Children’s of Alabama is a free-standing, private, not-for-profit children’s hospital located in Birmingham’s Medical District. With over 380 beds including 24 PICU beds, 20 CVICU beds, 26 step down ICU beds and 48 NICU beds, it is one of the ten busiest pediatric hospitals in the nation. Numerous subspecialties are consistently ranked in the U.S. News and World Report. Children’s of Alabama offers comprehensive, multidisciplinary care by pairing with pediatricians in over a dozen medical offices across central Alabama. In recent years, Children’s of Alabama provided care for children from every county in Alabama, 46 states, and 7 countries. 

By the Numbers - 2023

16,136 inpatient admissions

A daily average census of 270

1,046 pediatric critical care transport

59,725 emergency department visits

Children’s South is a small satellite clinic 20 minutes south of our main Children’s of Alabama campus and is home to multiple pediatric specialties, including the COA South Neurology Clinic. It has two rooms dedicated for EEG studies, which allows the patients to meet with the physician immediately after having their EEGs done. Child neurology trainees frequently rotate as PGY-5s at Children’s South in order to gain experience in a high volume, private practice model and thoroughly enjoy this unique experience. 

The UAB Pediatric Primary Care Clinic (PCC) is the general pediatrics clinic staffed by categorical residents and PGY-1&2 child neuro residents. PCC is located in Children’s Park Place, which is attached to Children’s of Alabama by skybridge. Patients range from birth to approximately 20 years old. In addition to well-child check-ups, the clinic also accommodates acute sick visits during walk-in hours. 

UAB Hospital is the centerpiece of the UAB Health System. It is located in Birmingham’s Medical District. Situated among major research centers and clinics, UAB Hospital, a 1,157 bed facility, provides patients with a complete range of primary and specialty care services, as well as the most up-to-date treatments and innovations in health care. UAB Hospital’s faculty and staff are committed to providing world-class care for a diverse population of patients throughout Alabama and the surrounding states. Many of the adult neurology rotations during the child neurology PGY-3 year are completed at University Hospital. 

The Women and Infants Center (WIC) of UAB Hospital is home to the Regional Neonatal ICU (RNICU), the Continuing Care Nursery, and the Mother-Baby Unit. It is located one block from Children's of Alabama and is connected through a sky bridge. 

The RNICU is the only Level IV NICU in Alabama and is a referral center for patients from across the Southeast. It can accommodate up to 63 infants in its 56 private rooms, including special rooms for siblings of multiple births.

The WIC also houses the UAB's Continuing Care Nursery, a step-down unit with an additional 60 private rooms.

The Mother-Baby Unit has 41 rooms where healthy infants room in with their mothers.

The Kirklin Clinic at UAB Hospital opened in 1992 as an outpatient care center housing more than 600 physicians in 35 specialties. 

As the outpatient practice facility for the UAB School of Medicine, child neurology residents complete their adult neurology outpatient requirements at the clinic. 

Neurologic subspecialty clinics housed at the Kirklin Clinic include epilepsy, neuromuscular disease, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, neuro-oncology, and behavioral neurology, as well as stroke. It has over 22,000 adult neurology ambulatory visits annually.

The Birmingham Veteran’s Administration Medical Center (BVAMC) is a 313-bed, acute care, tertiary facility located in Birmingham’s Medical District serving veterans from across the state as well as veterans from neighboring states. Most staff physicians have joint appointments with the VA and its primary affiliation, UAB Hospital.