Certifiably excellent
Because of our proven track record for high-quality care, Huntsville Hospital's Pulmonary Rehab program has been re-certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Read more
News
HH Health set to welcome 19 LPN Launch graduates
Taught by Drake State Community & Technical College nursing faculty at Huntsville Hospital's Cochran Training Center, the new LPN Launch partnership is helping offset a shortage of Licensed Practical Nurses in Madison County. Read more
Huntsville Hospital's oldest trauma patient turns 105
A few weeks after celebrating her 100th birthday, Sue Campbell developed a potentially fatal bowel obstruction and was rushed to Huntsville Hospital for emergency surgery. “There was only a little bit of hope,” said Dr. Rony Najjar, the on-call trauma surgeon that night in April 2018. But Sue beat the odds and is still going strong at 105 years old. Read more
Stroke care earns national recognition
Huntsville Hospital received the American Heart Association’s 2023 Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring that stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. Read more
TOC joins Huntsville Hospital family
With 37 physicians and 13 locations to serve patients across North Alabama and southern Tennessee, TOC is the state’s largest orthopedic practice – and one of the most trusted.
Huntsville Hospital's Community Health Initiative awards $600K to 10 local agencies
For the 27th year in a row, Huntsville Hospital’s Community Health Initiative (CHI) is providing vital financial support to local not-for-profit agencies working to improve lives in Madison County. Read more.
Living her best life despite Parkinson's diagnosis
Charlie Jean Cole, 84, credits the Huntsville Hospital Parkinson's Care Clinic with helping slow the progression of the nervous system disorder so she can contnue doing the things she loves. Read more
HH Fever & Flu Clinic to close April 28
The HH Fever & Flu Clinic on Governors Drive, which opened in March 2020 as a temporary Covid testing site, is winding down operations and will close its doors on Friday, April 28. Read more.
Structural Heart program reaches milestone
Huntsville Hospital successfully completed its 1,000th Transcather Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure on Jan. 10, 2023. Read more
Profiles in pink
Nearly 4 million women across the U.S. are breast cancer survivors. For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we are proud to highlight the inpsiring survival stories of two of our own employees: Tehdi Batiz and Donna Bentley. Read more
Praise from Forbes magazine
Huntsville Hospital Health System is one of only two North Alabama-based businesses ranked among the nation’s best employers of 2022 by Forbes. Read more
High marks from U.S. News
In its 2022-23 Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News & World Report named Huntsville Hospital a Best Regional Hospital and No. 2 in Alabama. Read more
Fighting back against Parkinson's
Thanks to generous support from the Parkinson’s Foundation and Huntsville Hospital Foundation, the five-year-old Huntsville Hospital Parkinson's Care Clinic is reaching more patients than ever. Read more
Lincoln Health System Joins Huntsville Hospital Health System
As of July 1, Huntsville Hospital Health System assumes control and responsibility for operating all facilities of the Fayetteville, Tennessee-based Lincoln Health System. Read more
When it comes to a stroke, speed saves
During a stroke, rapid access to medical treatment is often the difference between full recovery and permanent disability. We’ve all been focused on the pandemic for more than two years, but strokes still happen. Read stroke survivor Tracy Flesch's story.
Developing our workforce
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.
Johnson appointed to Authority Board; Bolte joins as at-large member
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.
Proud to partner with Orion Amphitheater
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
New program to train and employ nurses; Informational session on March 31
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.
'Code Blue' response team earns Gold
The American Heart Association recognized Huntsville Hospital for excellence in resuscitating patients during in-hospital cardiac arrests. Read more
Rollings and Johnson Appointed to At-large Seats on Health Care Authority
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.
Honeycutt appointed to HH board; Fehrenbach reappointed
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
Ranked Best Regional Hospital - Again
U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntsville Hospital as the best hospital in North Alabama, and No. 2 statewide, for 2021-22. Read more.
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine receives full FDA approval
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.
A Dose of Reality
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.
