Author: Bryce Callahan


A Message From Dr. Richard Friend, Dean of the College of Community Health Sciences

These doctors-in-training will work and learn alongside our faculty physicians who practice at University Medical Center, which CCHS operates. The residents will also train at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Our College has provided the third and fourth years of medical school for a portion of students from the University of Alabama School of…


Contact Tracing and Covid-19

Anyone who comes into close contact with someone who has Covid-19 is at a higher risk of becoming infected with the virus and of potentially infecting others. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said contact tracing can help prevent further transmission of the virus by identifying and informing people who might be infected…


Covid-19 Screening Set for Eutaw in Greene County

Screening for Covid-19 will be available at the Activity Center in Eutaw, Alabama, on Tuesday, June 30, from 9 am to noon, for as long as supplies are available. University Medical Center and the Office for Research and Economic Development at The University of Alabama, as well as Alabama Power, are collaborating to provide the…


Wearing and Caring for Face Masks in the Summer

Summer is here and temperatures are heating up, which might make wearing face masks uncomfortable. But face coverings continue to be an effective measure against spreading Covid-19. The Alabama Department of Public Health recommends these strategies to help make wearing a mask more bearable when days are humid and temperatures are hot, and for cleaning…


A message from Dr. Richard Friend, dean of the College of Community Health Sciences

At University Medical Center, our focus is to keep our patients healthy – to proactively manage chronic conditions and to try and prevent serious illness. Still, there are times when our patients need more than outpatient care. For that reason, we have a team of doctors who practice at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa…


University Medical Center Helping to Provide Covid-19 Screenings in Black Belt

The University of Alabama’s University Medical Center and Office for Research and Economic Development have collaborated with Alabama Power and various community organizations to provide Covid-19 screenings in the state’s Black Belt region during the past several months. The next screening will take place Tuesday, June 30, in Eutaw at the Activity Center from 9…


The Elderly and Covid-19

Older people are particularly vulnerable to Covid-19 and can experience serious health effects from the virus. Research is showing that adults age 60 and older, especially those with pre-existing conditions – heart disease, lung disease, diabetes or cancer – are more likely to have a severe and even deadly infection than other age groups. Overall,…


A message from Dr. Richard Friend, dean of the College of Community Health Sciences

This year marks the 45th anniversary of University Medical Center. During that time, we have grown from a single location in Tuscaloosa created to provide clinical education and training to future family medicine physicians, to multiple locations and outreach programs that provide primary and specialty care where it is needed most. Through it all, we…


COVID-19 Screening Set for Lisman in Choctaw County

Screening for COVID-19 will be available at the Lisman Town Hall in Lisman, Alabama, on Tuesday, June 16, from 9 am to noon, for as long as supplies are available. University Medical Center and the Office for Research and Economic Development at The University of Alabama, Alabama Power, Rural Alabama Prevention Center, and Go2 Foundation…


Pickens County UMC Services

Two physicians from University Medical Center are continuing to provide gynecological, prenatal and obstetrical services in Carrollton, Alabama – and accepting new patients – even though the Pickens County Medical Center there has closed. Patients are seen and services provided at the Healthplex building, next to Carrollton Primary Care and above the dialysis center. In…