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Nearly $55 million awarded for statewide rural health initiatives

Nearly $55 million in grant funding has been awarded to multiple healthcare providers and institutions statewide as part of the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program (ARHTP). An announcement was made by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). “The goal of improving rural healthcare in Alabama is of...

Alabama · 10-02
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Baptist Health hit by vendor IT outage; hospitals remain open

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Baptist Health Central Alabama is managing an unexpected IT disruption after a server outage at a third-party vendor knocked systems offline Monday afternoon. Officials confirmed all three Baptist Health hospitals remain open, and emergency rooms continue to accept patients experiencing medical emergencies. Clinical teams have enacted...

Montgomery, AL · 09-29
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Florida loses 51 Medicare Advantage plans and Illinois 21 for 2027, while Alabama gains 15, CMS state data show

Florida will have 560 Medicare Advantage plans in 2027, down 51 from 611, and Illinois 136, down 21 from 157, while Alabama goes the other way with 113, up 15 from 98, CMS state data show. The state fact sheets, published Sept. 28, give the first state-level picture of where the 2027 plan menus shrink... The post Florida loses 51 Medicare Advantage plans and Illinois 21 for 2027, while Alabama gains 15, CMS state data show appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Florida · 09-29

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Alabama Awards Nearly $55 Million in Additional Rural Health Grants

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday that 34 grants totaling nearly $55 million have been awarded to healthcare providers and institutions as part of the second round of funding through the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program. The grants support projects designed to expand healthcare access...

Alabama · 10-01
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Alabama hospitals lack equipment for stillbirth, Dothan couple is funding a fix

Most Alabama hospitals lack the equipment to give grieving parents more time with a stillborn infant.

Alabama · 09-30

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Health care leaders meet in Montgomery to discuss care in the region

Health care leaders met in Montgomery on Tuesday to discuss the issues involving health care in the River Region.

Montgomery, AL · 09-29

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Orlando Health acquires Alabama system

Orlando (Fla.) Health has acquired Anniston, Ala.-based RMC Health System’s 375-bed hospital, outpatient facilities and specialty practices. The system joined Orlando Health’s Baptist Health system as Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital, according to an Oct. 1 news release shared with Becker’s. Orlando Health shared plans to acquire the...

Calhoun County, AL · 10-01

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Alabama raises state employee health premiums as $81.4 million deficit looms

Alabama state employees, retirees, and covered families will face a $15 monthly increase in health premiums starting January 1, 2027. The change affects the State Employees Insurance Board program, which oversees coverage for roughly 102,000 state employees and family members. The increase comes after SEIB was projected to end fiscal...

Alabama · 09-29

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Nearly $55 million awarded to boost healthcare access across rural Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBRC) - Gov. Kay Ivey announced that 34 grants totaling nearly $55 million are being awarded to healthcare providers and institutions throughout Alabama as part of the second round of the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program (ARHTP) funding for 2026. The grants will support projects covering rural areas...

Alabama · 10-01

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Watch: The Evening Clinics opens in Montgomery

The Montgomery Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting last week for The Evening Clinics, founded by former Selma doctor Olusunmisola Oyesiku. Dr. O has a background in working in Selma. Todd and Cindy talk about the clinic in this segment of the Black Belt Newscast.

Montgomery, AL · 09-25

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Here’s how long a visit to an Alabama emergency room will take compared to every other state

An emergency room visit may feel like it takes an eternity, but Alabama residents actually have it pretty good compared to many other states. New federal data show Alabama patients spend an average of about 2.5 hours in the emergency room before being discharged. That’s slightly faster than the national...

Alabama · 09-23

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City clinic operator change draws questions

OPELIKA — A proposal to change the company operating Opelika’s employee health clinic could save the city more than $300,000 a year without changing the clinic’s location, medical staff or basic services, according to Opelika city officials. But during an extended Sept. 15 work session, several Opelika...

Opelika, AL · 09-22

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Alabama certificate-of-need board approves 2 orthopedics-focused ASCs

Alabama’s Certificate of Need Review Board approved two hospital-converted ASCs focused on orthopedic and pain management services, according to a Sept. 22 report from The National Law Review. The board approved a multi-specialty ASC in Homewood, converting four existing operating rooms and four procedure rooms from Baptist Health Brookwood...

Alabama · 09-23

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SEIB approves $15 monthly premium increase for all members

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama State Employees Insurance Board approved its first premium increase in 11 years at its meeting on Wednesday. The $15 across-the-board monthly premium hike will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2027, along with a slew of other benefit changes. Those include higher co-pays on 60- and 90-day prescription refills, $5 and $6 monthly price increases for standalone dental, vision and cancer coverage, limitations to GLP-1 prescription durations and higher cost shares for Medicare Part D prescriptions.

Alabama · 09-24

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Montgomery chamber holds ribbon cutting for The Evening Clinics, founded by former Selma doctor

The Montgomery Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting last week for The Evening Clinics, founded by former Selma doctor Olusunmisola Oyesiku. Dr. O, as she is known, opened the clinic that has alternative after-hours earlier this year on Mulberry Street in Montgomery to serve busy working professionals who can’t get to doctors’ appointments during the workday. The model also includes telehealth appointments.

Montgomery, AL · 09-19

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ADPH reports national rabies case uptick

The Alabama Department of Public Health is promoting rabies awareness following a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on a national increase in rabies exposures and the appropriate use of rabies biologics after potential exposures. Like many states, Alabama has seen more rabies cases involving domestic animals, including...

Alabama · 09-21

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Medical Cannabis Dispensary Grand Opening | Sept. 21, 2026 | News 19 at 5 p.m

Alabama · 09-21

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Rural hospitals in Black Belt part of $25 million grant round from HHS

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a round of $25 million in grants, a number of which are rural hospitals serving the Black Belt area. “Every American should be able to reach a doctor or hospital when they need one, no matter where they live,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “We are putting these resources directly into rural hospitals so they can keep doctors and nurses on the job, protect lifesaving services, and deliver care close to home."

Alabama · 09-18

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Marengo, Clarke county students join program to bring more health care professionals to rural Alabama

Two Black Belt students are among a new group of scholars at the University of Alabama preparing for careers aimed at improving health care in rural communities. Lynn Pham of Marengo County and Jack Stoudenmire of Clarke County have been selected for the University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences’ Rural Dental Scholars Program. They are part of the program’s fourth class, which began this fall.

Marengo County, AL · 09-18

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Jackson Hospital celebrates 80th anniversary following emergence from bankruptcy

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – Not only has Montgomery’s Jackson Hospital celebrated its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it is marking 80 years in operation. Hospital employees ate cake as part of their anniversary celebration today. The hospital opened in 1946 through the leadership of Dr. B. Franklin “Frank”...

Montgomery, AL · 09-16