UAB Synopsis, Vol. 27, No. 18, May 12, 2008
UAB Highlands Emergency Department (ED) offers efficient, high-quality care for minor emergencies. The department is staffed by UAB Department of Emergency Medicine faculty.
UAB Highlands ED can treat:
• Minor illnesses.
• Closed Fractures.
• Lacerations.
• General orthopaedic and sports injuries.
The UAB Orthopaedic Clinic relocated to UAB Highlands in October 2006, making it the ideal location for treatment of sports-related and general minor injuries.
UAB Highlands ED does not treat:
• Major trauma, acute cardiac emergencies, stroke, critical illnesses, or obstetrical cases. These services are best delivered through UAB Hospital ED.
UAB Highlands ED offers:
• Immediate adjacent access to UAB Highlands campus.
• 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week service.
• Eight treatment rooms.
• Prompt and efficient service.
• Convenient, free parking located immediately across the street from the ED and in front of the hospital.
“We now have the ability to offer community medicine practiced by UAB faculty physicians,” says Kathleen P. Bowen, MD, MBA, medical director, UAB Highlands ED. “We’re very excited to offer outstanding, efficient, and quality care to this community, as well as to UAB students, faculty, employees, and their families.”