Minuteman Disaster Response (MDR), a non-profit first responder support team comprised of trained volunteers, is expanding into Birmingham, and will host an informational meeting on Wednesday, February 16 at 6:30 pm.

Endocrinologist and Obesity Medicine Specialist, Lakshmi Kannan, MD has joined the Cullman Regional Medical Group.

Warren Averett's Maddox Casey, CPA has been recognized again as one of the Birmingham Business Journal's Who's Who in Birmingham Healthcare.

Warren Averett's Jennifer Pemble, CPA, CFE, CHBC, has been promoted to Member in Warren Averett's Healthcare Division.

Grandview Medical Center, Nuclear Cardiology has been granted an additional three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Nuclear Cardiology.

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama (BCRF) has awarded funds for three new projects through the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's O'Neal Invests research program.

With 1,207 beds, UAB Hospital, the flagship hospital of the UAB Health System, is now the eighth-largest hospital in the nation, up three spots from 2020, according to Becker's Hospital Review.

Brookwood Baptist Medical Center has started work on its new $30 million, 18,922-square-foot operating room project.

Simon-Williamson Clinic, which has been practicing in Birmingham for over 80 years, has joined the Complete Health group of primary care practices.

Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center is going to serve has the sports medicine provider for the Birmingham Squadron, the G League affiliate of the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans.

David Standaert, MD, PhD, chairman of the Department of Neurology in the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, has been named vice president of the American Neurological Association.

The physician owners of Alabama Allergy & Asthma Center and the Clinical Research Center of Alabama have partnered with an investment group and have received an infusion of growth capital leading to the creation of AllerVie Health, a national network of board-certified allergists and immunologists.

The UAB School of Nursing undergraduate nursing degree has ranked among the best programs of its kind by U.S. News & World Report in its list of 2022 Best Colleges Rankings.

Grandview Cancer Center has been recognized as an approved National Pancreas Foundation (NPF) Center by the National Pancreas Foundation.

Eric Wallace, MD, medical director of Telehealth at UAB Hospital and an associate professor in the UAB Division of Nephrology, has been named the 2021 Community Star of Alabama by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health

On November 17^th, Medical West Hospital, an affiliate of the UAB Health System, broke ground on its new facility that will replace the current aging hospital following the completion of construction in 2024.

Cullman Regional has opened an Imaging Center at Hartselle Health Park.

Zane Hyde, MD has joined OrthoAlabama Spine & Sports. Hyde, who is a fellowship-trained sports medicine surgeon, specializes in ankle, hip, knee, and shoulder arthroscopy as well as ACL reconstruction, partial and total knee replacement, shoulder replacement, and ultrasound-guided injections.

Paul Clark, MD has joined Neurosurgical Associates.

A new national report shows actions by Alabama physicians are advancing the fight against the opioid crisis. Since 2011, Alabama physicians have reduced the number of opioid prescriptions in the state by 38 percent, the American Medical Association reported today.

Charles Welden IV, MD, who is board certified in Internal Medicine, has joined Gastro Health and is practicing in the St. Vincent's East and Pell City care centers.

Birmingham-based Bradford Health Services, the southeast's largest provider of addiction treatment programs, has acquired Cornerstone of Recovery, a Tennessee-based substance use disorder treatment provider.

Barbara Evers is now serving as the new executive director of the EyeSight Foundation of Alabama (EFA) where she succeeds Torrey DeKeyser, who has retired after holding the post for 22 years.