Tag Archive for: Huntsville Hospital

Coronavirus ‘Fatigue’, Apathy are Concern to Health Officials

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“We can vaccinate about 3,000 people a week right now in Madison County. That’s all the vaccine we’re getting.”

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For COVID Peace of Mind – and No Swab Up Your Nose – Huntsville Hospital and Kailos Genetics Roll Out Assure Sentinel

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Two issues negatively impacting COVID testing are false readings and the turnaround time it takes for results. False positive results can cause undue concern, whereas false negative readings have the potential to unwittingly add to the continued spread of COVID. The waiting game is especially difficult; it’s the kind of time that most people don’t […]

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Huntsville Hospital to Receive Coronavirus Vaccine; Cases Continue to Rise

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As the initial doses of the coronavirus vaccine are being delivered around the country, the song remains the same regarding – wear face masks, sanitize hands and practice social distancing. “It’s a record that just keeps spinning,’’ Madison Mayor Paul Finley said at the weekly coronavirus update. And with the holiday season here and virus […]

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Vaccine on Horizon, but COVID-19 Pandemic is Straining Front-Line Personnel

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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials have sounded the alarm that there would be a second or even third wave. They were right. While cases are surging nationwide, including Alabama, there is hope two vaccines will be available as soon as mid-December. But there won’t be a magic bullet. The general public […]

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Mayor: Good News on Horizon in COVID-19 Fight but Vigilance Still Urged

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While Madison County and the nation are seeing a surge in positive coronavirus cases, the news wasn’t all negative at the weekly COVID-19 briefing at the Huntsville City Council chambers. The Alabama Department of Public Health announced earlier it received the antibody drug Bamlanivimad to treat virus patients. The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency […]

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COVID Cases and Hospitalization Increasing; State Sees Biggest Single-Day Rise

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As fall nears the midseason point and with flu season fast approaching the novel coronavirus cases statewide and nationally continue to rise. According to the COVID Tracking Project, the number of confirmed positive tests for the virus reached a single-day record 103,000  across the country by Wednesday night with a death total of 1,116. Also […]

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COVID-19 Causes Two High School Football Teams to Forfeit Games

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Madison County officials announced last Wednesday a two-week trendline for the coronavirus had remained flat for the past month with around 40 new positive tests per week. The announcement was made at the latest COVID-19 news briefing. Two days later, the coronavirus splashed back into local headlines with Madison City Schools Superintendent Ed Nichols announcing […]

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New Huntsville Hospital Pedestrian Bridge in Place over Gallatin Street

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The city’s largest medical construction project in 40 years has achieved a major milestone. The new Orthopedic & Spine Tower is now connected to Huntsville Hospital thanks to a 50-ton pedestrian bridge over Gallatin Street. Aided by two large cranes, crews from Robins & Morton safely and delicately guided the bridge’s 80-foot-long steel frame into […]

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County Commission Chairman: ‘We Don’t Have This Pandemic Under Control’

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Huntsville Hospital CEO David Spillers reported a spike in Madison County and the region.

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Rime of COVID-19: Virus Hanging Like an Albatross Around Our Necks

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Spike in cases said likely in two weeks when any protestors contract the virus.

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