Health Mayor fights to save Black Belt hospital from closing Thomasville Regional Medical Center is one of just three newly-opened hospitals that haven't received adequate federal COVID aid. Eddie BurkhalterApril 13, 2022
Health Governor awards $30 million to rural hospitals COVID recovery grants Alabama received $2.1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds. StaffMarch 15, 2022
Health Governor Ivey awards additional $80 million to hospitals, nursing homes This will support two grant programs of up to $40 million each. StaffMarch 10, 2022
Health UAB: ERs not the place to seek COVID testing if not sick enough to need care Alabama's new COVID cases and positivity rate continue to set records this week as hospitalizations continue to rise. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 5, 2022
Governor Ivey signs redistricting bills, $80 million in funding for hospitals, nursing homes State lawmakers on Thursday continued to debate anti-vaccine mandate bills, however. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 4, 2021
Legislature Senate committee approves redistricting bills, $80 million to hospitals and nursing homes Committee members also got an overview of the state's general fund and federal COVID aid spending. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 29, 2021
Health Ivey includes $80 million in federal aid to hospitals, nursing homes in special session Gov. Kay Ivey has included a call for the Legislature to consider allocating $80 million in federal COVID aid to state hospitals and nursing... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 26, 2021
Health Alabama Hospital Association: Federal COVID aid needed to help struggling hospitals Some Alabama hospitals are burning through reserves battling COVID, and the state's ICU bed crisis continues to threaten care for all patients. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 20, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | Stop with the excuses and expand Medicaid already "There are no believable reasons left for not expanding Medicaid." Josh MoonApril 20, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | What in the world are people thinking? "Some of us don’t take the virus seriously. Until it directly impacts us. And then we speak with regret." Joey KennedyDecember 3, 2020