UAB medicine
The UAB Health System is the largest health system in the state and continues to expand its reach and impact across the state, now operating as a nearly $7.5 billion enterprise with 133 locations serving all 67 counties in Alabama and beyond.
In February 2026, UAB performed its first NKR-facilitated transplants, opening a new era of expanded donor options beyond the program’s historically internal swap and chain database.
UAB President Ray L. Watts, M.D., along with prominent UAB physicians, educators and researchers, will be honored at the induction ceremony on Aug. 8 in Montgomery.
Heidi Neas was diagnosed with cancer at 16 weeks pregnant, became cancer-free at 22 weeks and delivered a healthy baby boy.
UAB has completed more than 16,000 organ transplants since 1968.
The Primary Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission acknowledges hospitals that have demonstrated the critical elements necessary for improving stroke outcomes and delivering coordinated, timely care.
Poe will guide the vision for nursing across all UAB Medicine entities.
Under the agreement, Southview Medical Group will be integrated into UAB St. Vincent’s.
New clinical services and specialty programs are expanding access to high-quality care in Birmingham and throughout Alabama.
UAB Medicine distinguished itself by ranking above peers in key focus areas including clinical quality and safety, analytics and data management, cybersecurity, population health, infrastructure, patient engagement, and innovation.
UAB Medicine and the UAB School of Nursing have been honored as a 2025 Best Workplace for Men in Nursing and a 2025 Best School for Men in Nursing, respectively.
One year, one team, one mission: Improving the health and lives of those we serve.
UAB Health System hires UNC Health executive Janet Hadar to serve as COO.
The state-of-the-art facility will drive innovation in precision medicine and data sciences, strengthen Alabama’s biotech ecosystem, and position Birmingham as a global hub for biomedical research and entrepreneurship.
UAB has earned the 2025 Outstanding Heart Failure Care Team Award for its nurse-led, interprofessional approach to improving outcomes for underserved patients.
UAB’s BSN Pathway, ranked No. 1 in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report, will admit BSN students year-round, with most graduates accepting positions and practicing in Alabama.
The UAB Health System is the largest health system in the state and continues to expand its reach and impact across the state, now operating as a nearly $7.5 billion enterprise with 133 locations serving all 67 counties in Alabama and beyond.
New clinical services and specialty programs are expanding access to high-quality care in Birmingham and throughout Alabama.
The Tele-ICU integrations allow patients to receive vital care closer to home.
UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham is the first hospital in the area to perform a cutting-edge procedure for the treatment of PAD.