One of the lingering impacts of the pandemic has been a massive reduction in the available workforce. We can debate how and why this has occurred, but the fact remains that we are at a critical point in many industries, including health care. Fulfilling our mission to provide patient care is dependent on having qualified staff on our team. Jeff Samz, CEO of Huntsville Hospital Health System outlines some of the things that we are doing across the region to develop the workforce we need to care for our communities. Read more.
May 23, 2022
The Huntsville City Council has appointed Janice H. Johnson to the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville, the voluntary board that governs Huntsville Hospital Health System. She succeeds Bhavani Kakani on the Authority. Read more.
May 16, 2022
As Orion's official health care provider, Huntsville Hospital Health System will support the first aid stations at the new 8,000-seat outdoor music venue and also present health and wellness programming for the community. Read more
April 20, 2022
The Governors Drive clinic is the only federally-qualified site in Madison County offering COVID-19 testing, medical evaluation and prescription treatment for the general public. Read More
April 4, 2022
Huntsville Hospital and Drake State Community and Technical College are pleased to announce the LPN Launch Program, a creative new partnership that will train Licensed Practical Nurses who will work at the hospital. Read more.
March 21, 2022
The American Heart Association recognized Huntsville Hospital for excellence in resuscitating patients during in-hospital cardiac arrests. Read more
October 19, 2021
The Health Care Authority is pleased to welcome Roy D. Rollings of Guntersville and Janice H. Johnson of Huntsville to the governing board of Huntsville Hospital Health System. Read more.
October 5, 2021
Tharon Honeycutt, president of MSB Analytics, is the newest member of Huntsville Hospital's governing board, the Health Care Authority. The Huntsville City Council also reappointed Kerrry Fehrenbach to a second term. Read more
September 23, 2021
U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntsville Hospital as the best hospital in North Alabama, and No. 2 statewide, for 2021-22. Read more.
September 21, 2021
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine used at our Community Vaccination Clinic and mobile vaccination events is now fully approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for those 16 and older.
August 23, 2021
Huntsville Hospital's Community Vaccination Clinic is re-opening in the Jaycee Community Building at John Hunt Park beginning Wednesday, Aug. 18, to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Read more.
August 11, 2021
We trust our physicians when we are sick, so it makes sense to get their perspective when we are trying to avoid illness as well. Several physician leaders in our community weigh in on the latest surge of the Covid-19 variant and the need for more community vaccinations. Read more.
August 2, 2021
The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across our Health System has more than tripled in less than a month – from 35 patients on July 7 to 136 on July 29. The vast majority, about 90 percent, are unvaccinated. Please take a moment to read this message to the community from our CEO Jeff Samz.
July 30, 2021
Huntsville Hospital is the region's only Commission on Cancer-accredited cancer center and has been continuously certified since June 1991 -- almost 30 years. Read more
March 24, 2021
A Madison County native, Carter is currently chief financial officer of the University of North Carolina System. He previously served as Alabama state finance director under Govs. Kay Ivey and Robert Bentley. Read more
August 31, 2020
For its 2020-21 Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News & World Report rated Huntsville Hospital the top hospital in North Alabama and No. 2 statewide, with 8 out of 10 evaluated adult procedures/conditions recognized as High Performing. Read more.
August 26, 2020
Three testing options available: nasal swab (PCR), rapid antigen and antibody (serology). Click for locations and hours.
August 7, 2020
Our easy, fast and accurate antibody test received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May 2020. It meets all current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention antibody testing recommendations. Read more
June 18, 2020
Huntsville Hospital, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and iRepertoire, Inc. are studying local patients diagnosed with COVID-19 to learn how the human immune system responds to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with hopes for developing an effective treatment. Read more
April 30, 2020