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UAB system plans to purchase Ascension St. Vincent hospitals in central Alabama
The UAB Health System Authority will later this year purchase the Ascension St. Vincent’s Health System in central Alabama, the hospital system announced on Tuesday. The UAB board of trustees unanimously approved the $450 million acquisition during a meeting Tuesday morning, multiple news outlets reported. Under the agreement, UAB...
Expert weighs in on patient impact of hospital acquisitions
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — ABC 33/40 first reported Tuesday that UAB Health Systems is to acquire Ascension St. Vincent's Health System in a $450 million deal. That includes hospitals in Birmingham, as well as Blount, Chilton, and St. Clair Counties. It also includes the Trussville freestanding campus and the 119 campus.
Weather alert issued for strong thunderstorms in Blount County early Wednesday evening
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 4:10 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 4:45 p.m. for Blount County. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 4:10 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Dallas, or 9 miles northwest of...
UAB to assume ownership of Ascension's St. Vincent's Health System
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees has approved an agreement between Ascension and UAB. This means UAB will assume ownership of Ascension's St. Vincent's Health System in Central Alabama. This includes hospitals in Birmingham, as well as Blount, Chilton, and St. Clair Counties. It also includes the Trussville freestanding campus and the 119 campus.
Smoke Rise residents voice concerns over response time after dozens of rounds shot into neighbors home
BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - People who live in a Blount County subdivision are searching for answers after dozens of shots were fired at their neighbor’s house. The shooting has rattled the community, and as authorities investigate, the neighborhood is concerned with how long it took deputies to get there.
UAB says patients can stay with current doctors after Ascension St. Vincent takeover
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — St. Vincent's patients now visiting the Ascension Trussville freestanding emergency department will fall under the UAB hospital system umbrella come Fall. “Thank you for putting your trust in these great organizations and allowing us to serve you,” Dawn Bulgarella said. On Tuesday, UAB’s board of...
UAB to buy Ascension St. Vincent's Health System
The UAB Health System Authority will assume ownership of all parts of the Ascension St. Vincent’s Health System, including the Ascension St. Vincent's One Nineteen facility near Greystone and the Ascension St. Vincent's Primary Care Office in Chace Lake, UAB announced today. The transaction includes Ascension St. Vincent’s hospitals...
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