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. […]

The Beach Company Announces New Commercial Tenant for The Range

Charleston, S.C.-based The Beach Company recently announced that it has signed its second commercial tenant at The Range in the past month. The Range is a new three-story office building at the western gateway into Huntsville on Governors Drive. EyeCare Partners, which encompasses an integrated partnership of optometry and ophthalmology clinics and surgery centers providing a full spectrum […]

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 […]

Crestwood Medical Center nationally recognized for its high-quality cardiovascular care

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Crestwood Medical Center has received two American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment  of heart disease, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times, and fewer readmissions to the hospital.  Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States […]

Huntsville Hospital Heart Center names new Vice President

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Morgan Dennis has been named Vice President of Huntsville Hospital’s Heart Center and Cardiovascular Service Line.  Dennis comes to the Rocket City from Tufts Medical Center Community Care in Boston, where he held numerous leadership roles including executive director, administrative director of medical surgical  specialties, and business manager. Before that, he served […]

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 […]

U.S. Orthopaedic Partners Adds to Alabama Expansion; Acquires Huntsville’s SportsMED

HUNTSVILLE –  U.S. Orthopaedic Partners (USOP), the rapidly-expanding network for private orthopaedic practices in the Southeastern United States, announces the acquisition of  SportsMED Orthopedic Surgery & Spine Center (SportsMED) of Huntsville, Alabama furthering the network’s expansion in the Southeast. SportsMED is the eighth acquisition for USOP, contributing to a platform that now supports 89 physicians across 34 locations in Alabama and Mississippi. […]

Groundbreaking Medical AI Program to Hit Market in Near Future

The University of Alabama in Huntsville has once again demonstrated the value of its concentration of technical expertise, this time with the development of a self-learning Artificial Intelligence program with revolutionary applications for the pharmaceutical industry.  The project, led by internationally-recognized machine learning expert Dr. Vineetha Menon, is the result of a collaborative effort between […]

Hometown Lenders Donates $500,000 to Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children Pediatric Unit Upgrade

Thanks to a $500,000 donation from Hometown Lenders, the Huntsville Hospital Foundation recently announced that it will fund a full renovation of the Pediatric unit at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children. Not only is this one of the largest outright one-time corporate contributions in the Foundation’s history, but it will also be the first […]