The Health Matters Podcast is a series created in collaboration with WVUA-23 and Alabama Public Radio that features University Medical Center physicians and providers who bring awareness of important health issues and relevant and timely health information to the public.
Social workers often practice in medical and other health-care facilities. University Medical Center has provided social work services to patients for more than two decades. Dr. Robert McKinney, associate professor of social work and director of UMC’s Office for Case Management and Social Services, talks about the services that UMC social workers provide.