November 23, 2004

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Dr. Michael R. Waldrum has been named Chief Operating Officer for University Hospital. David Hoidal, Chief Executive Officer of the UAB Health System, made the announcement today. In this position, he will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the hospital and report directly to David Hoidal. The appointment is effective December 1, 2004.

“Dr. Waldrum brings to this position the perspective of a physician, as well as an administrator,” Hoidal said. “He fully understands the operational issues for a facility the size of University Hospital.”

Waldrum has overseen information services for the UAB Health System since 1997, being named chief information officer in 1999. An associate professor in pulmonary/critical care, Waldrum earned his medical degree at UAB in 1989. He completed residency training in internal medical at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He then completed a fellowship in pulmonary/critical care at UAB. He also earned a Master of Science degree from the Harvard School of Public Health.

Active in many professional and scientific societies, he is a member of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, the American College of Physician Executives, the Health Information and Management Systems Society and the American Thoracic Society. He also is a graduate of the Global Leadership in Healthcare Program at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

Under Waldrum’s leadership, the UAB Health System has been named one of the 100 Most Wired Hospitals or Health Systems for five of six years by Hospitals and Health Networks Magazine.