The Alabama Public Health Department takes the major initiative to protect and improve the general health of the community. The department is the main state health service provider which devotes in augmenting the heath and living standard of the people by providing optimum heath regulation services and policies. It has been collaborating immensely to the community to ensure a healthy environment and is composed of doctors, nurses, health instructors, and dieticians. There are
11 public health areas [1] in the state which is under the purview of an area administrator. The 11 public health areas are conveniently located in Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Decatur, Tuscumbia, Gadsden, Anniston, Linden, Montgomery, Dothan, Bay Minette and Mobile.
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Hospitals in Alabama
Hospitals in Alabama are well equipped, furnished and manned to provide exhaustive medical services to the public. There are numerous hospitals and health centers in the cities and rural areas.
Some of the notable hospitals of Alabama is mentioned below.
University of Alabama Hospital
The
UAB hospital (University of Alabama in Birmingham) is a notable Level 1 trauma center in Alabama. UAB is well furnished and staffed and is the second largest employer of Alabama. It provides comprehensive range of medical services and also works as the leading teaching hospital for the UAB School of Medicine.
Contact Details: 1802, 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233
General Information: 205 934 4011
Patient Information:
205 934 4322
Appointments: 205 934 9999
Emergency Room:
205 934 5100
To know more about the
University of Alabama (hospital) in Birmingham
Click here.
Children's of Alabama Pediatric Hospital
Among the many hospitals serving the state, the
Children's of Alabama, is a renowned Level 1
Pediatric Health System in Birmingham. It is now ranked the third largest Children’s hospital in the United States
with the addition of Benjamin Russell Hospital to the main campus.
Contact Details:1600 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233
General Information: 205-638-9100
Patient Information:
212-7 ( three digit room number)
Appointments: 205-638-9141
To know more about the
Children’s of Alabama Pediatric Hospital Click here .
Bryce Hospital
The
Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa is Alabama’s largest and oldest psychiatric hospital providing complete treatment to the patients.
Contact Details:200 University BLVD, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
General Information: 205-759-0750
Huntsville Hospital System
The Huntsville Hospital System in Huntsville, Alabama is a Level 1 State Certified non-profit public hospital. It has efficient staffs and infrastructure and provides residency programs for students of the UAB School of Medicine.
Contact Details:
101 Sivley Road, Huntsville, AL 35801
General Information: 256-265-2522
Toll Free: 800-278-0588
Fax: 256-265-6231
To know more about the
Huntsville Hospital System Click hereThe other notable hospitals of Alabama include-
