Hospital Information
- 560 licensed beds
- Physicians: Active: 239; Courtesy: 284
- 1,816 hospital employees
- Accredited by The Joint Commission
Specialties
- Bariatrics
- Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Practice
- Gastroenterology
- Imaging
- Internal Medicine
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- Neonatology
- Neurosurgery
- Oncology
- Orthopedics
- Radiation Medicine
- Robotic Surgery
- Urology
- Wound Care
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Services
- Acute Care Rehabilitation Unit
- Behavioral Health (Mental: Inpatient, Adult/Children/Geriatric; Inpatient Detox)
- Cancer Center (Medical/Radiation Oncology)
- Cardiac (Angiography, Open Heart, CCU, Telemetry, Cath Lab, Cardiac Rehabilitation, CCTA 64-slice CT)
- Cardiopulmonary/Respiratory (EKG, Pulmonary Function Lab, Pulmonary Rehab Program)
- Comprehensive Bariatric Center
- Diabetes Education
- Dialysis (Inpatient)
- Easy Street (Inpatient Rehab Program)
- Emergency Department (Level III, BREMSS; Level II ACS)
- GI/Endoscopy Lab
- Heart Alumni Program
- Imaging (Bone Densitometry, Nuclear Medicine, CT, Lithotripsy, Mammography, Teleradiology, MRA, MRI, Ultrasound)
- Intensive Care (SICU, MICU, Neuro ICU, CCU, CPCU, CVICU, CVSU)
- Labor & Delivery (LDRs, Nursery, NICU)
- Laboratory (Hematology, Histology, Immunology, Microbiology, Transfusion)
- Nutritional Counseling
- Orthopedic Unit
- Pain Management
- Rehabilitation (OT, PT, Speech)
- Senior Circle
- Sleep Lab
- Special Services (EEG, Stress Testing)
- Sports Medicine Program
- Support Groups
- Surgery (Inpatient, Outpatient)
- Volunteer Program
- Wellness Center
- Wound Care Center
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Weather
Average annual rainfall: 52.16"
Average snowfall: 2.1"
Average temperature in winter: 42.5°
Average temperature in summer: 80.2°
Community Facts
Population: 230,000 city/1,079,089 metro
Birmingham is located in central Alabama and is the largest city in the state.
Birmingham offers the following activities:
- Alabama Adventure
- Barber Motorsports Park
- Birmingham Botanical Gardens
- Birmingham Zoo
- McWane Science Center
- Ruffner Mountain Nature Center
- Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
Points of Interest:
- Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
- Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
- Alabama Theatre
- Arlington House
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- Birmingham Museum of Art
- Sloss Furnace
- Vulcan Park & Museum
Market Data
Median household income: $37,868
Average cost of existing 3BR home: $140,227
Average cost of a 2BR apartment: $665/mo.
Education
High Schools: 9 public/4 private
Middle Schools: 13 public
K-8 Schools: 9 public/ 8 private
K-12 Schools: 4 private
Elementary Schools: 35 public
Day Care Centers: 89
Higher Education:
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Samford University
- Birmingham Southern College
- Jefferson State Community College
- Lawson State Community College
- Southeastern Bible College
- Birmingham-Easonian Baptist Bible College
- Faulkner University-Birmingham
- Faith Grant College
- Miles College
- Virginia Tech Institute
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