We have been working hard at University Medical Center to improve our telephone system and operations with the goal of having the needs of our patient callers met efficiently and effectively. We have worked to reduce and simplify our telephone prompts, to ensure that calls are routed appropriately, and to decrease the time you have…
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Immunizations are a process by which a person is protected from illness and disease through vaccination. Vaccines help the body’s immune system create antibodies that provide protection. Common vaccinations protect against Hepatitis A and B, Measles, Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Influenza (Flu), Tuberculosis, Smallpox and COVID-19. To learn more about…
Please take a moment to review our Annual Report for 2022. Learn more about our expansion of University Medical Center and how we are caring for communities across West Alabama.
Nearly one year since it opened its doors, UMC-Livingston is improving quality of life in this West Alabama city and across the Black Belt region. Created in partnership with The University of Alabama and University Medical Center, the University of West Alabama, the city of Livingston, Sumter County, Alabama Power and the Alabama Power Foundation,…
The Capstone Hospitalist Group, operated by University Medical Center, welcomes two new hospitalists – Dr. Afrin Biswas, who will practice mostly at Northport Medical Center, and Dr. Richard Mosu, who will practice at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Capstone Hospitalist Group was established by University Medical Center in partnership with DCH Health System in…
Third and fourth-year medical students at the College of Community Health Sciences partnered with The University of Alabama Wellness and Work-Life July 19 to give UA employees a WellBAMA Health Screening that provided insights and guidance to support achieving healthier lifestyles. “We travel all over campus to different locations making it convenient for employees to…
UMC-Livingston has a new phone number (205) 652-7001. The clinic is taking new patients. Call today to schedule an appointment. During July and August, University Medical Center in Tuscaloosa will have evening hours only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Evening hours are from 5:30pm-7:30pm. At all University Medical Center locations – Tuscaloosa, Northport, Demopolis, Carrollton, Fayette…
Just about a year ago, University Medical Center opened a clinic in Livingston, Ala. UMC-Livingston came about through a partnership of University Medical Center, the University of Alabama, the University of West Alabama, the city of Livingston, Sumter County, Alabama Power and Alabama Power Foundation. We all came together to talk about the need for…
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) attacks the body’s immune system and can be transmitted through sexual contact, sharing needles, and during pregnancy, birth or breast feeding. Symptoms can include fever, sore throat, muscle aches and fatigue; some people have no symptoms. Left untreated, HIV can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). Each year, July 21 is…
Dr. Hannah Bowers and Dr. Anne-Laura Cook joined University Medical Center clinics in Demopolis and Northport. Bowers will care for patients at UMC-Demopolis as a part-time family medicine-obstetrics physician. She also joins the College of Community Health Sciences, which operates UMC, as assistant professor in the Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine. Bowers attended…