Northport Medical Center
2700 Hospital Dr
Northport AL 35476-3380
PH: (205) 333-4500
Huntsville Hospital-Medical Mall
1963 Memorial Pkwy SW
Huntsville AL 35801
PH: (256) 265-7000
Baptist Medical Center South
2105 E South Blvd
Montgomery AL 36116-2409
PH: (334) 288-2100
Valley ENT Associates
1005 West Market Street
Athens
AL 35611
PH: (256) 233-1650
Uab Hospital
619 19th St S
Birmingham
AL 35233
PH: (205) 934-5100
Mobile Infirmary
5 Mobile Infirmary Cir
Mobile
AL 36607
PH: (251) 435-5822
Providence Hospital
6801 Airport Blvd
Mobile
AL 36695
PH: (251) 633-1000
Trinity Medical
800 Montclair Rd
Birmingham
AL 35213
PH: (205) 592-1150
Eastern Medical Eye Center
50 Medical Park Dr E
Birmingham
AL 35235
PH: (205) 838-3000
Flowers Hospital
4370 W Main St
Dothan
AL 36305
PH: (334) 792-9994
St Vincent's Hospital-Birmingham
810 St Vincents Dr
Birmingham
AL 35205 PH: (205) 939-7000
Jackson Hospital
1725 Pine Street
Montgomery
AL 36106 PH: (334) 212-8373
DR Johnny Nacilla MD
1912 Al Highway 157Cullman
AL 35058 PH: (256) 737-2000
Healthcare Authority of Highlands
1201 11th Ave S
Birmingham
AL 35205 PH: (205) 930-7000
Uab Hospital-ER
619 19th St S
Birmingham
AL 35233 PH: (205) 934-4011
Gadsden Regional Medical Center
1007 Goodyear Ave
Gadsden
AL 35903 PH: (256) 494-4054
Springhill Medical Center
3719 Dauphin St
Mobile
AL 36608 PH: (251) 344-9630
Baptist Health Center/Princeton Medical Associate
801 Princeton Ave SW
Birmingham
AL 35211 PH: (205) 781-3752
VA Hospital
700 19th St S
Birmingham
AL 35233 PH: (205) 930-3800
Athens Limestone Hospital
700 W Market St
Athens
AL 35611 PH: (256) 233-9473
Baptist Hospital
300 Interstate Park Dr
Montgomery
AL 36109 PH: (334) 277-0617
Dekalb Regional Medical Center
200 Medical Center Dr SW
Fort Payne
AL 35968 PH: (256) 997-2460
Marshall Medical Center North
8000 Al Highway 69
Guntersville
AL 35976 PH: (256) 571-8850
Cooper Green Hospital
1515 6th Ave S
Birmingham
AL 35233 PH: (205) 930-3225
Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital Uab
1720 University Blvd
Birmingham
AL 35233 PH: (205) 933-3115
Medical Center Barbour
820 W Washington St
Eufaula
AL 36027 PH: (334) 688-7000
Wedowee Hospital
209 Main St N
Wedowee
AL 36278 PH: (256) 357-2441
Shoals Hospital
201 W Avalon Ave
Muscle Shoals
AL 35661 PH: (256) 386-1600
Montgomery Surgical Center
470 Taylor Rd
Montgomery
AL 36117 PH: (334) 284-9600
Atmore Community Hospital
401 Medical Park Dr
Atmore
AL 36502 PH: (251) 368-7486
Red Bay Hospital
211 Hospital Rd
Red Bay
AL 35582 PH: (256) 356-9532
St Vincent's Hospital
806 Saint Vincents Dr
Birmingham
AL 35205 PH: (205) 939-7154
Bibb Medical Center
208 Pierson Ave
Centreville
AL 35042 PH: (205) 926-3251
Huntsville Hospital-Medical Mall
1963 Memorial Pkwy SW
Huntsville
AL 35801 PH: (256) 265-7143
Decatur General Hospital
1201 7th St SE
Decatur
AL 35601
PH: (256) 341-2111
Hamm
Joseph
1936 Old Orchard Rd
Vestavia
AL 35216-2298
PH: (205) 978-3200
Baptist Medical Center East
400 Taylor Rd
Montgomery
AL 36117-3511
PH: (334) 277-8330
Huntsville Hospital Sleep Center
245 Governors Dr SE
Huntsville
AL 35801
PH: (866) 527-5337
DCH Regional Medical Center
809 University Blvd. E.
Tuscaloosa
AL 35401
PH: (205) 759-7111
Brookwood Medical Center
2010 Brookwood Medical Ctr Dr
Birmingham
AL 35209
PH: (205) 877-2273
USA Children's & Women's Hospital
1700 Center St
Mobile
AL 36604
