UAB Hospital, the centerpiece of the UAB Health System, is a 900+ bed, academic medical center located in Birmingham, Alabama. UAB provides patients with a complete range of primary and specialty care services as well as the most up-to-date treatments and innovations in health care. UAB is also a major center for clinical research and home to some of the top medical programs in America.
9 Things you should know about UAB Hospital
- UAB is a 900+ bed academic medical center located in Birmingham, Alabama
- UAB Hospital has been nationally ranked in U.S. News & World Report since 1991.
- UAB Hospital has been Magnet-designated since 2002.
- UAB Hospital is certified as a Level 1 Trauma Center.
- UAB Department of Pharmacy has a state-of-the-art USP 797 compliant Central Pharmacy, 13 satellite patient-care pharmacies and 3 Outpatient Pharmacies.
- UAB Hospital has 8 specialty ICU's.
- UAB houses 37 state-of-the-art operating suites.
- UAB has one of the largest comprehensive transplant programs in the nation.
- UAB has a Level 3 Neonatal ICU.
More Things You Should Know
- The UAB Emergency Department is the size of a football field. UAB houses one of the Southeast's largest Heart & Vascular Centers - 55,000 square feet.
- UAB's Critical Care Transport team was instrumental in evacuating patients from the Mississippi Gulf Coast and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
- Over 200 UAB Specialists make the annual list of "Best Doctors" in the U.S. every year.
- There are approximately 15 restaurants within walking distance of the hospital.
- A full service Starbucks is located in the hospital.