W. Johnson Hardy III, M.D., is the first fellowship-trained vascular surgeon employed at USA Health, the health system for the University of South Alabama. He is one of five surgeons who recently returned to Mobile and USA Health after completing advanced fellowship training.

Mobile Heart Specialists physicians offer expertise in general cardiology, interventional procedures, electrophysiology, coronary and peripheral artery disease, and advanced rhythm management, including ablations, implantable defibrillators, and pacemakers.
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Justin Ellerman, M.D., completed his internal medicine residency and chief year at the USA Health, where he discovered a passion for academic medicine and mentoring future physicians. His motivation for joining USA Health is twofold: a commitment to patient-centered innovation and a love of teaching.

The multidisciplinary event offered attendees a full day of learning focused on the latest advances in treatment and nursing care. The conference theme celebrated the essential role nurses play in every aspect of patient care, from managing hospital stays to guiding families through long-term treatment plans.

In September, Jess Mullens, M.D., of USA Health, and Steven Theiss, M.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, met with members of the U.S. congressional delegation from Alabama to discuss issues related to the field of orthopaedics.

The research project aims to uncover the biological triggers of inflammatory reactions, with a particular focus on the immune cells that drive them.

University Hospital became the first facility in Alabama to earn the three-year voluntary accreditation in 2022 and is now one of just 119 nationwide.

When you use the digital Spirit of Children coupon to save 10% at local stores, they give 10% back to support Children’s & Women’s Hospital

According to the American College of Surgeons, patients cared for at ACS-verified trauma centers have a lower risk of death and improved quality of life compared with patients in non-verified centers.

A Night Honoring Healers will highlight two patients and the USA Health caregivers who helped them recover.

USA Health and the local chapter of the Sickle Cell Disease Association established a partnership in 1981 to help educate the public and provide life-extending care to those with sickle cell disease in the Mobile area and beyond.
The Mitchell Cancer Institute, in partnership with ADPH, reached out to uninsured and underinsured men across lower Alabama during the nine-month effort.
The initiative targets low HPV vaccination rates, cervical cancer screening participation, and high HPV-related cancer rates across the Southeast.
