Month September 2024


Free flu shots provided for UA students and employees

The University of Alabama is helping faculty, staff and students protect themselves from the flu with free flu shots on campus. Now in its 13th year, the annual UA Flu Shot Campaign, led by the University’s College of Community Health Sciences, kicked off Sept. 3. Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness that causes mild…


University Medical Center welcomes two new physicians

Dr. Savannah Giovane joined University Medical Center in August as a family medicine obstetrics physician. She is also an assistant professor in the Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine with CCHS, which operates UMC. Giovane received her bachelor’s degree in biology from The University of Alabama. She completed medical school at the University of…


University Medical Center offers Medicare Annual Wellness Visits

University Medical Center clinics in Tuscaloosa, Northport, Demopolis and Carrollton provide Annual Wellness Visits for patients with Medicare with the goal of keeping them as healthy as possible. An Annual Wellness Visit is a free appointment with your primary care provider to create a personalized health care plan based on your current health and risk…