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Susie Hooks stands with her coworkers at UAB St. Vincent's Birmingham. She wears a retirement sash celebrating her 46 year career as a labor and delivery nurse.
March 25, 2026

UAB St. Vincent’s nurse retires after 46 years of delivering babies

UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham labor and delivery nurse Susie Hooks always knew she had a heart for mothers and newborns. Recently retired after 46 years of helping deliver thousands of babies, she leaves behind a profound legacy of care.
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Health care professional stands over and monitors a patient entering a CT machine
March 24, 2026

UAB St. Vincent’s East installs state-of-the-art CT scanner

The Emergency Department at UAB St. Vincent's East installed a new CT scanner that delivers clearer images of the body while using less radiation and contrast material.
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External view of UAB St. Vincent's St. Clair hospital building
March 20, 2026

UAB Medicine, City of Oxford Announce Plans for Freestanding Emergency Department

UAB St. Vincent’s St. Clair, a UAB Health System hospital, has filed a letter of intent with the Alabama State Health Planning and Development Agency indicating its intention to file a certificate of need for a freestanding emergency department in Oxford, Alabama.
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Volunteers standing outdoors under trees distribute supplies from boxes at a community event while a woman in a green shirt holds a tablet and smiles at the camera.
March 12, 2026

Findhelp service connects the community with resources that support health

UAB implemented a new service that connects people to nonmedical resources such as transportation, food access, and housing.
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Adam Hughston stands smiling while holding his DAISY Award
March 3, 2026

DAISY winner: Adam Hughston, RN

Angela Boyd, RN, received the DAISY Award at UAB St. Vincent’s East for delivering compassionate, patient-centered nursing care.
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Abbey and Tonya Judson stand together smiling
March 3, 2026

UAB School of Nursing alumna follows mother’s legacy

UAB Nursing alumna Abby Judson, BSN, RN, graduated in 2025 and began her nursing career at UAB St. Vincent’s, following in the footsteps of her mother, nursing informatics professor Tonya Judson, DNP, RN.
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Morgan Cooley, one of the five scholarship recipients for the spring semester, stands with two UAB colleagues holding a check for full tuition for nursing school at UAB.
March 3, 2026

UAB nursing partnership creates opportunity for employees

A new program supports UAB employees pursuing degrees in nursing to help meet the growing demand for nurses in Alabama and nationwide.
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Care team at UAB St. Vincent's Chilton stand in front of CT scanning machine that can perform scans on entire organs in a short amount of time.
February 25, 2026

UAB St. Vincent’s Chilton installs new system for scanning entire organs

UAB St. Vincent's Chilton is home to a state-of-the-art CT imaging system that provides high definition imaging across the entire body.
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Monitors Show model of a brain. In the background, a man wearing a brainwave scanning headset sits in a chair with closed eyes.
February 24, 2026

UAB St. Vincent’s Chilton Sleep Disorders Center earns Top 10 award

UAB St. Vincent’s Chilton Sleep Disorders Center was named a "Top 10 of 2025 Clanton" award winner based on their lead in customer satisfaction.
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Pictured left to right: Regional Director JD Frantini; Director of Outpatient Services Alethea Light; OPC Samantha Box; Program Nurse Stacy James; Therapists Jennifer Thomason and Clint Reeve; and OPC/Community Liaison Crystal Olberding
February 24, 2026

Senior Life Solutions program at UAB St. Vincent’s Blount named Expansion Program of the Year

UAB St. Vincent’s Blount’s Senior Life Solutions program supports the unique needs of patients experiencing mental health challenges associated with aging.
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