This accreditation signifies the culmination of efforts involving faculty, staff and institutional partners committed to advancing emergency medicine.

Patients are now able to receive the same level of care for snakebites that they would typically receive in the emergency department.

Experts at the Comprehensive Snakebite Program at UAB and Children’s of Alabama provide steps on what to do if bitten by a venomous snake.

As temperatures heat up, the risk of contracting a heat-related illness increases. Experts at UAB discuss the best ways to stay safe this summer.

UAB’s strategic planning continues to blaze its path to improve more lives by leveraging construction projects that include new and enhanced facilities across the institution, blooming green spaces and art installations.

Knowing the basics of CPR, even low-quality CPR from a bystander, can be a lifesaving action for a person in need.

New efficient care for patients with stroke is helping UAB lead the way in outcomes for patients who present in the emergency department.

School of Nursing student Emily Fonville quickly learned the UAB family is committed to helping each other achieve their purpose after her longtime health issues challenged her education.

The research team’s goal is to create a customizable solution that can be applied across various health care settings to reduce overcrowding in emergency departments.

Hyperbaric medicine is a therapy that treats oxygen like a drug, delivering high-pressure oxygen to treat wounds for patients in need.

To address the critical need for more emergency medical services in Birmingham and Alabama, UAB Hospital — with support from the State of Alabama — is creating 59 new exam rooms and more than 66,000 square feet of clinical space to meet service demand. 

UAB Medicine and Talladega have entered a three-year partnership, with UAB Medicine providing medical care for competitors and fans.

Trauma patients rushed to a hospital often find that the clothes they were wearing do not survive their medical emergency. A UAB medical student is working to provide discharge with dignity.

UAB experts offer tips on preventive steps you can take to stay healthy and avoid a visit to the emergency department.

The volume of cases in the emergency department and the severity of the injuries seen by the staff provide a good training ground for nursing competitions.

Injury and illness can happen to anyone. Going to the right place of care could save lives.  

Emergency department workers were the first line of defense against COVID, but their risk of infection was higher when they were not at work in their hospitals.

Mixing alcohol with the blaze of intense Southern heat can be a dangerous combo.

A first-of-its-kind snakebite program at UAB aims to provide better long term treatment of venomous bites, as well as gain a better understanding of the medical consequences of snakebite.

Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation.