Leaders discuss “State of Health” at event in Montgomery
The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce has hosted a “State of Health” event to discuss the status of healthcare in our area.
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No cost healthcare option now available in Wilcox Co. community
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A new no cost healthcare option is available for people — who live in rural areas of the state with limited access to healthcare. An OnMed CareStation — is like a medical clinic in a box. And there’s now one up and running — at the Tracey Shaw Community Center in the Catherine community of…
Demopolis reacts to healthcare high school legislative approval
From the West Alabama Newsroom– State lawmakers approved one of Governor Kay Ivey’s top priorities last week. And now the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences — is on the way to Demopolis. The governor proposed the idea for the school last year. Whitfield Regional Hospital will teach — train — and provide experience — for students who attend the Alabama…
Demopolis hospital training some of the country’s future doctors
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A shadowing program at Whitfield Regional Medical Center in Demopolis — is using small-town rural healthcare — to train some of the country’s future doctors. The Whit Shadowing Program provides University of Alabama pre-med students — with an up close look at healthcare — in an hospital environment small enough to see how a complicated…
Governor pushes legislature for healthcare high school in Demopolis
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Governor Kay Ivey calls on lawmakers to approve funding for the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences in Demopolis. Ivey told legislators that the healthcare high school project was one of her top priorities. And she urged lawmakers to make it a reality. She also announced that the results of the feasibility study the legislature requested…
Bloomberg pledges $26 million gift to Demopolis healthcare school
From West Alabama Newsroom– A multi-million dollar gift — may have brought the new healthcare high school proposed by Governor Kay Ivey — a step closer to becoming reality. “The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Foundation has received a pledge of $26.4 million dollars from Bloomberg Philanthropy,” said Rob Pearson, founding chair of the ASHS Foundation. “You know Alabama has…
Demopolis Proposed as Site for New Healthcare School
Gov. Kay Ivey proposed establishing the healthcare high school in Demopolis during her State of the State Address.
Program Provides Medical Service in Rural Communities
From the West Alabama Newsroom– There’s a shortage of doctors in rural communities across the country. And that means those areas — lack adequate of healthcare services. But there’s a program in Selma — working to address the health needs of people in west Alabama. The Rural Health Medical Program provides medical and dental service — for people in six…
Hyundai Donates Over 20,000 Face Masks to Montgomery Area Healthcare Providers and Community
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) has donated 20,000 face masks to the Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), as well as 400 acrylic face shields to Montgomery area health care providers. HMMA donated 20,000 form-fitting, washable fabric face masks to the Montgomery County EMA for community distribution via the Montgomery city council and the Montgomery county commission. Each city councilor…
Alabama Healthcare Volunteers Needed
As governors in some of the states hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak are calling on doctors and nurses from other states to help fill their desperate need for healthcare workers, Alabama is now calling on front-line volunteers too. As confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 1,800 over the weekend, The Governor’s Office of Volunteer Services (GOVS), also known as Alabama Serves, …
