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Sometimes you just need a dog. Even a virtual one.
UAB asks donors to support any of its emergency response funds to meet the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19.
The coronavirus pandemic caused a blood shortage in March. Nothing has changed in June, and blood supplies remain dangerously low.
Five members of UAB’s environmental services department will be feted in “United we Sing: A Grammy® Salute to the Unsung Heroes,” airing Sunday, June 21, at 7 p.m. CT on the CBS network.
Jock Allen, a 28-year-old from Jasper, Alabama, has captured the spirits of many across Alabama and beyond since he was admitted to UAB Hospital last month.
Summer means blood shortages, especially in the summer of coronavirus.
UAB Hospital is the only Alabama facility named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of 100 Great Hospitals in America.
UAB’s response to COVID-19 has far reaching effects, from Birmingham, across the state and worldwide.
While many aspects of personal protection equipment are limited in supply, the need to decontaminate N95 respirators for re-use is a vital strategy to stretch supplies and protect health care workers and patients for a longer period of time.
While hesitant to embrace the “health care heroes” title, UAB Hospital nurses are overcoming COVID-19 care obstacles to best treat their patients.
Artists with UAB AIM are telling health care workers, from nurses and physicians to environmental services and facilities staff, they are grateful for the work they continue to do.

The nation’s blood supply will be in jeopardy as long as normal donation patterns are disrupted by coronavirus concerns.

America is facing an extreme blood shortage, and UAB, along with national authorities, are urging people who are healthy to give blood.

The site is the first joint partnership the Jefferson County Department of Health hopes to engage in with area hospitals, labs, clinics and providers in the coming weeks.

A looming shortage threatens the nation’s blood supply as donations drop.
Blood donation only takes about 45 minutes, including the registration process.
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Healthgrades has named UAB Hospital one of the best in the nation in its latest rankings for 2020.

Patients in UAB's RNICU got a special visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus.
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UAB and Highlands Hospitals are among only 10 hospitals in the state to earn an A grade for patient safety.
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