PH: (251) 415-1000
Jacks Hughston Memorial Hospital
4401 River Chase Dr
Phenix City
AL 36867
PH: (877) 988-8546
Princeton Baptist Medical Center
701 Princeton Ave SW
Birmingham
AL 35211 PH: (205) 783-3725
Children's Behavioral Health
1600 7th Ave S
Birmingham
AL 35233 PH: (205) 638-9193
Walker Baptist Medical Center
3400 Highway 78 E
Jasper
AL 35501 PH: (205) 387-4701
Children's of Alabama
1600 7th Ave S
Birmingham
AL 35233 PH: (205) 638-9100
Riverview Regional Medical Center
600 S 3rd St
Gadsden
AL 35901 PH: (256) 543-5200
Crestwood Medical Center
1 Hospital Dr SW
Huntsville
AL 35801 PH: (256) 429-4000
Baptist Hospital
301 Brown Springs Rd
Montgomery
AL 36117 PH: (334) 272-9548
Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital
205 Marengo St
Florence
AL 35630 PH: (256) 768-8171
Stringfellow Memorial Hospital
301 E 18th St
Anniston
AL 36207 PH: (256) 231-2293
Prattville Baptist Hospital
124 S Memorial Dr
Prattville
AL 36067 PH: (334) 365-0651
Russell Medical Center
3316 Al-22
Alexander City
AL 35010 PH: (256) 329-7100
St Vincent's Hospital-Birmingham-ER
810 St Vincents Dr
Birmingham
AL 35205 PH: (205) 939-7100
Russellville Hospital
15155 Highway 43
Russellville
AL 35653 PH: (256) 332-8618
Huntsville Hospital Women & Children-ER
911 Big Cove Rd SE
Huntsville
AL 35801 PH: (256) 265-8133
Marshall Imaging Center
11491 Us Highway 431
Albertville
AL 35950 PH: (256) 894-6950
Medical Center Enterprise
400 N Edwards St Enterprise
AL 36330 PH: (334) 347-3046
Highlands Medical Center
380 Woods Cove Rd
Scottsboro
AL 35768 PH: (256) 218-3738
Bryce Hospital
200 University Blvd
Tuscaloosa
AL 35401 PH: (205) 759-0429
Citizens Baptist Medical Center
604 Stone Ave Talladega
AL 35160 PH: (256) 761-4047
Jackson Medical Center
220 Hospital Dr Jackson
AL 36545 PH: (251) 246-1203
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center
1613 N Mckenzie St Foley
AL 36535 PH: (251) 949-3400
Northwest Medical Center
1530 Us Highway 43
Winfield
AL 35594 PH: (205) 487-7600
U S Government
215 Perry Hill Rd
Montgomery
AL 36109 PH: (334) 272-4670
Georgiana Hospital
515 N Miranda Ave
Georgiana
AL 36033 PH: (334) 376-2205
Cooper Green Mercy Hospital-ER
1515 6th Ave S
Birmingham
AL 35233 PH: (205) 930-3262
Andalusia Regional Hospital
849 S Three Notch St
Andalusia
AL 36420 PH: (334) 222-6982
Helen Keller Hospital
1300 S Montgomery Ave
Sheffield
AL 35660PH: (256) 386-4066
Dale Medical Center
126 Hospital Ave
Ozark
AL 36360 PH: (334) 774-8904
George H Lanier Memorial Hosp-ER
4800 48th St
Valley
AL 36854 PH: (334) 756-1139
Southeast Alabama Medical Center Behavioral Health Services
1108 Ross Clark Cir
Dothan
AL 36301 PH: (334) 793-8858
Jacksonville Medical Center
1701 Pelham Rd S
Jacksonville
AL 36265 PH: (256) 435-4970
Cullman Regional Medical
1645 2nd Ave NW
Cullman
AL 35055 PH: (256) 734-0251
St Vincent's-St Clair
2805 Dr John Haynes Dr
Pell City
AL 35125 PH: (205) 814-2124
Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital
1720 University Blvd
Birmingham
AL 35233 PH: (205) 325-8100
North Baldwin Infirmary
1815 Hand Ave
Bay Minette
AL 36507 PH: (251) 937-2823
Southeast Alabama Medical Center Foundation
1922 Fairview Ave
Dothan
AL 36301 PH: (334) 673-4150
Randall G Hess DO Facc
150 Gilbreath Dr
Oneonta
AL 35121 PH: (205) 274-3344
Jackson Hospital Wound Care Center
1801 Pine St
Montgomery
