News in 90 - April 2019
Our monthly “News in 90” videos offer an inside look at the people and programs shaping the future of Huntsville Hospital Health System. Watch the April edition now.
News & Publications
Hospital names building for mega-volunteer
NASA retiree Bill Dickson's sound engineering advice has been crucial to some of the hospital's most important projects of the last 20 years, including the elevated tram along Governors Drive. Read more
Hospital Begins Largest Project in 40 Years on Main Campus
Huntsville Hospital has broken ground on the biggest medical construction project in the downtown area in almost four decades.
The new Orthopedic & Spine Tower will feature 375,000 square feet of surgical, patient care and specialized physical rehabilitation space in the heart of the hospital campus. Read more
Region’s only Infant Nutrition Lab opens at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children
A new Infant Nutrition Lab at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children is the first and only facility of its type in North Alabama. Read more.
National praise for our cardiac surgery, spine surgery and knee replacement programs
Huntsville Hospital has been named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery and one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery by Healthgrades. We also earned Healthgrades' highest Five-Star Distinction for total knee replacement, spinal fusion surgery and coronary bypass surgery. Read more.
Welcome to the family
Marshall Medical Center North in Guntersville, Marshall Medical Center South in Boaz and Lincoln Medical Center in Fayetteville, Tenn., are now part of the not-for-profit Huntsville Hospital Health System. We are excited to partner with these excellent community hospitals to improve more lives across the region. Read more
Pushing back against Parkinson's Disease
Huntsville Hospital's new Parkinson's Care Clinic is the first of its kind in North Alabama and offers comprehensive, therapeutic services under one roof. Read more.
U.S. News & World Report names Huntsville Hospital #2 in state
In a comparison of more than 100 hospitals in Alabama, U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntsville Hospital #2 in the state. Read more.
New Gallatin Street bed tower approved
Huntsville Hospital’s plan for a new multi-story bed tower to meet growing patient demand has been approved by the Alabama Certificate of Need Review Board. Read more.
Construction begins on new hospital parking deck
Drivers on Huntsville Hospital campus may want to plan an alternate route to avoid construction on Lowell Drive. Read more.
Buchanan named new VP of Women & Children
Huntsville Hospital names Kyle Buchanan the new Vice President of Women and Children’s Services. Read more.
$10 million and counting
With its 2018-19 grant awards, Huntsville Hospital's Jean Wessel Templeton Community Health Initiative has now provided more than $10 million to support local nonprofit agecies that are working to keep Madison County residents healthy. The program began in 1996.
Outsmarting Brain Tumors
The treatment of certain brain tumors just got faster and more effective thanks to a powerful new stereotactic radiosurgery system at Huntsville Hospital. Read more.
Rush Named VP of Physician Network
Huntsville Hospital Health System names new Vice President of Huntsville Hospital Health System’s Physician Network. Read more.
Governor Ivey Presents $1,000,000 Grant for Hospital and Calhoun Partnership
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey presented a $1,000,000 grant today to assist Huntsville Hospital in building a nursing simulation lab at Calhoun Community College’s Huntsville campus. Read more.
The heart of a woman
For decades there wasn’t a lot of research on women’s heart health because most of the studies focused on men. Women’s health research was more plentiful on other illnesses and conditions, like breast and lung cancer. Read more.
Flu alert in effect at all Madison County hospitals
Due to the increasing incidence of flu and in the best interests of hospital patients, families and staff, we ask that you not visit patients in the hospital if you are experiencing any flu-like symptoms. Read more.
Sextuplets born at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children
The first sextuplets born in Alabama since 2011 were delivered at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children on Dec. 11, 2017. Read more.
Huntsville is a city on the rise.
Our high tech, smart workforce makes Huntsville a special place to live and work. Take a look at some of the exciting things going on in our community! Click to watch a video from Mayor Battle's State of the City Address.
Finding lung cancer sooner
The challenges in early diagnosis of lung cancer may contribute to the statistic that more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. But with a low-dose CT scan of the chest, a screening available at Huntsville Hospital Medical Mall and Madison Hospital, lung cancer can be detected in the early stages. Read more.
Huntsville Hospital is first in Alabama to offer Mazor X for spine surgery
Huntsville Hospital is among just a handful of hospitals in the entire Southeast with a Mazor X robotic surgery system for treatment of spinal deformities, spinal stenosis, chronic back pain and other spine conditions. Read more.
New President of HH Heart Center Named
Huntsville Hospital Health System has named Josh Hewiett as the President of the largest cardiology practice in North Alabama. Read more.
2017 Community Health Initiative grant recipients announced
The Jean Wessel Templeton Community Health Initiative presents 13 grants totaling $500,000 to local non-profits in Madison County. Read more.
2017 Health System Report
Huntsville Hospital Health System is pleased to publish a 2017 report detailing highlights of services in our facilities across the region. The report also includes quality performance measures for our hospital affiliates. View the report now.
Next Level Athletics
The affiliation between the hospital and D1 means more cooperation between D1’s speed and strength coaches and Huntsville Hospital Sports Center. Learn more.
