UMC News

• Health Matters Podcast – Digital Patient Monitoring with Dr. Richard Friend (3/2/2023) - 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. Digital devices can help provide better care to patients because they monitor vital signs and […]
• Need to Know (3/2/2023) - Don’t forget to schedule an Annual Medicare Wellness visit to update your personalized health plan. Most insurance plans cover these yearly visits at no cost to you. Schedule your visit today. All UMC locations will have reduced hours during The University of Alabama Spring Break March 13-17, 2023. There will be no evening clinic that […]
• Dean’s Message (3/2/2023) - Improving the patient experience University Medical Center is steadfastly committed to enhancing the patient experience. Studies show, and we know, that better patient experiences ultimately lead to better patient health outcomes. To this end, we are currently engaged in two major projects – upgrading our telephone service, particularly at UMC in Tuscaloosa, and elevating our […]
• Vaccines and travel (3/2/2023) - Routine vaccinations can help protect against infectious diseases when traveling. Before you travel, make sure you are up to date on all your vaccines. Make an appointment with your health care provider or travel health specialist to discuss health information about destination-specific vaccinations and medications. Examples of possible vaccines needed before travel include COVID-19, chickenpox, […]
• February is American Heart Month (3/2/2023) - Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Reducing hypertension, a risk factor for heart disease, can prevent heart attacks, strokes and kidney damage said Dr. Louanne Friend, associate professor in the Department of Community Medicine and Population Health for CCHS and assistant residency director for Research and Quality Improvement for […]
• Patients, community members, dignitaries attend grand opening of new UMC-Northport (2/1/2023) - University Medical Center in Northport, Ala., held a grand opening and open house Jan. 19 that was attended by patients, community members, and University of Alabama and City of Northport dignitaries. Guests received a tour of the new facility and had an opportunity to meet the providers. “We are very excited to have this grand […]
• UMC and Ceras Health partner to deliver innovative health services (2/1/2023) - University Medical Center is partnering with Ceras Health to offer an innovative digital health monitoring program to patients 65 and older and those with limited health-care access. Through its partnership with the Boston-based Ceras Health, UMC will provide state-of-the-art health services and better care to vulnerable Alabama patients. Using leading-edge patient digital devices, which monitor […]
• Health Matters Podcast – Sports Medicine with Dr. Ray Stewart (2/1/2023) - 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. Sports medicine physicians provide comprehensive medical care for athletes, sports teams and active individuals looking […]
• Need to Know (2/1/2023) - University Medical Center in Northport is officially open and accepting new patients. Call (205) 349-6700 to schedule an appointment. UMC-Northport is located at 6205 Jemison Lane, Northport, AL, 35476. If you have Medicare, you can get a yearly “wellness” visit to develop or update your personalized health plan so that you can help prevent disease […]
• Dean’s Message (2/1/2023) - Expanding health care services and access in Northport University Medical Center has been part of the Northport, Ala., community since 2015, when we opened a clinic in the Fitness One building on McFarland Boulevard. It was our first expansion outside of our main location in Tuscaloosa. As we outgrew the space, we began planning for […]
• New COVID-19 variant (2/1/2023) - A new coronavirus variant, XBB.1.5, is quickly becoming the dominant strain in the United States. XBB.5, a descendant of the omicron variant, is highly transmissible and rose from barely 2% of cases at the start of December to more than 27% the first week of January, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]
• Cervical Cancer Awareness Month (2/1/2023) - Each year in the United States, approximately 13,000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed and about 4,000 women die of this cancer. Certain types of HPV (Human Papillomavirus) are a leading cause of cervical cancer. HPV is a common sexually transmitted infection. Symptoms of cervical cancer can include abnormal vaginal bleeding, bleeding and spotting […]
• Relocated and expanded UMC-Northport is open (12/8/2022) - University Medical Center’s relocated and expanded Northport clinic is now open and accepting new patients. The brand-new and much larger UMC-Northport opened Nov. 14 at 6205 Jemison Lane. The clinic is 15,000 square feet in size and has 28 exam rooms. In addition to family medicine, obstetrics and pediatric care, the new clinic also offers […]
• Returning home to care for her community (12/8/2022) - Rebecca Richardson is a family nurse practitioner who cares for patients at University Medical Center in Carrollton, Ala. Originally from Carrollton, Richardson has spent nearly 40 years in nursing. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Miss. She received her Master of Science in Nursing degree […]
• Need to Know: (12/8/2022) - University Medical Center-Northport has moved to its new, larger location and is accepting new patients. Call (205) 348-6700 to schedule an appointment. UMC-Northport is now located at 6205 Jemison Lane, Northport, AL, 35476. University Medical Center in Tuscaloosa is offering COVID-19 bivalent vaccines for patients by appointment. Call (205) 348-1471 and leave your name, date […]