear, nose and throat/facial plastic surgery needs.
https://www.usahealthsystem.com/news/new-physician-offices
Anyone 75 or older who wants a COVID-19 vaccine can use this vaccine registry at https://c19vaccine.southalabama.edu/ to notify USA Health they want to be vaccinated. Once you are registered and approved, you will be notified to self-schedule an appointment. Currently, those appointments have no waiting period. Appointment is required for vaccination.
USA Health has developed an online tool so people can show their interest in receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. Filling out the form at https://c19vaccine.southalabama.edu tells us you are interested in receiving a vaccine and will allow USA Health to contact you when your group becomes eligible to receive the vaccine. More than 7,500 people have signed up for the vaccine through the online tool in the first week. More than 1,000 of those who signed up have already have been scheduled for an appointment at the Civic Center. This registry will only let USA Health know you are interested. It will NOT generate an appointment for vaccination.
Jai Deep Thakur, M.D, assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, recently gave a guest lecture for Tumor Talks, a platform for sharing the most up-to-date research being published in academic literature that allows presenters to discuss their work and experiences with neurosurgeons, residents and medical students around the world.
Thakur, who is a neurosurgeon and director of minimally invasive cranial and skull base neurosurgery at USA Health, discussed the use of minimally invasive approaches in managing complex brain tumors, especially in older patients. His work often utilizes surgical approaches to perform brain surgery through the nostrils, eyebrows and more precise focused openings to minimize unnecessary brain exposure, promote faster healing and expediting recovery process.
https://www.usahealthsystem.com/news/neurosurgeon-gives-international-talk
More groups are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccines, including people 65 and older and additional groups of frontline workers (those who work in corrections, food and agriculture, manufacturing, grocery store, public transit, education and childcare, judiciary and for USPS). These groups can use this link https://c19vaccine.southalabama.edu/ to notify USA Health that they want to be vaccinated. Once you are registered and approved, you will be notified to self-schedule an appointment for vaccination. Vaccines are by appointment only.
Jennifer Young Pierce, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.O.G., professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the USA College of Medicine and a gynecologic oncologist at the Mitchell Cancer Institute, presented “Not Just a Pap: Cervical Cancer Prevention in 2021" at a recent Med School Café. Pierce discussed the latest screening guidelines for cervical cancer and the role that HPV vaccination plays in preventing the disease. She also touched on how to partner the HPV vaccine with COVID-19 vaccines.
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Med School Café
The staff at our drive-through vaccine center at the Mobile Civic Center show off some of the "I got my COVID-19 vaccine" beads patients will receive when they receive their vaccination from USA Health, while supplies last. Thanks to Toomey's Mardi Gras for helping us to encourage vaccinations along the Upper Gulf Coast.
To better meet the needs of our patients, USA Health is expanding with the addition of Kimberly Donnellan, M.D., F.A.C.S., a plastic reconstructive surgeon and ear, nose and throat physician. Her new clinic is located at USA Health Mobile Diagnostic Center – University Commons at 75 South University Boulevard in Mobile. She is accepting new patients. Call (251) 341-4094 to make an appointment.
https://www.usahealthsystem.com/news/ent-facial-and-plastic-reconstructive-surgeon
This morning, we welcomed Brandon Fleming, assistant debate coach at Harvard University and Founder/CEO of the Harvard Diversity Project, and Dr. Errol Crook, chair of the USA Health Department of Internal Medicine and a member of the 100 Black Men of Mobile, for an inaugural event celebrating the significant societal contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and commemorating Black History Month.
USA Physicians Group was live.
February 2 at 10:57 AM ·
Join us for this celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month.
ADPH has increased the groups eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccines to include people 65 and older and additional groups of frontline workers (those who work in corrections, food and agriculture, manufacturing, grocery store, public transit, education and childcare, judiciary and for USPS). These groups can use this link https://c19vaccine.southalabama.edu/ to notify USA Health that they want to be vaccinated. Once you are registered and approved, you will be notified to self-schedule an appointment for vaccination. Vaccines are by appointment only.
