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The women’s services team at the hospital, with support from University of South Alabama colleagues, has launched a variety of projects to raise awareness and help save the lives of those most impacted by maternal health disparities.
USA Health providers described the move as uniting the common missions of both organizations and advancing them through an integrated healthcare delivery model.
The latest MRI technology offers better quality and allows for a more accurate diagnosis. It also can reduce scan times compared to older machines, which will allow up to 30% more children to receive needed scans daily.
Advisory councils such as the one at Children’s & Women’s Hospital promote effective and respectful partnerships among patients, families, and clinical staff members, while increasing understanding and cooperation among those groups.
“This goes to show that our team is engaged with our regional academic community to provide subspecialized care to the people of the Gulf Coast,” said USA Health urologist Christopher Keel, D.O., interim chair of urology.
During his sports medicine fellowship, Bishop Carmichael, D.O., CAQSM, worked in the University of Kentucky Sports Medicine Clinic, served as a fellow physician for Division I SEC athletic teams, and was a team physician for Eastern Kentucky University and Henry Clay High School.
Colleagues and friends remembered retired pediatrician Cindy Sheets as someone who loved her family, her work in academic medicine, and introducing young children to books through the early literacy program Reach Out and Read.
The staff at Children’s & Women’s Hospital are dedicated to increasing the bond between a mother and baby through research-backed practices, including breastfeeding, which offers health benefits for moms and infants including lower risks of cancers, diabetes, and other diseases.
“I wanted to join a team in which everyone is working for the betterment of this community and an organization that has a culture of improvement,” said Candice Powers, M.B.A., CRCR, CRCA.
Ayesha Munir, M.D., recently served as the chief hematology/oncology fellow at Medstar Health Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.
Ehab Molokhia, M.D., will serve as interim family medicine chair, as Allen Perkins, M.D., M.P.H., shifts his focus to continued efforts on healthcare access in underserved areas.
Last year, more than 100 student athletes were treated on Saturdays at USA Health for injuries ranging from fractures and tears to sprains and strains.
