UAB Quality Commitment & Awards

Nine UAB Hospital specialty programs are among the nation’s top 50 — five are in the top 25 — of the 16 categories evaluated at America’s 5,462 hospitals this year by U.S. News & World Report.

The American Alliance of Healthcare Providers ranks accredited hospitals based their consumer friendliness, care-related performance and other professional standards.

UAB physicians comprise 60% or 277 of the 460 Birmingham metropolitan area medical specialists listed in the latest “Best Doctors in America.”

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital has been selected as one of America’s most customer-friendly hospitals by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers.

The UAB School of Medicine has again been ranked among America's best by U.S. News & World Report in its graduate school rankings released March 28, 2008.

The Kirklin Clinic, a member of the UAB Health System, received a Level 2 - Progress Towards Excellence Award during the Alabama Quality Award Annual Conference and Award Ceremony on November 29, 2007.

UAB Hospital receives renewed accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

UAB Hospital was the first in Alabama to attain the prestigious Magnet designation for its nursing excellence.

The Leadership Touch is an in-depth training program for managers and directors. The program is designed to develop management skills and is available to employees at or above manager level for all entities of UAB Health System.