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Visitor limitations at Southeast Hospital during ER expansion project
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — With construction underway at Southeast Hospital, the Emergency Department is setting some limitations on visitors. Progress on expanding the Emergency Department at Southeast has prompted administration to place temporary visitor limitations in the ER waiting area. Currently, adult patients are allowed one visitor at a time, while pediatric patients are allowed […]
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Houston County Students Get New Path Into Health Careers
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) — Houston County Schools and Southeast Health are teaming up to give local students hands-on experience and a closer look at careers in health care. According to the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the Southeast Health Academy of Health Sciences at Houston County Career Academy.
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Kindred Pediatrics Brings Personal Care to Wiregrass
DOTHAN, Ala. — Wiregrass families have a new option for pediatric care with the opening of Kindred Pediatrics in Dothan, a smaller practice designed around longer appointments, parental involvement and a whole-child approach to care. Kindred Pediatrics was founded by Hilary Killingsworth, CRNP, a nurse practitioner specializing in pediatrics...
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Southeast Health Earns Leapfrog Transparency Recognition
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) — Southeast Health Medical Center has received national recognition for its efforts to publicly report information about patient safety and quality. The hospital earned the Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge for voluntarily providing detailed information through the Leapfrog Hospital Survey. Southeast Health has also earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade for three consecutive reporting periods.
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Wiregrass Infectious Diseases Opens in Dothan
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) — A new medical practice specializing in infectious diseases has opened in Dothan. Wiregrass Infectious Diseases, LLC recently celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce. The practice is led by Dr. Rayen-Ayoub Chakra, a board-certified physician specializing...
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Ozark City Council approves new ambulance bay for EMS
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) -The Ozark City Council approved a $125,000 project to build a new ambulance bay for Ozark EMS. Ozark EMS has a fleet of seven ambulances and one non-emergency transport vehicle. Part of the fleet currently sits outside because there is not enough space in the existing bay.
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New TBI center opens in Enterprise
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WTVY) -A new traumatic brain injury center has opened in a wing of the Enterprise Civic Center. It is one of five new TBI centers placed strategically throughout Alabama by the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services. “Being right outside of Fort Rucker and a number of veterans in...
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Flowers Hospital, Others Awarded Rural Health Grants
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) — Millions of dollars in new healthcare funding is headed to the Wiregrass, including more than $700,000 for Flowers Hospital in Dothan. Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday that 138 grants totaling more than $144 million have been awarded to healthcare providers and institutions through the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program.
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Enterprise Opens Alabama’s Third TBI Center
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WDNews) — Veterans, National Guard members and others living with the long-term effects of traumatic brain injuries now have a new resource closer to home following the opening of Alabama’s third Traumatic Brain Injury Center in Enterprise. The City of Enterprise and the Alabama Department of...
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Dothan nurse receives national award for outstanding service
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - A Dothan nurse is being recognized with a national honor for her work. Mercedes Williams, a registered nurse at Flowers Hospital, received a Nursing Excellence Award, which highlights special people in the medical field for their care for patients. Williams is one of ten nurses nationally...
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Free traumatic brain injury services come to Enterprise with new TBI center
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WDHN) — Veterans, National Guardsmen and others across the Wiregrass living with the long-term effects of traumatic brain injuries can now receive free specialized support closer to home. The Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services and the City of Enterprise celebrated the opening of the state’s third TBI Centers of Alabama location Friday morning […]
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East Alabama Health to manage Medical Center Barbour
OPELIKA, Ala. (WDHN) — Medical Center Barbour will be under new management starting October 1, 2026. Officials with East Alabama Health announced Wednesday the organization will assume management and operational oversight of the Eufuala hospital. Through the agreement, East Alabama Hospital will lead day-to-day operations and provide guidance to strengthen local hospital services. “Access to […]
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Southeast Health invites residents to look “Inside the Build”
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Southeast Health will hold another “Inside the Build” talk this month where residents will have the chance to learn more about the ongoing expansion at the hospital. Residents can register to meet with leaders from Southeast for either breakfast or lunch on August 18 and learn more about the expansion project […]
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Headland Native Returns to Wiregrass as Family Physician
HEADLAND, Ala. (WDNews) — A Headland native has returned to the Wiregrass to begin serving patients as the newest physician at Headland Family Medicine. Dr. Haley Roberts, a Turner Medical Scholar, recently joined the practice after completing her family medicine residency at Cahaba UAB Family Medicine in Birmingham, where she served as chief resident.