Valentine's Day is this weekend, and you can now select one of three Valentine's Day designs to send a word of encouragement or a kind thought to patients or employees through the Caring Connections Program.
https://www.usahealthsystem.com/caring-connections
USA Health is all-in on the battle to conquer COVID-19. You can join the fight and help strengthen USA Health by making a gift today. Your gift to USA Health may be used to support USA Health’s frontline heroes, spur research to end this pandemic, help a medical student make it through a COVID-19 crisis, or help us acquire leading-edge equipment to enhance safety and patient outcomes. Give now at www.southalabama.edu/fightcovid.
USA Health is all-in on the battle to conquer COVID-19. You can join the fight and help strengthen USA Health by making a gift today. Your gift to USA Health may be used to support USA Health’s frontline heroes, spur research to end this pandemic, help a medical student make it through a COVID-19 crisis, or help us acquire leading-edge equipment to enhance safety and patient outcomes. Give now at www.southalabama.edu/fightcovid.
Working with the City of Mobile, USA Health has given more than 10,000 covid vaccines to those eligible to receive it. On Saturday, February 13, we plan to vaccinate 2,000 people eligible for the vaccine, focusing on educators. Appointments will be between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. for those who are scheduled. Visit this link to let us know your interest in the vaccine, and we will contact you about making an appointment if you are eligible: https://c19vaccine.southalabama.edu/
USA Health’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has added the Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Division, the first of its kind in Mobile and Baldwin counties. The new division creates a more comfortable environment for girls under 18 seeking preventative and routine care or treatment for gynecologic issues. Patients are treated for conditions such as pelvic pain, premenstrual syndrome, ovarian cysts or masses and endometriosis.
https://www.usahealthsystem.com/news/new-gynecology-division
USA Health staff members are offering COVID-19 vaccines to area residents today during a drive-through clinic at Yorktown Baptist Church in Mobile through a community-based partnership with area leaders.
After USA Health began giving vaccinations at a drive-through site at the Mobile Civic Center in January, a group of local pastors met with the staff about bringing similar clinics to areas where residents may be at a higher-risk for complications from the virus and less likely to get vaccinated.
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Volunteers are at the heart of what we do as a health system. We're grateful to the more than 150 volunteers who helped staff USA Health's largest mass vaccine clinic to date on Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Mobile Civic Center. More than 2,200 people received the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine on that day, including educators.
We're grateful to all the healthcare students from The University of South Alabama who have joined our COVID-19 vaccination effort at the Mobile Civic Center.
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South Nursing Students Join COVID-19 Vaccination Effort
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At the Mobile Civic Center, where hundreds of people are rolling up their sleeves each day, students are getting to work — doing everything from giving injections and monitoring patients to directing traffic. #WeAreSouth
Because of predicted extreme weather on Tuesday, Feb. 16, USA Health is rescheduling appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations on that day at its drive-through clinic at the Mobile Civic Center. Operations are expected to resume Wednesday, Feb. 17, inside the civic center arena.
More than 2,000 educators and other community members have appointments to be vaccinated today at USA Health’s drive through COVID-19 clinic at the Mobile Civic Center.
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Virtual Breastfeeding Classes
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Virtual Childbirth Classes
As we join our friends at Panda celebrating the Lunar New Year, we recognize the good fortune Panda associates and guests brought our patients and their families through the $20,972.93 donated to USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital in 2020. We are grateful for the ongoing partnership with Panda and the many ways they address the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual needs of children, bringing them courage and hope to heal and thrive. #PandaCares #PandaLNY
To help ease severe symptoms for patients with COVID-19, USA Health offers monoclonal infusions for those who test positive and are at a heightened risk for complications. Same day appointments usually are available. To refer a patient or schedule an appointment, healthcare providers can call 251-410-4764.
https://www.usahealthsystem.com/news/monoclonal-infusion-treatment
Six USA Health staff members were recognized this week with the Exceptional Citizenship Award by Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson for their ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic in our community.
