MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Health officials want Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to extend a state mask order that is set to expire Friday. Ivey is expected to announce whether she will extend the order during a Thursday press conference. Dr. Don Williamson heads the Alabama Hospital Association. He says the group is among those recommending an extension due to the…
You have the chance to vote in the “Mask Up Alabama” video contest. State medical groups are sponsoring the contest to show people why it’s important to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. Judges from the Alabama Hospital Association, the Alabama Department of Public Health and the Medical Association of the State of Alabama have watched nearly 100 videos…
State medical groups are sponsoring a video contest to explain why it’s important to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alabama Department of Public Health, the Alabama Hospital Association and the Medical Association of the State of Alabama are sponsoring the “Mask Up Alabama” video contest. The videos should be 30-second or less and need to highlight basic…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama hit new records Thursday for COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and a new low for the percentage of available intensive care beds in the states. Dr. Don Williamson, the former state health officer who now heads the Alabama Hospital Association, said the state is seeing the impact of Thanksgiving gatherings. The wave of cases comes in…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama has hit a new high for the number of coronavirus cases reported in a single day and the number of patients hospitalized with the disease. Alabama’s state health officer, Dr. Scott Harris, said Wednesday the state reported more than 3,000 additional virus cases, a new daily record. The state also reported having 1,801 patients hospitalized…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama hospitals are bracing for a post-holiday surge in COVID-19 cases. Infections were already rising before Thanksgiving gatherings. Health officials fear there will be a new wave of cases after the holiday. Dr. Don Williamson, the former state health officer who now heads the Alabama Hospital Association, said most hospitals are expressing concern about staffing. The…
The Spirit of Liberty Foundation partnered with the Alabama Hospital Association to thank healthcare professionals and first responders for their work during the pandemic. Members of the non-profit flew to Montgomery and awarded the workers with a celebration banner and torch that symbolizes their appreciation. They’re there 365 days a year, all hours of the night,” says Rosemary Blackmon, Alabama…
Alabama Hospital Association President Dr. Don Williamson, who is a former State Health Officer, took time for a one-on-one interview with Alabama News Network to describe the situation hospitals face during the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked him about the hospitals in Montgomery, as Montgomery County has taken the lead in the number of cases in Alabama. “Our hospitals have now…
The Alabama Hospital Associated has launched a campaign to push for Medicaid expansion in the state. The Hospital Association began a campaign Thursday that it said will highlight the “importance of expanding Medicaid.” The hospital group said that expansion would provide health care coverage for 300,000 uninsured Alabamians, create 30,000 jobs and $28 billion in new economic activity. More than…
