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Jan 15, 2025 | 
uab.edu | Alicia Rohan
The University of Alabama Birmingham Medicine is now accepting adult patients of all ages for non-emergency care at UAB Medical West. The Specialty Clinics of UAB Hospital at UAB Medical West are staffed by experienced and compassionate UAB Medicine doctors, nurses and other professionals. These new clinics are located on the sixth floor of the UAB Medical West medical office building, 5000 Medical West Way, Bessemer, AL 35022.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
uab.edu | Alicia Rohan
Updates to UAB operational changes will be posted shortly.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
uab.edu | Alicia Rohan
Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority, a new ambulatory care facility, has joined the Birmingham skyline. The new Cooper Green outpatient clinic will efficiently provide modern ambulatory health care under an agreement between the Jefferson County and UAB Health System. Jefferson County residents can now receive high-quality health care at the new Cooper Green ambulatory care facility.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
birminghamtimes.com | Alicia Rohan
By Alicia Rohan | UAB NewsAs of Nov. 1, 2024, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System Authority has assumed ownership of Ascension St. Vincent’s Health System in central Alabama to sustain patients’ access to the highest-quality care in Birmingham and surrounding communities.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
uab.edu | Alicia Rohan
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees unanimously approved plans on Sept. 25, 2024, for the UAB Health System to transition to a new electronic health record platform, EPIC, for electronic health records, revenue cycle and clinical research functions.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
alabamanewscenter.com | Alicia Rohan
Beginning at 6 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, the emergency department at the prior location for UAB Medical West (995 Ninth Ave. SW in Bessemer) will permanently close its doors, and all patients currently admitted will be transported by ambulance to the new location at 5000 Medical West Way in Bessemer. “We are thrilled to begin this new chapter for UAB Medical West and our community,” said UAB Medical West CEO Keith Pennington.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
thecutoffnews.com | Alicia Rohan
UAB Medical West, an affiliate of the UAB Health System, has completed its replacement facility and will begin seeing patients at its new location Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. Beginning at 6 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, the emergency department at the prior location (995 Ninth Ave. SW, Bessemer, AL 35022) will permanently close its doors, and all patients currently admitted will be transported via ambulance to the new location (5000 Medical West Way, Bessemer, AL 35022).
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
uab.edu | Alicia Rohan
UAB Medical West, an affiliate of the UAB Health System, has completed its new facility, with the intent of opening to the public in early August. A ribbon-cutting July 11 begins the transition from the former hospital location, where UAB Medical West has been since 1964, to the new state-of-the-art, full-service hospital.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
alabamawx.com | Alicia Rohan
By: Alicia RohanUAB is offering a master’s degree in artificial intelligence in medicine following recent approval from the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees. The new graduate degree program through the UAB Marnix E.
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Jun 23, 2024 | 
alabamanewscenter.com | Alicia Rohan
UAB is offering a master’s degree in artificial intelligence in medicine following recent approval from the . The new graduate degree program through the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine is the first of its kind in the Southeast that is designed to provide a dynamic educational degree experience that equips students with the knowledge and skills required to excel in the evolving intersection of medicine and artificial intelligence.