The mayor awarded medals to Owen Bailey, USA Health CEO; Dr. Michael Chang, USA Health Chief Medical Officer; Sam Dean, University Hospital administrator; Natalie Fox, DNP, assistant administrator and chief nursing officer for USA Health Physicians Group; Sara Kahalley, director of clinical resources for USA Health Physicians Group and Hayley Kirby, now patient navigator and coordinator for USA Health neurosurgery.
Since the spring of 2020, USA Health has partnered with the City of Mobile to offer drive-through COVID-19 testing. In January, the partnership was expanded to offer drive-through COVID-19 vaccinations at the Mobile Civic Center. USA Health has given more than 23,000 shots since we first began vaccinations on Dec. 15, 2020.
The 20th Annual Alabama Autism Conference Caregiver Social will be held next week. This free virtual event will allow individuals the opportunity to network and share with other caregivers throughout Alabama. Kerry Magro is an award-winning national speaker, best-selling author and autistic adult. Kerry will be presenting on his experiences growing up and the challenges he faced. Register now at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-caregiver-social-tickets-137443586467.
Autism Society of Alabama
February 18 at 8:57 AM ·
Please join the Autism Society of Alabama, Regional Autism Networks, and the University of Alabama for the 20th Annual Alabama Autism Conference Caregiver Social. This free virtual event will allow individuals the opportunity to network and share with other caregivers throughout Alabama.
Kerry Magro is an award-winning national speaker, best-selling author and autistic adult. Kerry will be presenting on his experiences growing up and the challenges he faced.
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/137443586467https://www.eventbrite.com/e/137443586467
USA Health Chief Medical Officer Michael Chang, M.D., has been appointed to serve on the Mobile County Board of Health for 2021. The board meets monthly to review Mobile County Health Department activities and to provide guidance to Alabama’s oldest public health agency.
https://www.usahealthsystem.com/news/michael-chang-appointed
During a speech before lawmakers in Washington this week, U.S. Congressman Jerry Carl recognized our own Natalie Fox, DNP, chief nursing officer for USA Health Physicians Group, for her work leading vaccination efforts in our community against COVID-19. Since Dec. 15, 2020, more than 26,000 vaccinations have been given through USA Health. Way to go Natalie!
Recognizing that vaccine shipments have become even scarcer than before, USA Health has limited appointments available for people wanting to receive the COVID-19 vaccinations at USA Health’s highly-successful drive-through center at the Mobile Civic Center. USA Health has said from the outset that scheduling of appointments was dependent upon adequate supply of vaccine. Recent extreme weather across the nation and significant increases in demand for the vaccines have created supply shortages. To date, USA Health has provided more than 26,000 doses of vaccine to people since being the first in Mobile to administer vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020.
Please continue to register on our waiting list at c19vaccine.southalabama.edu. You will be contacted as soon as you are eligible AND we have supply available.
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Virtual Breastfeeding Classes
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Virtual Childbirth Classes
As we join our friends at Panda celebrating the Lunar New Year, we recognize the good fortune Panda associates and guests brought our patients and their families through the $20,972.93 donated to USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital in 2020. We are grateful for the ongoing partnership with Panda and the many ways they address the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual needs of children, bringing them courage and hope to heal and thrive. #PandaCares #PandaLNY
More than 150 USA Health and USA volunteers are supporting our mass vaccination efforts today at the Mobile Civic Center where more than 2,000 educators and others are receiving a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Every day, USA Health doctors change lives and save lives without asking for recognition. On Doctors’ Day, March 30, we’ll publicly recognize their dedication through gifts in their honor. Visit usahealthsystem.com/doctorsday to make a contribution in recognition of a special physician who has cared for you. Your gift also will support the most significant needs of USA Health.
