St. Vincent's Birmingham

The UAB Division of Community Anesthesia is a group of anesthesiologists and CRNAs providing services to Ascension St. Vincent’s Birmingham Hospital.

The division allows busy community hospitals to use the cutting-edge, evidence-based approach to medicine found within an academic environment. The division includes 15 anesthesiologists and more than 70 CRNAs. These CRNAs have autonomy and enjoy a collegial working relationship with anesthesiologists and surgeons.

Ascension St. Vincent’s Birmingham is located near downtown Birmingham. The hospital and adjoining surgery centers covered by the division feature numerous surgical specialties, including a busy sports medicine orthopaedic practice (Andrews Sports Medicine), obstetric, cardiac, neuro, vascular, and general surgery, among many others. There are many opportunities to become proficient in any field of anesthesia for both new graduates and veterans, as the division provides anesthesia services for more than 50,000 procedures annually across 53 operating rooms and surgical suites.

St. Vincent's East

The Division of Community Anesthesia also includes a group of anesthesiologists and CRNAs providing services to St. Vincent’s East. The UAB Health System and Ascension St. Vincent’s entered into a formal alliance in July of 2020. This alliance allowed for the combination of a busy community hospital with the cutting edge evidence-based approach to medicine found within an academic environment. The division consists of 6 anesthesiologists and more than 19 CRNAs, all participating in a team-based approach to provide the best possible care.

St. Vincent’s East is an acute care hospital serving Birmingham and surrounding health care community. The hospital covered by the division consist of all surgical specialties, neurosurgery, vascular, and general surgery, among many others. There are ample opportunities to become proficient in any and all fields of anesthesia for new graduates and veterans alike as the division provides anesthesia for more than 10,000 procedures annually in 12 rooms.

Contact

Ben Sutlive, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Vice Chair, Division of Community Anesthesia
bsutlive@uabmc.edu

Visit uabmedicine.org/crna for more information about careers in Community Anesthesia.