December 12, 2007

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Kirklin Clinic, a member of the UAB Health System, received a Level 2 - Progress Towards Excellence Award during the Alabama Quality Award Annual Conference and Award Ceremony on November 29, 2007. The Kirklin Clinic is the first ambulatory care center in Alabama to receive this award.

The Alabama Quality Award is the state’s top honor for quality performance and excellence and is administered by the Alabama Productivity Center. The Level 2 – Progress Towards Excellence Award is given to organizations that have sustained commitment and application of performance excellence principles and practices. The criteria for receiving this honor include superiority in leadership, strategic planning, attention to customers and other stakeholders, market focus, process management and analysis of organizational performance.

The Kirklin Clinic has been open since 1992. Currently, more than 700 physicians in 35 specialties are located at The Kirklin Clinic.