UAB Hospital
UAB Hospital, also called the University of Alabama Hospital or University Hospital is a hospital comprised of various entities located in the Birmingham Medical District and is part of the UAB Medical Center. The hospital complex is certified for 1,207 beds.
The Emergency Department is the only hospital in Alabama currently designated as a Level 1 Adult Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons, and it is a regional referral center for head trauma, spinal cord trauma, burns, and other serious conditions.
Chief executives
- Brenda Carlisle (interim), 2022–2023
- Brenda Carlisle, 2023–
Division and buildings
- Kirklin Clinic
- Quarterback Club Tower
- Russell Ambulatory Clinic
- Spain Rehabilitation Center
- Spain Wallace Tower
- UAB Callahan Eye Hospital
- UAB Center For Psychiatric Medicine
- UAB Heart and Vascular Center
- UAB Hospital-Highlands
- UAB North Pavilion
- UAB Proton Therapy Center
- UAB West Pavilion
- UAB Women & Infants Center
- UAB Hospital Emergency Department
- Wallace Tumor Institute
References
- Patchen, Tyler (March 23, 2021) "UAB Hospital approved for 50-bed expansion." Birmingham Business Journal
- Thrailkill, Laurel (March 27, 2023) "UAB Hospital names CEO." Birmingham Business Journal
External Links
6th Avenue South looking east from 17th Street South
Hillman Hospital, c. 1929
Spain Rehabilitation Center
Center for Psychiatric Medicine
North Pavilion
North Pavilion from 5th Avenue S.
1945 aerial view of Jefferson Tower and Hillman Hospital
The Kirklin Clinic, c. 2010
Proton Therapy Center
A portion of the UAB Medical Center in 2016
Hillman Hospital entrance
