Serina Therapeutics receives state grant to develop pain drug, target opioid misuse and addiction

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Serina Therapeutics announced that it was recently awarded $250,000 by the State of Alabama’s Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant. The funding helps support the development of SER-227, a medication that can be administered in a hospital room by a physician to provide immediate and prolonged pain relief over a period of 3-5 days. […]

Liz Hurley Ribbon Run Back In Person For 2022

Huntsville Hospital Foundation’s Liz Hurley Ribbon Run is back in person to run for the future. Registration is now open for the 19th annual 5K and Survivors’ Walk taking place Saturday, Oct. 15, throughout downtown Huntsville. This is the first time in three years that the Ribbon Run has been held in person, after two straight virtual races […]

Local, national hospitals deal with staffing shortages amid rising COVID numbers

A recent challenge for hospitals across Alabama, along with the rest of the nation, has been staffing. Dr. Don Williamson, with the Alabama Hospital Association explained in a recent interview that less health care professionals are working now than during the omicron and delta spikes. “We might have substantially greater difficulty dealing with 1,500 people […]

Staffing and supply chain issues remain as Covid stays active

While the coronavirus keeps reminding the country, and Madison County, it’s not through with us as recent case numbers and hospitalizations rise in wake of the new sub-variant BA.5, the original COVID-19 is still having an impact. Though perhaps not as significant as at the height of the pandemic, staffing and supply chain issues that […]

Everbloom Health Opens Food Testing Facility at HudsonAlpha

The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, located in Huntsville’s Cummings Research Park, has a new resident – Everbloom Health, Incorporated, manufacturers of food products aimed towards those with medical dietary needs.  Everbloom’s dietary portfolio emphasizes the importance of barley as a foundational grain. People suffering from ailments of the kidneys are typically ordered to restrict the […]

WellStone announces mental health hiring event

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Do you want to be a part of building better access to mental healthcare across our state? Quality mental healthcare workers play a vital role in achieving this reality. WellStone, North Alabama’s nonprofit mental health center, is hosting a job fair on Friday, July  22, from 9am –4pm in hopes of filling […]

Lincoln Health System joins Huntsville Hospital Health System

Huntsville Hospital Health System and Lincoln Health System have jointly announced the completion of their due diligence process for the integration of their organizations. Under the 40-year lease agreement, which took effect July 1, Huntsville Hospital Health System assumed control and responsibility for operating all facilities of the Fayetteville, Tennessee-based Lincoln Health System, including Lincoln […]

Crestwood Medical Center announces new CEO

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Crestwood Medical Center’s Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Matthew Banks as Chief Executive Officer effective July 18, 2022.  Banks joins Crestwood from Merit Health Wesley, a 211-bed acute care facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he has served as CEO for the past 4 years. Previously, he was CEO at Davis […]

Recharge: Online Mental Health Resource for Educators

It’s no secret that the past two years have been a one-two logistical and psychological punch for those in the field of education. Whether it be in-class, remote, hybrid, masked or no masks, every day presented new challenges for educators. The ‘New Normal’ has been anything but. Normally accustomed to working under pressure, teachers have […]

Huntsville Hospital Foundation Launches “MyHospital” Campaign to Celebrate Madison Hospital’s 10th Anniversary

Since opening its doors on February 28, 2012, Madison Hospital has provided the Madison community with access to world-class, lifesaving healthcare that’s closer to home. 10 years later, the hospital is nearly bursting at the seams and ready for future expansion. To celebrate this milestone and to help raise funds for equipment and facility upgrades, […]