St. Vincent's Hospital and other properties now officially part of UAB Health System

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT SIX. I’M SHERI FALK I’M GUY RAWLINGS. IT’S OFFICIAL SAINT VINCENT’S HOSPITAL NOW, PART OF THE UAB FAMILY. THE SALE FROM ASCENSION TO UAB HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR MONTHS. WVTM 13 LISA CRANE SHOWS US WHAT THIS WILL MEAN FOR PATIENTS AND EMPLOYEES. THE MAIN SIGN ON UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD IS NOW CHANGED. IT’S THE FIRST OFFICIAL INDICATION THE SAINT VINCENT’S PROPERTIES ARE NOW PART OF THE UAB FAMILY. KEEPING THE NAME WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US. SAINT VINCENT’S HAS BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY. SAINT VINCENT’S BIRMINGHAM SPECIFICALLY IN EXCESS OF 125 YEARS. SAINT VINCENT’S AS A NAME EVOKES QUALITY VALUE IN THE ORGANIZATION AND TO THE COMMUNITY TO COMMEMORATE THE DAY SAINT VINCENT’S WORKERS GOT GOODIE BAGS WITH UAB SAINT VINCENT’S SWAG. UAB IS THE EIGHTH LARGEST PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY, AND IT’S GROWING EVEN MORE AS THE MORE THAN 5000 SAINT VINCENT’S EMPLOYEES JOIN THE ALMOST 25,000 UAB WORKERS. AS FAR AS PATIENTS GO, THEY TELL ME THEY SHOULD SEE NO CHANGE IN THE CARE THEY’RE RECEIVING AT SAINT VINCENT’S. FIVE HOSPITALS AND 19 PRIMARY AND SUBSPECIALTY OFFICES, SURGERY CENTERS AND STANDALONE ERS. WHAT WILL CHANGE OVER TIME IS YOU’LL SEE MORE, YOU KNOW, FRANKLY, INVESTMENT IN OUR HOSPITALS, YOU KNOW, IS THAT THAT’S NOT A DAY. ONE THING. BUT I THINK WE’RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT YOU KNOW, THE RESOURCES THAT UAB BRINGS TO THE TABLE. AND THIS UNION SHOULD ALSO BENEFIT UAB PATIENTS. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AN ACCESS CHALLENGE. WE HAVE A LOT MORE PATIENTS THAT NEED TO GET CARE THAN WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE CARE WITH. SO THE ADDITION OF THE SAINT VINCENT’S HOSPITALS WILL HELP US WITH