Clinical staff can interact with safari characters and complete a safari “passport” as they learn about quality and safety improvements made in the past year.

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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The group won a $1,000 prize for their paper, “Starting Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Spine Program From Scratch at an Academic Institution.”

Ramani is board certified in general pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics. He completed a fellowship in neonatology at UAB and a pediatric residency at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas.
In November, Gregory W. Bouska, M.D., M.P.A., will join USA Health from Huntsville Hospital, where he serves as chair of the Department of Anesthesiology.

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September specials for employees include discounts on treatments and savings on skin care procedures and products. Please be sure to bring your employee badge to receive the discount.

The public is invited to the 3 p.m. ceremony at the Mitchell Center, which will be followed by an opportunity to meet with President Jo Bonner and his family on the arena floor.

USA Health Eastern Shore OB-GYN recently opened and is accepting new patients.

The Samuel Hassenbusch Young Neurosurgeon Award is given to the top socioeconomic abstract selected from among the thousands of abstracts submitted to the Congress of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting.

During the month of September, Robert Israel, M.D., will host two teaching classes for USA and USA Health employees at the Teaching Kitchen at University Commons.

Great Catch awards are given to employees for instances in which they spoke up for safety, escalated concerns, and went above and beyond outside of the scope of their typical job duties. Each quarter, Safety MVPs are chosen for recognition from all Great Catch award winners for each USA Health facility.