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North Alabama Medical Center Celebrates Leap Day Babies
March 1, 2024
FLORENCE, Alabama (Friday, March 1, 2024) –Labor and Delivery staff at North Alabama Medical Center had a busy day on Thursday, February 29 with the most babies born on any Leap Day since 1980 at the facility.
read moreNAMC Welcomes 2024 With New Baby
January 3, 2024
FLORENCE, Ala., – North Alabama Medical Center (NAMC) is ringing in 2024 with one of the first bundles of joy of the year. Weighing six pounds and 11 ounces and measuring 21 inches, Jay’Leigh Faith Southward was born to Danielle Lowery and Devarious Southward, Jan. 2nd, at 5:30 p.m.
read moreNorth Alabama Medical Center to Celebrate Five-Year Anniversary Wednesday
December 4, 2023
FLORENCE, Ala., – North Alabama Medical Center (NAMC) will celebrate the five-year anniversary of the opening of the new hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 6th. Following more than a year of planning and 25 months of construction, the $230 million, 450,000-square-foot facility off Veterans Drive officially opened its doors on Friday,...
read moreNAMC’s Dr. Valvani Earns Certified Medical Director Designation
November 30, 2023
FLORENCE, Ala., – Rachna Valvani, MD, CMD, has earned the designation of Certified Medical Director (CMD) by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM). Best known as ‘Dr. Rich,’ she is an internal medicine and geriatrics faculty physician at North Alabama Medical Center.
read moreRutherford Named Director of Critical Care Services at NAMC
October 23, 2023
FLORENCE, Ala., – Officials at North Alabama Medical have announced Charity Rutherford as the new director of Critical Care services.
read moreDr. Kristen Reed Joins North Alabama Surgery
October 3, 2023
FLORENCE, Ala., – North Alabama Medical Center is pleased to welcome Kristen Reed, MD, to the medical staff as our newest general surgeon. Dr. Reed comes to NAMC from Oregon Health & Science University in the Portland area where she completed her surgical residency.
read moreNorth Alabama Medical Center Receives Primary Stroke Certification
September 13, 2023
FLORENCE – North Alabama Medical Center has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval®, certifying the facility as a primary stroke center. The certification comes weeks after the hospital received the Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award from the American Heart Association.
read moreDr. Jonathan Bradberry Joins North Alabama Primary Care
September 11, 2023
FLORENCE, Ala., – North Alabama Primary Care is pleased to welcome Jonathan Bradberry, MD, to its location at 646 Cox Creek Parkway in Florence. After completing his residency in Internal Medicine in Virginia, Bradberry and his wife moved to Alabama and has been practicing medicine as a Hospitalist for the...
read moreDon’t Make Your Health Wait Until Next Year
August 29, 2023
Preventive care is a key factor in maintaining your overall health. Annual well visits and health screenings like mammograms and colonoscopies can help you and your provider stay on top of any health issues that may arise before they become serious. They also allow you to develop a good provider-patient...
read moreAmerican Heart Association Recognizes NAMC for High-Quality Stroke Care
August 16, 2023
FLORENCE, Ala., – North Alabama Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced...
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