uab medical west

Medical West consists of a 300-bed acute care hospital, a five story Professional Office Building, and a Medical Office building, which houses an outpatient surgery center. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations. Medical West's mission is to provide the highest quality health care in a patient-focused environment. A wide variety of diagnostic, medical, surgical, and emergency services are offered at the hospital. Hospital services include: a 17 bed Emergency Department, an Intensive Care Unit, a Womens Center, a Telemetry nursing unit; an Oncology unit; an Adult Mental Health unit; Medical/Surgical units; Surgical Services (OR, PACU, Same Day Surgery, Surgical Transition Unit, Pain Clinic and Endoscopy Lab) and an Acute Rehabilitation Unit primarily for orthopedic and stroke patients. Primary care physicians, specialists, and sub-specialists have offices located on the main campus in the Professional Office Building. Residents of Hoover, McCalla, Tannehill, and Vance benefit from the convenience of Medical West family practice and internal medicine health centers located in their neighborhoods.