The College of Community Health Sciences worked closely in 2020 with The University of Alabama’s efforts to mitigate community spread of COVID-19 by conducting sentinel testing of employees and students. The College, which operates University Medical Center, is continuing the work in 2021. Sentinel testing is one of several important measures for preventing the spread…
University Medical Center opened a location in Fayette, Alabama, Feb. 5 that will provide prenatal care services to expectant mothers in a county that has a high infant mortality rate. UMC-Fayette will be open from 8:30 am to noon on Fridays. Dr. Cheree Melton, a family medicine-obstetrician at UMC in Tuscaloosa, will care for patients…
It is hard to believe that we have been living through the COVID-19 global pandemic for nearly a year. And while there is still a long way to go until we can return to some semblance of normalcy, COVID vaccines are beginning to bring light to the end of this tunnel. Two vaccines, one from…
University Medical Center began administering COVID-19 vaccines in early January to The University of Alabama’s highest priority groups – University health-care workers, law enforcement and security personnel, UA employees and retirees age 75 and older, and UMC patients age 75 and older. Based on Alabama Department of Public Health requirements, UMC was only able to…
Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visits provide an opportunity for patients to create personalized health plans, based on their current health and risk factors, with their health-care providers. Dr. Tom Weida, chief medical officer of University Medical Center, which offers these no co-pay, no deductible visits, talks about their importance in keeping patients healthy. Your browser does…
University Medical Center provides Annual Wellness Visits for Medicare recipients with the goal of keeping patients as healthy as possible. The Annual Wellness Visit is a yearly appointment with your primary care physician or health-care provider to create a personalized health plan to help prevent disease and disability based on your current health and risk…
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, University Medical Center and WVUA 23 have partnered to provide the West Alabama community with important information and resources from UMC health experts through weekly virtual town halls that started April 10, 2021. There were four UMC Town Halls in January: COVID-19 Vaccines, with guest Dr. Richard Friend, dean…
We are entering a very different and difficult holiday season. The country is beginning its ninth month of the pandemic and COVID-19 fatigue is setting in – right when it can be the most dangerous. People are understandably weary. But COVID-19 positive cases are rising, and colder temperatures are making outdoor gatherings less appealing, removing…
We have all been dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic for much of this year. On this episode of Health Matters, Dr. Tom Weida, chief medical officer of University Medical Center, gives an update on where we are now in regard to COVID-19, and what we can expect in 2021. Your browser does not support the…
Social workers provide numerous services to those in need, identifying and addressing challenges in health, home life, employment and finances. This year, COVID-19 has impacted all of those areas. For many people, the virus has led to temporary or permanent job loss and, as a result, decreased access to health insurance, health care, food and…
