MEDICAL COMMUNITY

Birmingham is nationally recognized as a major center in health care, treatment and research. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Medical Center has gained international acclaim for its work in cardiovascular research and surgery, diabetes research, cancer treatment and rehabilitation.

The Medical Center Complex houses University Hospital, the Alabama Heart Hospital, Diebetes Hospital, Spain Rehabilitation Center, Lurleen B. Wallace Cancer Hospital and Tumor Institute, Veteran's Hospital, Children's Hospital, Cooper Green Hospital and the Eye Foundation Hospital.

In the greater Birmingham area there are 21 hospitals and numerous ancillary health care facilities with physicians and surgeons representing virtually every specialty.

Among the locally operated hospitals are:

Baptist Medical Center  Montclair800 Montclair Road 205-592-1000 http://www.baptistmedical.org   Baptist Medical Center - Princeton 205-783-3000 http://www.bhsala.com   AMI Brookwood Medical Center 2010 Brookwood Medical Center Dr. 205-877-1000 http://www.bmc.com   Carraway Methodist Medical Center 1600 Carraway Blvd 205-502-6000 http://www.carraway.org   Children's Hospital of Alabama 1601 6th Avenue South 205-939-9100 http://www.chsys.org   Lloyd Noland Hospital and Ambulatory Center 701 Ridgeway Road 205-783-5121 http://www.tenethealth.com

Medical Center East 50 Medical Park Drive East 205-838-3000 http://www.ehs-inc.com   St. Vincent's Hospital 701 Prinston Ave, SW 2701 9th Court South 205-939-7000 http://www.stv.org   Shelby Medical Center Highway 31, Alabaster 205-620-8100 http://www.baptistmedical.org   HealthSouth Medical Center 1126 South 12th Street 205-930-7000 http://www.healthsouth.com   University of Alabama Hospital 619 South 19th Street 205-934-4011 http://www.health.uab.edu