Deborah Browning, MSN, RN, CENP, has been named chief nursing officer for USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital. Her appointment is effective March 15. She most recently served as chief nursing officer at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, the only free-standing women’s and children’s hospital in the state. She has been responsible for women’s and/or children’s service lines at medical centers including Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in North Carolina, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital, and others.
https://www.usahealthsystem.com/news/chief-nursing-officer-named
USA Health staff members offered COVID-19 vaccines to area residents today during a drive-through clinic at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Mobile through a community-based partnership with area leaders, including Mayor Sandy Stimpson and Councilwoman Gina Gregory.
After USA Health began giving vaccinations at a drive-through site at the Mobile Civic Center in January, a group of local pastors met with the staff about bringing similar clinics to areas where residents may be at a higher-risk for complications from the virus and less likely to get vaccinated.
Dr. Kimberly Donnellan, an ENT/Facial Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon with USA Health, recently joined Lenise Ligon on FOX10 News at 4 to discuss a new technology she is using to treat common skin issues. Dr. Donnellan is now seeing patients at the USA Health Midtown clinic.
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Treating common skin issues at USA Health
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Canteen Support Group for Parents
Doctors’ Day, March 30, is your opportunity to honor a special physician at USA Health with a gift in his or her name. Visit usahealthsystem.com/doctorsday to make a contribution and send a special note of appreciation to say: “Thank you, doctor. You helped me.”
USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute's own Janel Lowman talks with al.com about her experience with the pandemic – how it affected her personally and professionally.
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Community outreach manager Janel Lowman: COVID started ‘an emotional rollercoaster’
Today, we returned to Yorktown Baptist Church in Mobile to give the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to residents through a community-based partnership with area leaders.
Since the Alabama Department of Public Health approved the state’s critical workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, USA Health has been vaccinating these workers at the Mobile Civic Center. This week, we partnered with Austal USA at the civic center to provide the vaccine to those who support shipbuilding and other vital industries on the Gulf Coast.
Thanks to FOX10 News for covering the COVID-19 vaccine event we held last week in a partnership with the City of Mobile at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church.
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Mobile partners with USA Health for vaccine clinic
USA Health and the City of Mobile held a community vaccination event last Thursday at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church on Cody Road. Thanks to WKRG for covering the event.
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City of Mobile and USA Health team up for second community vaccination event
Today, hundreds of area residents received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Joseph C. Dotch Community Center through a community-based partnership with USA Health, area leaders and the City of Mobile. Retired construction worker John Gray, 69, said he was relieved to finally get the shot: “Everybody should get it.”
More people will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Alabama beginning on Monday, March 22. Dan Brennan with FM Talk 106.5 recently interviewed USA Health’s Natalie Fox, DNP, PNP-DC, PCMH, and Sarah Kahalley, RN, BSN, MSHA, about upcoming eligibility changes. USA Health vaccinates up to 1,000 people a day, Monday-Friday, at a drive-through clinic at the Mobile Civic Center arena.
If we’ve learned anything from the past year, it’s to appreciate our healthcare providers. On Doctors’ Day, March 30, it’s our turn to recognize special physicians publicly with words of appreciation and gifts in their honor. Visit usahealthsystem.com/doctorsday to make a contribution and say thank you to that special doctor who cared for you.
Dr. Richard Menger, neurosurgeon, was also featured in the recent series by al.com looking back at the past year of the pandemic. As part of his Navy Reserve duty, Dr. Menger was sent to a COVID-19 ICU in New York City.
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Richard Menger: NYC deployment left surgeon with ‘sincere gratitude’
USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital has been recognized by The American Hospital Association for 50 years of membership with the group. Hospital administrator Chris Jett accepted a plaque from AHA regional executive Rebecca Jolley on March 15. “Since joining the AHA in 1970, USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital has provided high-quality care to patients throughout Alabama, the Gulf Coast and beyond,” Jolley said, “while also helping to train the next generation of caregivers.” Through membership with AHA, the hospital continues to demonstrate its long-standing commitment to support important advocacy work.
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