Jeff Samz, President and CEO of Huntsville Hospital Health System, has been elected Chair-Elect of the Alabama Hospital Association (AlaHA) Board of Trustees. The election took place during the Association’s recent Annual Meeting. “Jeff has long been a respected leader within Alabama’s hospital community, and his contributions to our Association have been both thoughtful and […]

The Leapfrog survey is not an accurate measure of patient safety at Huntsville Hospital. The hospital did not complete this voluntary 353-page survey, yet Leapfrog chose to publish a rating with incomplete information. This process is unfair to the thousands of dedicated clinicians working around the clock to care for the community and respond to […]

When Dixie Hammond’s physical therapist suggested she join a support group in Madison for those recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, she was reluctant. “I thought it would be a bunch of people sitting around whining and complaining,” said Dixie, a retired school teacher from Harvest. “But I decided to give it a try.” Dixie was […]