News at USA Health

University Hospital received a Level I trauma center certification from the Alabama Department of Public Health.

USA’s College of Nursing, which has nearly 4,000 enrolled students, started with an enrollment of 60 students and four faculty members.

William Richards, M.D., professor and chair of surgery at the Whiddon College of Medicine, and Richard Rieske, M.D., a fifth-year surgery resident at USA Health, wrote Chapter 12: Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation for GERD.

Shannon Scaturro, M.S.H.A., M.S.N., CRNA, FACHE, will work with USA Health Chief Executive Officer Owen Bailey, M.S.H.A., FACHE, to plan and develop strategic initiatives and operational performance that support USA Health’s mission, vision and values.

Acquiring Providence Health System will allow USA Health to enhance capabilities across its tripartite mission of education, research and clinical care.

About 165 people attended this year’s symposium from various states. Attendees included nurses, emergency medical service providers, advanced practice practitioners, physicians, students and community leaders.

A National Institutes of Health multisite study could lead to a consistent standard of care for antibiotic administration in NICUs.

On April 14, Alabama will observe “Light up Alabama Red.” The RSA buildings in Mobile and Montgomery and the lights at the entrance of Regions Field will be illuminated in red to highlight Oral Cancer Awareness Month.

Adult and pediatric burn patients now have access to life-changing laser treatment for scar revisions in an outpatient setting.

Several hundred people attended the first NICU reunion since the start of the pandemic, to celebrate life and hope.

USA Health employees, patients and others can participate in a daylong event at University Hospital to learn more about creating an advance directive, which can communicate their wishes regarding future medical care.

Spiritual care extenders will be trained through the Spiritual Care Department to provide emotional and spiritual support for people of all faiths.