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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 Featured News, 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...

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2023 Year in Review: Top Stories from HH Health

Written on January 4, 2024. Posted in News, Featured News.

Welcome to a recap of the year’s most impactful moments at Huntsville Hospital Health System. From a milestone aortic valve procedure to strategic alignments to new pups at Canines for Coping, join us as we delve into some of biggest stories that shaped our system in 2023. Let’s get started! ...

HH Physical Therapist Helped a Little Boy Learn to Walk Again — Now She’s His Mom

Written on October 23, 2023. Posted in News, Featured News.

“Every kid is one caring adult away from being a success story.” Megan Zimmerman loves that quote from motivational speaker Josh Shipp, and she has tried to be that caring adult throughout her nine-year career as a licensed physical therapist at Huntsville Hospital Pediatric Therapy &...

TOC pediatric nurse practitioner Elizabeth Schwarze and Mother Baby RN Ashley Noles (pictured), along with Congressman Dale Strong, used their CPR training to revive 31-year-old Kyle Browne (pictured right)

Saving Officer Browne

Written on August 29, 2023. Posted in News, Featured News.

After finishing her morning workout at Orangetheory Fitness on July 29, Elizabeth Schwarze hopped into her SUV and took what became a very fortunate shortcut through the new Clift Farm development. Elizabeth, a pediatric orthopedic nurse practitioner at The Orthopaedic Center (TOC) in Huntsville,...