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College surpasses Bama Blitz fundraising goal  

The College of Community Health Sciences exceeded its goal for this year’s Bama Blitz, raising $14,550 during the annual online fundraising event. The money will be used to provide new technology for the residency lounge at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, where the College’s family medicine residents receive inpatient training.   CCHS set a…


UMC 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 a primary care provider to create a personalized health-care plan based on a patient’s current health and risk…


UMC-Northport increases access for walk-in visits 

While University Medical Center in Northport welcomes walk-in patient visits throughout the week, it has increased availability on Wednesdays for patients without scheduled appointments.  UMC-Northport, located at 6205 Jemison Lane, provides services in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatric care, neurology, behavioral health, sports medicine, geriatrics, and women’s health, including obstetrics and prenatal care. Social work…


Upcoming Events

Dr. Joy Bradley, assistant professor of community medicine and population health with CCHS, will host the 2025 Seeds of Change Conference, Monday, April 7, from 11am-6pm at The University of Alabama Bryant Conference Center. The conference seeks to find solutions to food access challenges in the Black Belt region of Alabama, an impoverished region of…


Shelton State employees can receive health care services at University Medical Center

Shelton State Community College employees and their families have the opportunity to receive non-emergency health-care services at University Medical Center’s Faculty-Staff Clinic. The clinic also offers services to UA employees and their families. The Faculty-Staff Clinic is staffed by master’s prepared nurse practitioners who provide walk-in care and scheduled appointments for illnesses, minor medical urgencies,…


Taking care of your nutrition health

March is National Nutrition month and having healthy eating habits lowers risks for serious conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and other health problems. At University Medical Center, our registered dietician, Suzanne Henson, provides nutritional services and guidelines for healthy eating that includes planning meals, exercising and eating more fruits and vegetables. To make an…


Did you know

University Medical Center holds Patient-Centered Medical Home certifications at its Northport location and at its Family Medicine and Pediatric clinics at its Tuscaloosa location. PCMH is a model of primary care that focuses on providing high-quality, coordinated and patient-centered care.


UMC 2025 Spring Break Hours

March 10 – 14, 2025 UMC Location Operating Hours UMC – Tuscaloosa 8:30am – 2:30pm UMC – Northport 8:30am – 2:30pm UMC – Demopolis 8:30am – 2:30pm UMC – Fayette CLOSED UMC – Livingston 8:30am – 2:30pm UMC – Carrollton 8:30am – 12:30pm


Upcoming Events

CCHS’s monthly Art of Medicine Rounds lecture, “Helping physicians become better healers: A prescription of poetry and art,” is Thursday, March 6, 2025, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm in the CCHS Classrooms (850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 35401). The guest speaker is Stacy Nigliazzo, author of three books of poems: Scissored Moon, Sky the Oar…


Exercise is Medicine

Exercise is a cornerstone for the prevention and treatment of disease and should be prescribed by physicians to their patients and added to the curriculum of medical schools and residency programs, said Dr. Irfan Asif, endowed professor of sports and exercise medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine. “There’s an…