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Constant care by a dedicated small baby team in a distinct unit decreases hypothermia during admission and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a chronic lung disease that can cause long-term breathing problems.
The new office is located on the second floor of Building A101 at 6701 Airport Blvd. in west Mobile. It will be the primary location for USA Health Sports Medicine.
To receive a Blue Distinction Centers for Bariatric Surgery designation, a healthcare facility must demonstrate that it meets many specific patient quality and safety metrics, including providing effective bariatric surgical procedures with a very low complication and readmission rate.
The Diverse VCID study uses advanced brain imaging and blood-based techniques to understand how vascular changes in late life cause brain injury that can lead to cognitive decline.
This summer, Robert Israel, M.D., will lead a series of cooking classes in USA Health’s teaching kitchens to prove food can be as delicious as it is healthy.
By following these precautions and being mindful of your body's response to heat, you can help protect yourself from heat-related illnesses.
USA Health employees are making an impact in the community. See photos and learn about some of their recent service projects.
USA Health clinicians are experts in their fields, making them trusted sources on a variety of healthcare-related news topics.
During his rotations, Carson Blankenship, PA-C, developed a passion for primary care, as he loves the personal connection he gets to make with each of his patients.
As part of the 2023 acquisition agreement, USA Health Providence Hospital temporarily remains on some of Ascension Healthcare’s information technology systems. Beginning May 8, Ascension's IT systems — including ones used by Providence Hospital — began experiencing network disruptions. The core electronic-medical-record system used by Providence was restored last week thanks to the work of USA Health employees.
Trauma surgeon Ashley Williams Hogue, M.D., attended the meeting hosted by the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which was established last year.
Sports medicine and family medicine physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, pediatricians, cardiologists, and other providers screened students at the daylong event at the Mitchell Center on the campus of the University of South Alabama.
