Featured News Archives | Huntsville Hospital Health System

Nurse uses AI-assisted stethoscope in heart screening

AI-Assisted Heart Screenings Are Go For Launch in the Rocket City

Written on October 21, 2025. Posted in Featured News, News.

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere you turn these days, including some places you might not expect. During a recent October morning, Christy Cantey, a certified nurse practitioner at Huntsville Hospital Heart Center, brought a sleek digital stethoscope enhanced with AI to the First...

Huntsville Hospital Health System named America's Best-In-State Employers in Alabama by Forbes 2025

HH Health Named Among Forbes’ 2025 America’s Best-in-State Employers

Written on September 17, 2025. Posted in Featured News, News.

Huntsville Hospital Health System has been named to Forbes’ 2025 list of America’s Best-in-State Employers, recognizing the organization’s strong workplace culture and commitment to employees across the Tennessee Valley. It’s the second year in a row for HH Health on the Forbes list,...

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Marshall Medical Centers Awarded HRSA Planning Grant to Develop Rural Residency Program

Written on August 15, 2025. Posted in Featured News, News.

Marshall Medical Centers has been awarded a prestigious Rural Residency Planning and Development Program Grant by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This highly competitive grant will support the...

Huntsville Hospital named Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News ranks Huntsville Hospital tops in North Alabama, #2 in state

Written on August 4, 2025. Posted in Featured News, News.

Huntsville Hospital is a standout performer in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 “Best Hospitals” rankings. U.S. News named Huntsville Hospital the top medical center in North Alabama and No. 2 in the state, trailing only UAB Hospital in Birmingham. Data from Madison Hospital...

Huntsville Hospital Health System to Make Historic Investment in Emergency Services for Community

Written on July 14, 2025. Posted in Featured News, News.

Huntsville Hospital Health System has announced that it is seeking approval to make an historic investment in emergency services for the community. Upon approval by the State of Alabama, Huntsville Hospital will build two free-standing emergency departments (FEDs) — in Hampton Cove and...

Jeff Samz, CEO, Huntsville Hospital Health System

Jeff Samz Named Chair-Elect of Alabama Hospital Association Board of Trustees

Written on June 19, 2025. Posted in Featured News, News.

Jeff Samz, President and CEO of Huntsville Hospital Health System, has been elected Chair-Elect of the Alabama Hospital Association (AlaHA) Board of Trustees. The election took place during the Association’s recent Annual Meeting. “Jeff has long been a respected leader within Alabama’s...

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Statement Regarding Leapfrog Score

Written on June 1, 2025. Posted in Featured News, News.

The Leapfrog survey is not an accurate measure of patient safety at Huntsville Hospital. The hospital did not complete this voluntary 353-page survey, yet Leapfrog chose to publish a rating with incomplete information. This process is unfair to the thousands of dedicated clinicians...

Navigating life with Parkinson’s disease, together

Written on May 12, 2025. Posted in Featured News, News.

When Dixie Hammond’s physical therapist suggested she join a support group in Madison for those recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, she was reluctant. “I thought it would be a bunch of people sitting around whining and complaining,” said Dixie, a retired school teacher from...

2025 Annual Report for Huntsville Hospital Health System

2025 Report to Our Communities

Written on May 5, 2025. Posted in Featured News, News.

As we move through 2025, Huntsville Hospital Health System continues to be a cornerstone of health for tens of thousands of individuals across our region. Through our collaborative network of community hospitals, we are advancing the delivery of sophisticated health care services to...

Nurses Sara Werner and Deanna Lewis and psychiatrist Dr. Praveen Jetty (on video screen) demonstrate Madison Hospital's new telemedicine program.

Virtual care, real impact: HH psychiatrists, neurologists using telemedicine to help patients across the region

Written on April 18, 2025. Posted in Featured News, News.

With the push of a button, Dr. Praveen Jetty, a behavioral health specialist at Huntsville Hospital, appears live on a video screen in Room 218 at Madison Hospital. He’s been asked to talk with a patient who is distraught over the death of her dog. Looking on from his office in the...

Decatur Morgan Hospital Opens Safe Haven Baby Box to Support Families in Crisis

Written on April 1, 2025. Posted in Featured News, News.

Decatur Morgan Hospital recently welcomed a new life-saving resource to its Emergency Department — a Safe Haven Baby Box, designed to offer a safe and anonymous option for surrendering newborns. Located in a discreet, camera-free area of the hospital, the box is climate-controlled,...

Sixteen-year-old Son of HH Health Physician Collects Surplus Medications to Help Those Without Insurance

Written on February 7, 2025. Posted in Featured News, News.

Sixteen-year-old Adi Gowda dreams of becoming a doctor, and he already has a gift for two of the most important aspects of the job: Diagnosing problems and finding solutions. While volunteering at Clinica Medica Moscati, which provides low-cost health care to Huntsville’s Hispanic...