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Huntsville Hospital named Best Regional Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 2024-2025

Huntsville Hospital Shines in Latest U.S. News Rankings

Written on July 25, 2024. Posted in News, Featured News.

The 2024-25 U.S. News “Best Hospitals” rankings are out, and Huntsville Hospital has again been named to the exclusive list as the No. 2 hospital in Alabama and the top acute-care facility in North Alabama. Huntsville Hospital was also recognized for 10 “High Performing” areas of excellence: Aortic...

Group of Outpatient Medical nurses pose for a photo

Outpatient nurses go all in to save man’s life

Written on July 3, 2024. Posted in News, Featured News.

Life-and-death medical emergencies are rare in the outpatient world. But when that once-in-a-blue-moon moment happened recently on the 6th floor of Huntsville Hospital’s Blackwell Medical Tower, the Outpatient Medical Services clinic team was ready. An older male patient had come in for...

HH Health System CEO, Jeff Samz pictured with Mayra Short and Dr. Thomas D. Short of Clinica Medica Moscati, and Community Health Initiative Chairman Kerry Fehrenbach

$13.6 million and counting

Written on June 19, 2024. Posted in Featured News, News.

After 28 years, Huntsville Hospital’s Community Health Initiative (CHI) keeps finding new ways to improve lives across Madison County. During a June 18 ceremony at the Dowdle Center, CHI awarded $600,000 in grant funding to help 10 local not-for-profit agencies continue their important work of caring...

Huntsville Hospital's new Mobile Medical Unit truck and trailer

Huntsville Hospital is Mobilizing Care for Underserved Communities with new Mobile Medical Unit

Written on May 8, 2024. Posted in News, Featured News.

Unit fully funded by grants through Huntsville Hospital Foundation Huntsville Hospital Health System just rolled out a brand-new Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) to meet the needs of underserved neighborhoods and patients in our community. The new truck and 25-foot trailer—custom built for medical...

North Alabama Specialty Hospital exterior photo

Region’s Only Long-Term Acute Care Facility Opens at Huntsville Hospital

Written on May 2, 2024. Posted in News, Featured News.

Huntsville Hospital’s always-evolving main campus has added another vital new service: the region’s only long-term acute care facility. HH North Alabama Specialty Hospital (NASH) opened April 23 in the former Encompass Health building on Governors Drive. A joint venture of HH Health and...

Pictured are HH President and Chief Operating Officer Tracy Doughty (left) and 2nd Medical Recruiting Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Jason S. Kim (right)

Huntsville Hospital, U.S. Army Join Forces to Help Soldiers Find Meaningful Careers

Written on April 25, 2024. Posted in News, Featured News.

As one of North Alabama’s top job creators, Huntsville Hospital is proud to employ hundreds of veterans and looks forward to hiring more through a new partnership with the U.S. Army. HH and the Army joined forces Wednesday, April 24, to formally kick off a partnership agreement where...

HH Health System CEO Jeff Samz speaks at the ribbon cutting of the new Huntsville Hospital Gateway Medical Clinic.

HH Gateway Medical Clinic Coming Soon to Redstone Gateway

Written on April 23, 2024. Posted in News, Featured News.

HUNTSVILLE – Patients seeking comprehensive, convenient primary care services will soon have another option when Huntsville Hospital Health System’s new Gateway Medical Clinic opens May 1. Located just outside Gate 9 at 6000 Redstone Gateway SW, Suite 500, in Huntsville, the office will...

Mary Beth Seals of HH Lincoln Medical Center, named Becker's Healthcare Rural Hospital CEO's to Know

Becker’s Hospital Review Honors Mary Beth Seals, President of HH Lincoln Health

Written on March 18, 2024. Posted in News, Featured News.

HH Health is proud to announce that HH Lincoln Health President Mary Beth Seals has been included on the 2024 “Rural hospital and health system CEOs” list by Becker’s Hospital Review. Mary Beth said, “I am honored to be listed as one of Becker’s rural health CEOs to know! I am living...

A group of Huntsville Hospital Heart Center physicians take a photo with a banner celebrating 1,000 Watchman devices implanted.

Huntsville Hospital’s Structural Heart, Electrophysiology Teams Celebrate 1,000th Milestone

Written on March 12, 2024. Posted in News, Featured News.

Huntsville Hospital’s Structural Heart and Electrophysiology (EP) teams are celebrating the successful implantation of 1,000 WATCHMAN™ devices on patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who need an alternative to blood thinners. The 1,000th WATCHMAN™ milestone occurred Feb. 29, 2024,...

Huntsville Hospital Foundation team members pictured with award for Alabama’s Philanthropic Project of the Year

Local Fundraising Event Wins Statewide Award

Written on March 7, 2024. Posted in News, Featured News.

One of Madison County’s longest-running fundraising events has been named Alabama’s Philanthropic Project of the Year because of its immense success and impact. Huntsville Hospital Foundation received the statewide honor for their 2023 Huntsville Classic concert at Business Alabama Magazine’s...

Prescription bottle on its side with pills spread out on the surface

HH Specialty Pharmacy Program Earns ‘Gold Standard’ Accreditation From URAC

Written on February 21, 2024. Posted in News, Featured News.

The Huntsville Hospital Health System’s Specialty Pharmacy program recently marked a significant milestone in its commitment to providing exceptional care. On Feb. 1, the program received accreditation from URAC, considered the “gold standard” for specialty pharmacies across the U.S. Jill...

Alabama’s first Safe Haven baby receives care and comfort at Madison Hospital

Written on January 29, 2024. Posted in News, Featured News.

The first infant surrendered at a Safe Haven Baby Box in the state of Alabama is on track to be adopted by a loving family, thanks in part to the efforts of the team at Madison Hospital. Around Jan. 22, someone anonymously placed the infant – a little girl – into a Safe Haven Baby Box that...