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Healthcare

Little in life is more important than health. Without health, life cannot be enjoyable and productive. Fortunately, Tuscaloosa County offers a more comprehensive range of medical and health-care options than any other community of comparable size and population in the southeast.

As the cornerstone of the DCH Health System, DCH Regional Medical Center operates specialty units for pediatrics, orthopedics, cancer and cardiology, as well as the region’s most advanced trauma center and intensive care units. Physicians at the Regional Medical Center use many of the latest surgical techniques that require less recovery time, including microsurgery, laser surgery and laparoscopic surgery.

At the DCH Cancer Treatment Center, physician specialists in hematology, medical oncology and radiation oncology lead a dedicated team of nurses and technicians who provide advanced treatment in both medical oncology (chemotherapy) and radiation therapy.

Northport Medical Center, which joined the Health System in 1992, is a full-service community hospital offering patients a wide range of services and specialties. The DCH Rehabilitation Pavilion at Northport Medical Center uses the latest advances in rehabilitative care to help patients who suffer from spinal cord injuries, head injuries, strokes or other neurological or orthopedic disorders regain their independence. North Harbor Pavilion at Northport Medical Center offers psychiatric services for adult and geriatric patients.

West Alabama is fortunate to have two excellent facilities that offer both family-orientated childbirth and intensive care for critically ill newborns. The Women’s Center at the Regional Medical Center and the Women’s Pavilion at Northport Medical Center offer modern, comfortable rooms. And patients at both hospitals have the comfort of knowing that a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit staffed by a skilled staff of experienced physicians and nurses is just steps away if needed.

The HealthSouth Medical Plaza offers a number of healthcare services on an outpatient basis. Among these are imaging services in MRI and CT scans, as well as X-ray and fluoroscopy. The center also provides a full range of physical and occupational therapy and sports medicine. Also included in the complex is the HealthSouth Surgical Center, which was established in 1985 and is the area’s first outpatient surgery center.

A huge facility set amid crepe myrtles and oak trees on 140 acres, the VA Medical Center provides primary and secondary care and all levels of care in psychiatry. The Center is a regional resource for both intensive and long-term psychiatric care.

Indian Rivers Mental Health Center helps those with mental and substance abuse problems. They offer outpatient and partial hospitalization/day treatment services.

Bryce Hospital is the flagship facility of Alabama’s mental health system and is located on 326 acres. For more than 140 years, Bryce has served the needs of the mentally ill, gaining worldwide recognition for providing patients with the care and dignity they deserve.

Bryce offers a full range of treatment programs including: short-term and extended care; dealing with mental illness complicated by substance abuse; a program to meet the developmental needs of adolescents; specialized care for the elderly, and vocational, social and physical rehabilitation programs.

Close by Bryce is the Partlow Developmental Center, Alabama’s largest center to deal with mental retardation. Located on a well-maintained, tree-covered campus, Partlow patients and residents are served by more than 540 professional caregivers. Residents live in a home-like environment and are provided a wide range of services, skill training opportunities, and adult educational programs.

The Stallings Center is the home of the Rural Infant Stimulation Environment Program or RISE. A nationally known model for early intervention with children with multiple disabilities, RISE offers comprehensive services and education for students who benefit from occupational, physical and speech therapy.

The Maude W. Whatley Health Service is an urban-based primary care organization that offers comprehensive, economical healthcare services with an emphasis on preventive medical care and health education. Furnished with modern medical, laboratory and pharmacy equipment, Whatley Health Services focuses on primary care needs of citizens—nutrition, prenatal care, internal medicine, and family care.

The University of Alabama’s University Medical Center in the College of Community Health Sciences (CCHS) is one of the premier academic medical centers in the U. S. for training physicians in the practice of family medicine. Operated by CCHS medical faculty as a branch campus of the University of Alabama School of Medicine, which is headquartered in Birmingham, the center offers medical and healthcare to everyone in the community at one convenient location. The center provides training for medical students and resident physicians specializing in family medicine, with a particular focus on small-town and rural practices. Physicians in the three-year Tuscaloosa Family Practice Residency at CCHS also receive training and provide patient care at DCH Medical Center under the supervision of faculty physicians.

People in Tuscaloosa County have access to doctors in just about every field and dentists in many different categories. And there are a large number of outpatient and emergency care centers.