USA Health Surgeon Completes First-in-Area Robotic Heart Procedure
A USA Health cardiothoracic surgeon performed the area's first robotically assisted left atrial appendage closure using the da Vinci Xi system.
Coast Guard Aircrew Flies Critically Injured Swimmer From Dauphin Island to Mobile Hospital
MOBILE, Ala. — A Coast Guard aircrew helped rescue a swimmer caught in a rip current off Dauphin Island on April 14, then flew the person to a Mobile hospital…
Chunchula Man, 73, Killed in Motorcycle Crash on Lott Road
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. — A 73-year-old Chunchula man died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on Lott Road, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. State troopers said William…
Marco Perez Seeks Self-Defense Immunity in Fatal Shooting of Mobile Officer Sean Tuder
Attorneys for Marco Perez argued in a Mobile County pretrial hearing that he should be immune from prosecution in the 2019 killing of Officer Sean Tuder, saying Perez never realized…
Bras Across the Causeway 5K and Fun Run returns to Meaher State Park
Bras Across the Causeway, a local support group that raises money to help breast cancer patients in the Gulf Coast region, will hold its annual 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run…
Ascension Providence Hospital Resumes Elective Surgeries in Mobile
Ascension Providence Hospital in Mobile began a phased resumption of elective surgeries and non-urgent procedures on May 4, adding COVID-19 screening, visitor limits and other safeguards as Alabama eases its…
Mobile Nail Salon Donates Thousands of Masks and Gloves to Providence Hospital
A Mobile nail salon owner has donated thousands of masks and gloves to Providence Hospital, answering a call from a hospital pharmacist who was heartbroken seeing healthcare workers struggle with…
Mobile Nail Salon Steps Up to Supply Providence Hospital With Masks and Gloves
A Mobile nail salon, Top Nails 2, donated about 1,300 gloves and 6,500 masks to Providence Hospital after a hospital pharmacist reached out to the local Vietnamese business community amid…
Demolition Begins on Historic Old Providence Hospital Building in Mobile
A familiar landmark on Springhill Avenue is coming down. Demolition is underway on the old Providence Hospital building in Mobile, a structure the University of South Alabama has owned since…
Providence Hospital Patient Cleared After Ebola Scare in Mobile
A patient placed in isolation at Providence Hospital in Mobile over possible Ebola symptoms was cleared after preliminary lab testing, hospital officials said.