AL 36106 PH: (334) 293-8138
Northeast Al Regional Med Center
400 E 10th St
Anniston
AL 36207 PH: (256) 235-5121
Cherokee Medical Center
400 Northwood Dr
Centre
AL 35960 PH: (256) 927-5531
Ecm East
2111 Cloyd Blvd
Florence
AL 35630 PH: (256) 768-9888
McMillan D W Memorial Hospital
1301 Belleville Ave
Brewton
AL 36426 PH: (251) 809-8379
Healthsouth
3800 Ridgeway Dr
Birmingham
AL 35209 PH: (205) 868-2458
Monroe County Hospital
2016 S Alabama Ave
Monroeville
AL 36460p; PH: (251) 575-4248
Brookwood Medical Center
2010 Brookwood Medical Ctr Dr Birmingham
AL 35209 PH: (205) 877-2403
Wiregrass Medical Center
1200 W Maple Ave Geneva
AL 36340&PH: (334) 684-3655
Bryan W Whitfield Memorial Hospital
105 Us Highway 80 E
Demopolis
AL 36732 PH: (334) 287-2100
L.V. Stabler Memorial Hospital
29 L V Stabler Dr
Greenville
AL 36037 PH: (334) 382-2671
Madison Ambulatory Surgery Center
460 Lanier Rd
Madison
AL 35758 PH: (256) 774-5709
Med West Mob LLC
995 9th Ave SW
Bessemer
AL 35022 PH: (205) 425-1440
Shelby Ambulatory Surgery Center
1010 1st St N, Alabaster
AL 35007 PH: (205) 663-7585
Shoals Hospital
201 Avalon Ave
Muscle Shoals
AL 35661 PH: (256) 386-1600
The Surgical Weight Loss Center
1874 Beltline Rd SW
Decatur
AL 35601 PH: (256) 301-3310
East Alabama Medical Center
665 Opelika Rd
Auburn
AL 36830 PH: (334) 887-5243
Eye Center South
2802 Ross Clark Cir
Dothan
AL 36301 hP:PH: (334) 793-3411
Elmore Community Hospital
500 Hospital Dr
Wetumpka
AL 36092 PH: (334) 567-4311
Clay County Hospital Homecare
83825 Highway 9
Ashland
AL 36251 PH: (256) 354-1478
Selma Baptist Hospital
1015 Medical Center Pkwy
Selma
AL 36701 PH: (334) 418-4123
Alabama Blood Banks and Organ Donators
The State of Alabama is committed to providing a better quality of life to the community and has established multiple Blood Banks and Organ Donators all over the state. The leading Blood Banks and Organ donators are listed below.
Also Visit: Alabama Organ Center.
Blood AssuranceFort Payne, Alabama 35968
Phone:1-256-845-3513
Located in De Kalb County
Services: Blood Banks, Organ Donation and Tissue Banks
Doctors Laboratory IncMontgomery, Alabama 36117
Phone: 1-334-409-2337
Located in Montgomery County
Services: Blood Banks, Medical Diagnostic Clinics, Medical Laboratories
Medical Services, Organ Donation and Tissue Banks
Life South Community Blood CenterHuntsville, Alabama 35801
Phone: 1-256-265-6340
Located in Madison County
Services: Blood Banks, Hospitals, Organ Donation and Tissue Banks
Lifesouth Community Blood CenterMontgomery, Alabama 36117
Phone: 1-334-260-0803
Located in Montgomery County
Services: Blood Banks
Lifesouth Community Blood CenterHuntsville, Alabama 35805
Phone: 1-256-533-8201
Located in Madison County
Services: Blood Banks
Lifesouth Community Blood CenterDothan, Alabama 36303
Phone: 1-334-792-9744
Located in Houston County
Services: Blood Banks
Alabama Eye Bank (AEB)
The Alabama Eye Bank (AEB) organization is a licensed, non profit organization which operates under the federal regulations. The AEB headquarter is located in Birmingham and the other regional offices are located in Montgomery, Mobile and Huntsville. The Eye Bank has been serving the community for the last 46 years
[2] in the domain of transplant, training and research. To procure any information, contact details of the efficient staffs of the Eye Bank are listed below.
