Dr. James Geyer, a professor of family, internal and rural medicine with the College of Community Health Sciences and medical director of the College’s Institute for Rural Health Research, is a site leader for a national clinical trial seeking to help patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs when throat muscles relax…
University Medical Center in Tuscaloosa provides health care services to the community and serves as a clinical education and training site for UAB Heersink School of Medicine students and physicians in the UA Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program. UMC and the Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency are operated by UA’s College of Community Health Sciences. UMC…
As part of continuing efforts to enhance the patient experience, University Medical Center launched a brand-new patient portal in April. The new patient portal allows patients to receive appointment reminders to their cell phones and via their email, to request prescription refills, and to send secure online messages to their UMC doctors and other UMC…
Dr. Robbin Young joined University Medical Center in April as chief nursing officer. In the role, she is responsible for the education and training of the nursing workforce at UMC’s six clinics in West Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Northport, Demopolis, Carrollton, Livingston and Fayette) and The University of Alabama Student Health Center and Pharmacy. UMC and SHCP…
University Medical Center opened a clinic in Fayette, Ala., in 2021 to provide much needed services in the community for obstetrics, gynecology and prenatal care. Drs. Cheree Melton and William Lenahan care for patients at UMC-Fayette. Providing health-care services in Fayette means that women have more access to gynecological care, and expectant mothers have more…
April is designated as National Minority Health Awareness Month. Throughout the United States, racial and ethnic minority populations face higher rates of death and disease, including diabetes, hypertension, HIV and sickle cell disease, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Lack of access to health care contributes to those health disparities, the…
