The awards – which were presented virtually via Facebook Live and Zoom – were given to local leaders in education, awareness and action around Mobile’s most urgent community health issues.

Winners in each category will be announced in the July 16 issue of Lagniappe, with an awards ceremony planned for Friday, July 18, at the Saenger Theatre in downtown Mobile.
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A new MRI machine is the first at USA Health to be located in an outpatient setting at USA Health Mobile Diagnostic Center at University Commons.

Anyone 16 and older who wishes to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at USA Health’s drive-through clinic at the Mobile Civic Center arena can self-schedule an appointment without a wait to be notified.

Thuy Phung, M.D., Ph.D., was elected treasurer of the Asian Society of Dermatopathology (ASD) for the 2021-2022 term.

Allen Broome, Pharm.D., the director of health system pharmacy at USA Health, reflects on the Pharmacy Residency Program's first-year achievements.

Rebecca Borneman, a fourth-year medical student at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, has won three awards for research on an anti-cancer compound at the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute.

After a three-decade career in healthcare, Warren Greene will retire as an assistant administrator at USA Health on April 30.
The following specials are exclusively for University of South Alabama and USA Health employees. Please be sure to bring your employee badge to receive the discount.
The USA Medical Alumni Association will host a social on the evening of Saturday, June 12, 2021, at The Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans.
The Housestaff Council at USA Health is hosting a food and fund drive to help those in need in our area.
One of Us is a series that provides a glimpse into the working world of USA Health, one employee at a time.

USA Health University Hospital now is equipped with the LUCAS Chest Compression System, a battery-powered device that performs automated chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).