- Doyce Williams
President and CEO
Email: dwilliams@alabamaeyebank.org
Phone: 205.313.8317
- Teresa Ham
Chief Admin Officer
Email: tham@alabamaeyebank.org
Phone: 205.313.8320
- Ellen Kerns
VP of Transplant Services
Email: ekerns@alabamaeyebank.org
Phone: 205.313.8337
- Kim Perkins
Director of Donor Services
kperkins@alabamaeyebank.org
Phone: 205.313.8405
For more details related to
Alabama Eye Bank Click here.
Nursing Homes in Alabama
The Nursing Homes in Alabama are efficiently staffed and well furnished to provide quality medicare and medicaid facilities to the people of Alabama. Some of the nursing homes of the city are listed below.
Alberville Nursing Home750 Alabama Highway 75 North, Albertville, AL 35950
Phone: (256) 878-1398
Number of Beds: 159
Aliceville Manor Nursing Home703 17Th Street Northwest, Aliceville, AL 35442
Phone: (205) 373-6307
Number of Beds: 100
Allen Memorial Home735 South Washington Avenue, Mobile, AL 36603
Phone: (251) 433-264
Number of Beds: 119
Birmingham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center1000 Dugan Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35214
Phone: (205) 798-8780
Number of Beds: 132
Burns Nursing Home, Inc.
701 Monroe Street NW, Russellville, AL 35653
Phone: (256) 332-4110
Number of Beds: 57
Capitol Hill Healthcare Center520 South Hull Street, Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 834-2920
Number of Beds: 284
Cherokee County Health And Rehabilitation Center877 Cedar Bluff Road, Centre, AL 35960
Phone: (256) 927-5778
Number of Beds: 185
Cottage of The Shoals500 John Aldridge Drive, Tuscumbia, AL 35674
Phone: (256) 383-4541
Number of Beds: 103
Clover Dale Manor412 Cloverdale Road, Scottsboro, AL 35768
Phone: (256) 259-1505
Number of Beds: 141
DADEVILLE HEALTHCARE CENTER351 North East Street, Dadeville, AL 36853
Phone: (256) 825-9244
Number of Medicare/Medicaid beds: 144
To locate more nursing homes
Click here
Alabama Medicaid Agency
The Medical Aid is provided by the Alabama Medicaid Agency. The agency provides multiple services and programs approved by state/federal law to ensure that the residents receive quality treatments. Based on the eligibility criteria, the program pays for medical services to health policy holders, senior citizens, children, low income pregnant women, disables and nursing home residents. The agency has covered varied and extensive services, namely, long term services, all medical services, pharmacy services, qualitative improvement initiatives, Health information technology services, transportation services and other cancer treatment programs.
Long term care services are provided to the eligible patients and based on their requirements, they can choose from many facilities at home or nursing homes. The facilities include home care, hospital care, nursing home care, private nursing and sturdy medical equipments.
Medical services encompass dental, family planning, maternity, mental health, preventive services, ancillary services (eye care, hearing care, laboratory and radiology services) and all hospital services. Under the state/federal law, the Alabama Medicaid agency covers for medicines prescribed by licensed doctors and pharmacists.
Qualitative improvement initiatives focus on improving the health facilities received by the patients so that the recipients avail superior health care.
The health Information Technology generates crucial information of health care system to promote progressive health awareness and to improve the output of the programs.
The Medicaid also covers
ambulance and
non emergency transportation facilities for the eligible patients. The aid pays the eligible patients for ambulance during emergency and also non emergency transportation to all medical centers.
The Alabama Medicaid provides free cancer screenings and diagnostic services (pelvic exam, pap-smear, mammogram, ultrasound, colonoscopy or biopsy) to inculcate cancer prevention awareness to the community.
