Tag Archive for: Huntsville Hospital

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

New Huntsville Hospital Pedestrian Bridge in Place over Gallatin Street

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 […]

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

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

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

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

Madison Mayor Finley: Events to Fill Baseball Void at Toyota Field – When Allowed

COVID-19 update: 285 confirmed cases in Madison County

Medical Officials Concerned About Disease Affecting Children

An alert has been issued about a rare inflammatory disease that could possibly be related to COVID-19. The condition — Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome — so far has only been diagnosed in children. No cases have been found within the state, but Dr. Karen Landers of the Alabama Department of Public Health said her department is […]

Crestwood CEO: What We’re Doing, What You’re Doing, is Working

Universal Source Control. That’s the new buzz phrase coming from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) regarding the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Crestwood Medical Center CEO Dr. Pam Hudson said that was a “fancy way to say, ‘We can’t tell who all has it, we might each have it ourselves. If we all put a mask […]

Companies Step Up to Help Produce Protective Equipment during Pandemic

Innovative thinking and ideas know no limits in the Rocket City, famous for finding solutions to complex problems and managing complicated situations. The list of needs from the hospitals as they ramp up preparations for a potential surge in COVID-19 cases include surgical and procedural masks, N95 masks, isolation gowns, gloves, face shields, face goggles, […]