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The Birmingham-based health system became the fifth-largest hospital in the nation after treating a record 929,021 unique patients last year.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs bill requiring English proficiency for truck drivers
Alabama reacts to governor sparing death row inmate Sonny Burton
Ivey commutes Burton death sentence over unequal punishment
Gov. Ivey’s summer internship program deadline is approaching
Gov. Ivey signs the Devinee Rooney and John Wesley Holt Safe Streets Act
- Legislature
Alabama 2026 Legislative Report: Week Nine
Senate passes bill expanding Public Service Commission, freezing power rate increases
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
Alabama Senate foregoes prison oversight bill in favor of pilot program
Alabama bill aims to let professors profit from research
- Economy
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
Bill to pause new solar developments advances to Alabama Senate for vote
Lockheed Martin to invest in Pike County production facility
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Retail giant expands baby departments, adds products at Alabama stores
- National
Alabama airman Alex Klinner killed in Iraq in refueling plane crash
Reps. Sewell, Rogers introduce bill to address rural wastewater crisis
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Sen. Britt celebrates former BSC campus chosen as new USCG training center
Navy to open major defense industrial facility in Alabama
- Education
Alabama bill aims to let professors profit from research
Alabama House passes $10.9 billion education budget
Lawmakers review Education Trust Fund as reserves decline
Bill to restrict discussion of contraceptives in sex ed faces pushback in public hearing
Opinion | A decade of strengthening public schools through educational choice
- Health
UAB Hospital now fifth-largest in the nation
Children’s of Alabama to host giveback night at Walk-Ons Sports Bistreux
ADPH reports downturns in healthcare-associated infection rates
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
- Opinion
Health
Alabama hospital ICUs were at 95 percent capacity on Thursday, with a surge in COVID-19 patients that is alarming state health providers.
Health
Talks are underway to decide whether federal medical teams are needed to assist in state hospitals.
Health
In the city of Dothan and in Baldwin County, there were more patients in ICUs than those hospitals had formal ICU beds for.
Health
Alabama remains the least vaccinated state in the nation as cases and hospitalizations continue to surge.
Health
Kimberlin said the delta variant is “rapidly spreading among children” and school systems need to heed the recommendations.
Health
Hospital system president Tracy Doughty said COVID patients in Madison County have increased nearly sevenfold in the past month.
Health
Just 6 percent of Alabama's ICU beds were available on Monday, with COVID-19 hospitalizations increasing 122 percent over the last two weeks.
Health
Vaccinations are increasing in Alabama, but 65,511 doses were tossed after expiring, State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said.
Health
Alabama has the lowest percentage of fully vaccinated residents in the nation, and cases and hospitalizations continue to climb.
Health
After passage of the American Rescue Plan, the average cost of Obamacare premiums in Alabama fell to $70.