Birmingham’s Medical Community

Birmingham is nationally recognized as a major center in health care, treatment and research. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Medical Center has gained international acclaim for its work in cardiovascular research and surgery, diabetes research, cancer treatment and rehabilitation.

The Medical Center Complex houses University Hospital, the Alabama Heart Hospital, Diebetes Hospital, Spain Rehabilitation Center, Lurleen B. Wallace Cancer Hospital and Tumor Institute, Veteran's Hospital, Children's Hospital, Cooper Green Hospital and the Eye Foundation Hospital.

In the greater Birmingham area there are 21 hospitals and numerous ancillary health care facilities with physicians and surgeons representing virtually every specialty.