Contact Information of the Alabama Medicaid Agency:Mailing Address: PO Box 5624, Montgomery, AL 36103-5624
Physical Address: 501 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Al 36104
Info line: 1-334-242-5000
Recipient inquiry: 1-800-362-1504
Providers: 1-800-688-7989
Emergency services: 1-334-353-4307
For more information on
Alabama Medicaid Agency Click here.
Health Statistics and Index of Alabama
Under the purview of the Center for Health statistics, all health related statistics for the state of Alabama are collected and recorded by the automated vital record system (VISION). The center for health statistics maintains and releases all the certified copies of birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates and divorce certificates through 67 county health departments
[3].
- Under the state/federal law, Birth certificates are confidential records maintained by the center for health statistics with the restricted access for 125 years [4] from the date of birth. The Center furnishes the certificates to the person named on the certificate, mother, father, son, daughter, sister, brother or legal representative of the person. Certain legal fees are levied to obtain the certificate or additional copies, to search the certificate and also to expedite the process.
Additionally, adopted individuals, 19 years [4] of age or older born in Alabama or adopting parents may obtain informational copies of the original birth certificates from the center upon payment of the requisite fees and by following the mandatory instructions. The birth parents are also allowed to add more information of the adoptee in the confidential sealed file. For foreign adoptee, the adopting parents may now obtain the Certificate of Foreign Birth from the center.
- Under the state/federal law Death certificates are confidential records maintained by the center for health statistics with the restricted access for 25years [5] from the date of death. The centre furnishes the certificate to the mother, father, husband, wife, son, daughter, sister, brother, grandchild, informant listed or legal representative of the person if the death certificate is less than 25 years old or else anyone may obtain it upon payment of the proper fees.
- Marriage Certificates are unrestricted and under the state/federal law, anyone may obtain it by paying the requisite legal fees and providing vital information.
- Divorce Certificates are unrestricted and under the state/federal law, anyone may obtain it by paying the requisite legal fees and providing vital information.
Vital Records of Alabama
The vital records are provided by Circuit Clerks, County and Deputy Registrars, Coroners, Funeral homes, Hospices, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Probate Judges, Speciality Care Assisted Facilities. Application forms are only provided to the authorised providers from the Centre for Health Statistics.
- Population [6], 2013 estimate: 4,833,722
- Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base: 4,779,758
- Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013: 1.1%
- Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013: 6.1%
- Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013: 23.0%
- Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013: 14.9%
Infant Mortality Rate Alabama 2007-2013 [7]
According to 2013 estimation, the fifteen leading diseases that cause death in Alabama are [8]
- Diseases of the heart: 12,453
- Malignant neoplasms: 10,331
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 3040
- Cerebrovascular diseases: 2589
- Accidents: 2302
- Alzheimer’s disease: 1399
- Diabetes mellitus: 1346
- Nephritis, Nephritis, Nephritic syndrome: 1056
- Influenza and Pneumonia: 1035
- Septicemia: 963
- Suicide: 719
- Primary Hypertension: 587
- Chronic liver disease or Cirrhosis: 577
- Parkinson: 422
- Homicides: 420
Vital Statistics of Alabama 2013 [9]
- Live Births: 58162
- Deaths: 50,140
- Infant deaths: 500
- Neonatal deaths: 322
- Post neonatal deaths: 178
- Fatal deaths: 534
- Maternal deaths: 8
- Induced pregnancy terminations: 7423
- Marriages: 37,789
- Divorces: 17,805
For any information related to the vital records of birth certificates,
death certificates, marriage certificates, divorce certificates, please
contact the
Alabama Public Health Department at
(334) 206-5418, or for more details related to
Alabama Health Vital records Click here.
References:
- Public Health Areas
- Alabama Eye Bank
- Alabama Health Department
- Birth Certificates
- Death Certificates
- Population Facts
- Infant Mortality Rate of Alabama
- Leading Diseases of Alabama
- Vital Statistics of Alabama