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, secure, and equipped with silent alarm systems that alert hospital staff within […]

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 community, Adi noticed many patients struggle to afford needed medications. Meanwhile, some […]

Mike West may be the only person you’ll ever meet who owes his career to a tornado outbreak. Rewind to April 3, 1974 – one of the most infamous weather events in U.S. history. A powerful storm system roared across the country that day, spawning nearly 150 twisters that killed 319 people. Limestone County’s Tanner community […]

Thirteen new Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) have completed HEMSI’s rigorous 10-week EMS Academy, made official by a graduation ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 21. This diverse group is now ready to join the frontlines responding to medical emergency calls across Madison County. HEMSI’s hands-on EMS Academy is a unique “earn-as-you-learn” workforce development program that helps fill […]

Huntsville Hospital is adding 154,000 square feet of new clinical space to better serve patients in the Rocket City and its fast-growing suburbs. On Nov. 20, the Alabama Certificate of Need Review Board unanimously approved a five-story addition to the hospital’s Madison Street Tower.  “Expanding the Madison Street Tower will give us the space to […]

Sam Dean has joined Huntsville Hospital Health System as Executive Vice President, Regional Hospital Operations, according to an announcement from Jeff Samz, President and Chief Executive Officer. In his new role, Dean will be responsible for leading the Health System’s operations outside of Madison County, including Athens-Limestone Hospital, Decatur Morgan Hospital, DeKalb Medical Center, Helen […]

It was like a scene from the movies. A couple sound asleep in their bedroom. The pre-dawn silence shattered by a wailing smoke alarm. Groggy and confused, Joe Robison stumbles out of bed and sees the backyard glowing orange. Fire! Realizing his home in Madison’s Morris Estates neighborhood is already engulfed, Joe yells out to […]

Local dignitaries, hospital leadership and physicians gathered for an open house and ribbon cutting for Huntsville Hospital’s newest pediatric care addition on Wednesday, September 4. Huntsville Hospital Heart Center Pediatric Cardiology will provide North Alabama families with a new local treatment option for kids from birth to 18 years old with acute or chronic heart […]

Huntsville Hospital Health System is ranked among the nation’s best employers by Forbes magazine for the second time. For its 2024 America’s Best-In-State Employers rankings, Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to survey more than 160,000 Americans working for companies with at least 500 employees. “HH Health is honored to receive the Forbes Best […]

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 Valve Surgery Colon Cancer Surgery Chronic Obstructive […]

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 a blood transfusion on April 13th, a Saturday morning. He was checking in for the procedure when […]

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 for underserved populations including homeless and uninsured adults, children […]