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American Urological Association Recognizes David Joseph, MD

EBSCO Partners with Longleaf to Build Recovery Centers

EBSCO Industries is partnering with Longleaf to build recovery and mental health wellness centers in three locations across Alabama.

The need for mental health services has increased dramatically in recent years. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control shows that addition-related deaths have risen fivefold in the last two decades. In fact, annual deaths caused by overdoses number more than those caused by gun violence and automobile accidents combined.

Longleaf broke ground on their first wellness center location last fall in Hoover. That center will serve 60 clients. Construction on the first Longleaf Recovery Center began this spring in Madison County. Like Birmingham, the Huntsville-area location will provide substance abuse recovery treatment, while also hosting support groups and retreats. A third facility for substance use treatment is set to be built in the Baldwin County area, with a groundbreaking later this year.

The American Urological Association has recognized David Joseph, MD with the Distinguished Service Award. Joseph, who practices with Children’s of Alabama, has special interests in pediatric urology, urinary reconstruction, disorders of sex development and neurogenic dysfunction of the bladder.

After earning his medical degree from University of Wisconsin Medical School, Joseph did an internship at the University of Wisconsin before doing fellowships at Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital in Birmingham.

UAB Partners with Bibb Medical Center

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is partnering with Bibb Medical Center to provide screening and diagnostic modalities for colon and stomach cancers, in addition to reflux disease and swallowing difficulty.

“Our goal at UAB is not only to provide high-quality care to the people of Birmingham, but to help eliminate health care disparities in Alabama,” said Drew Gunnells, MD, assistant professor in the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery.

“60 percent of colorectal cancer deaths could be prevented with early screening,” said Joseph Marchant, CEO and president of Bibb Medical Center. “This partnership with UAB ensures that our community has access to quality providers here at home.”

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King Honored by United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Peter King, MD, professor in the Department of Neurology, Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has received the Wolcott Award for Excellence in Clinical Care Delivery from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. King is also the chief of the Neurology section of the Birmingham VA Health Care System.

The prestigious award is given to a VA health care practitioner who has demonstrated excellence and dedication to the delivery of patient care as recognized by patients, colleagues and leadership. It is the highest honor for health care providers within the VA.

As clinical chief of Neurology since

2001, King has created a large comprehensive department with nationally sponsored programs, including Centers of Excellence in epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and headache. The Neurology service provides subspecialty care to veterans in the Southeast. Many of these programs provide unique services that are not available in private or even academic hospitals.

King earned his medical degree from Duke University and did postdoctoral training at Duke and the Cleveland Clinic. He joined the faculty of UAB in 1992.

Photo: (L to R) VA Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Dr. Steven Lieberman and Dr. Peter King

Brookwood and Princeton in List of Best Maternity Hospitals

Brookwood Baptist Medical Center and Princeton Baptist Medical Center were two of only three Alabama hospitals that were included in Newsweek’s 2023 list of Best Maternity Hospitals.

The evaluation is based on three data sources: a nationwide online survey in which hospital managers and maternity healthcare professionals were asked to recommend leading maternity hospitals; performance indicator data relevant to maternity care (e.g. a hospital’s rate of cesarean births); and patient satisfaction data based on how patients rated a hospital’s medical staff for responsiveness and communication.

The Brookwood Women’s Center includes an electronic security system, an online nursery and specialized birthing rooms, as well as a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, high-risk pregnancy units and breastfeeding/lactation centers.

In addition to delivery services, Princ- eton Baptist offers birthing mothers the opportunity to use a certified nursemidwife. The center is a Baby-Friendly® birth facility, encouraging mother and baby to remain together in the same room throughout their stay while fostering skin-to-skin contact. Princeton has a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.