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| Geography | |||||||||||
| Location | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°30′24″N 86°48′11″W / 33.50657°N 86.80316°W | ||||||||||
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| Care system | Public | ||||||||||
| Type | Teaching | ||||||||||
| Affiliated university | University of Alabama at Birmingham | ||||||||||
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| Emergency department | Level I trauma center | ||||||||||
| Beds | 1,207[1] | ||||||||||
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| Helipad | FAA LID: AL38 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1945 | ||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||
| Lists | Hospitals in Alabama | ||||||||||
UAB Hospital (also known as University Hospital) is a 1,207 bed tertiary hospital and academic health science center located in Birmingham, Alabama. It serves as the only ACS verified Level I Trauma Center in Alabama,[2] and is the flagship property of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the UAB Health System, a part of the University of Alabama System. It includes clinics, an eye hospital and affiliations with other health care facilities throughout the state.[3] It is Birmingham's largest employer, with a staff of over 20,000.[4]
- ^ "American Hospital Directory - UAB Hospital". American Hospital Directory. American Hospital Directory. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. American College of Surgeons: The Committee on Trauma. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ Edgemon, Erin (10 April 2018). "UAB to build new medical facility in Hoover". al.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Wright, Barnett (4 August 2015). "Who are Jefferson County's major employers? Check out listing of nearly two dozen". al.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.