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January 24, 2008
United Health Premium Designations
Birmingham, AL – Brookwood Medical Center announced that it has received five United Health Premium® Specialty Center designations for 2007 to 2009. These designations mean that the hospital has met rigorous quality criteria based on nationally re...

January 9, 2007
Blue Distinction Center
Brookwood Medical Center designated a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Birmingham – The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has chosen Brookwood Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center...

October 11, 2006
Commission on Cancer
Birmingham – The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (AcoS) has granted Three-Year Approval with Commendation to the cancer program at Brookwood Medical Center. A facility receives a Three-Year Approval with Commendation fo...

Brookwood Receives National Advertising Award
The Healthcare Marketing Report has announced winners of its 23rd Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards. Brookwood Medical Center received a gold award for its “What Hurts” orthopedic advertising campaign. The campaign, which consists of tel...

Pat Bendall Art Gallery Dedication
Patricia S. Bendall Art Gallery Dedication Ceremony held at Brookwood Medical Center Birmingham, AL – On March 28, Brookwood Medical Center held a dedication ceremony of its new Patricia S. Bendall Art Gallery. Mrs. Bendall began working...

Brookwood Medical Center Names New COO
Brookwood Medical Center Names New Chief Operating Officer Birmingham, AL - Brookwood Medical Center is pleased to announce that Joe Stough has joined the hospital as its new Chief Operating Officer. He assumed his new post at Brookwood on March...

Brookwood Receives Circle of Excellence Award
Brookwood Medical Center Receives Highest Honors Caregiver Recognized for Exceptional Work April , 2005 – Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced that Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala., led by Chief Executi...

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Birmingham – The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (AcoS) has granted Three-Year Approval with Commendation to the cancer program at Brookwood Medical Center. A facility receives a Three-Year Approval with Commendatio...

Glenda Dickerson USLCA
Glenda Dickerson, Lactation Services Manager at Brookwood Women’s Medical Center, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA) by the International Lactation consultants Association (IL...

Brookwood Medical Center receives Gold Award
The Healthcare Marketing Report has announced winners of its 23rd Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards. Brookwood Medical Center received a gold award for its “What Hurts” orthopedic advertising campaign. The campaign, which consists of telev...

Bendall Art Gallery Dedication
Patricia S. Bendall Art Gallery Dedication Ceremony held at Brookwood Medical Center Birmingham, AL – On March 28, Brookwood Medical Center held a dedication ceremony of its new Patricia S. Bendall Art Gallery. Mrs. Bendall began working a...

New CFO Joins Brookwood Medical Center
Brookwood Medical Center Names New Chief Financial Officer Birmingham, AL…July 25,2005..Brookwood Medical Center is pleased to announce that Doug Carter has joined the hospital as its new Chief Financial Officer. Doug co...

Brookwood Medical Center Names New Chief Development Officer
Birmingham, Alabama . . . Brookwood Medical Center CEO Garry L. Gause is pleased to announce the promotion of Vincent L. McVittie to the position of Chief Development Officer. Mr. McVittie will assume his new responsibilities effective immediatel...

New Chief Nursing Officer Named
Brookwood Medical Center Names New Chief Nursing Officer Birmingham, AL . . . Brookwood Medical Center President and Chief Executive Officer Garry L. Gause is pleased to announce the promotion of Jacquelyn Y. Martinek to the position of C...

Heart Guidelines Implemented by Broodwood Medical Center
Brookwood Medical Center Implements American Heart Association’s Get With the Guildelines Program New initiative helps close treatment gap in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and primary prevention of stroke Birmingham, AL…July 2...

Brookwood Receives Honor
Cindy Briner and the Pneumonia Performance Improvement Team Bring Home AQAF Award Brookwood Medical Center has received Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation’s (AQAF) Excellence in Healthcare Quality Award for the hospital’s work with Communit...

Brookwood Offers Preconception Classes
Thinking about having a baby? The decision to have a baby can be the most wonderful decision you’ll ever make. It’s a time of excitement and perhaps apprehension. You want to make sure you’re as prepared for this new life as possible. Preconcepti...

Colon Cancer
Colon Cancer Cancer takes many forms, and different types of the disease behave differently. Susceptibility to various forms of cancer may be affected by such factors as age, race, sex, heredity, diet and personal lifestyle. That’s certainly true...