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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 […]

Sarah Savage-Jones Named 2022 Woman of Impact Award Honoree

Momentum, Alabama’s premier leadership organization dedicated to the empowerment of the state’s female leaders, has announced that Sarah Savage-Jones of Huntsville has been selected to receive the 2022 Barbara Royal Woman of Impact Award. This award recognizes women whose contributions have had a significant impact on the advancement of women in Alabama. Savage-Jones currently serves […]

COVID Trends Positive as Discussion on Employee Mandates Continue

As fall nears its halfway point, the updates regarding COVID-19 trend in a positive direction. Tracy Doughty, president and chief operating officer at Huntsville Hospital, said during Wednesday’s weekly coronavirus briefing reports were “all favorable as we move forward in this pandemic.’’ However, it’s not time to declare victory. “Everything that we read and we […]

Huntsville City Council Talks Vaccinations, Boosters, and Masking

The nation’s Food and Drug Administration, which signed off on Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot last month, approved the same for Moderna and J&J boosters Wednesday night. The FDA also gave the go ahead to mix-and-match with booster shots. Originally, the Pfizer booster was meant only for people who had taken the Pfizer vaccine previously. That’s […]

City of Huntsville COVID Update: Fluctuating Case Numbers and ERAP

Cases of COVID-19 in Madison County have dropped in the past week. That’s the positive news Crestwood Medical Center CEO Dr. Pam Hudson brought to the COVID-19 briefing Wednesday at the Huntsville City Council chambers. “There is a reduction in new cases over the last seven days of 10 percent,’’ she said. “Some good news […]

City of Huntsville COVID Update: Variant Facts and Returning to Work

A United States congressman declared in recent days that, “Real America is done with COVID-19.’’ The families of four people who died from the virus within 24 hours between Tuesday and Wednesday in Huntsville, Alabama hospitals might disagree. “Our staffs are frustrated,’’ Dr. Pam Hudson, CEO of Crestwood Medical Center, said of her hospital and […]

Crestwood Offers Monoclonal Antibody Treatment to Help Combat COVID-19

In the ongoing battle against the pandemic, it’s important to have a variety of weapons in the medical arsenal. The Delta variant has clearly demonstrated that vaccines alone might not be enough in the war against COVID-19. Although vaccines have been highly effective for many, acquiring the breakthrough COVID has been a real concern, especially […]

Crestwood CEO: Vaccine for Children Under 12 not Likely until Winter

While the recent COVID-19 surge among all age groups continues to be a concern to health authorities, children under the age of 12 who aren’t eligible for a vaccine have become a focal point. According to Dr. Pam Hudson, CEO of Crestwood Medical Center, a vaccine for that age group isn’t expected to be available […]

Delta Variant Making its Presence Known Locally

Huntsville Hospital CEO: 91% of local COVID patients are unvaccinated

Crestwood Medical Center Remains Steadfast in Service to North Alabama

AN OPEN LETTER FROM CRESTWOOD CEO PAM HUDSON   I write today with hope for the future and gratitude for the resilience of our provider team at Crestwood Medical Center. The pandemic has demonstrated how interconnected we all are, the impact each one of us can have and the benefit of working together for a […]