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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
Officials say the situation for hospitals is dire and vaccines are not coming in time to quell the current surge.
Health
History has given minority communities reason to be skeptical, but outreach efforts aim to repair the distrust.
Health
"A light in the pandemic tunnel is here," UAB posted to its Facebook page.
Health
COVID hospitalizations reached 2,286 on Monday, a 32 percent increase from two weeks ago.
Health
The FDA emergency use authorization gives the federal government the ability to start distributing it to states.
Health
"We've got to stop this now before conditions get even worse," UAB's Dr. Sarah Nafziger said.
Health
Alabama could begin receiving a shipment of 41,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine in a matter of days.
Health
Alabama’s ICU availability dipped to a record low 8 percent Wednesday, with just 130 beds available statewide.
Health
AODC has struggled to control the virus, which has infected at least 1,033 incarcerated people and at least 729 workers.
Health
Ivey said there would be no new restrictions "because we've learned to live with the virus and incorporate precautions into our daily lives.”