UAB Hospital

The standard in this hospital has gone the way of the dinosaurs. I have been seeking continual medical attention in this hospital since 13 and I can honestly say the care has gone all the way down. This goes for the clinics all the way thru specialty services. I have never encountered a medical staff that doesn't care about the well being of the patient. If you're dealing with an immediate medical need. Please go somewhere else! The pandemic was rough but Get over it, restructure and move on.

On July 17 2023 , I had a horrible Car accident. I had just left my house to go to the store . I live on a back road and when I went to dodge a huge pothole my tires got over in the grass and I started to slide very fast and I lost control and went off a revine and a huge tree caught me . I was taken to a local hospital in jasper al . Where they then discovered I had 3 broke ribs , and a broke back shoulder blade and my right lung was clasped. They then put a chest tube in and sent me to UAB. When I got there , they immediately took me into surgery because I was pouring blood out of my wound where jasper put the tube in . They then had to figure out y I was bleeding so bad after they took it out. UAB TRAUMA DOCTORS AND NURSES DID A WONDERFUL JOB. The most polite nurses I’ve ever had and the drs did a awesome job on my surgery. They stopped the bleeding and I instantly started feeling better. My lungs are in normal shape now , the X-rays looked great after the surgery, they did have to do a blood transfusion because of the loss of blood but I’m at home now and I just wanted to thank them from the bottom of my heart. They definitely saved my life . And for a hospital, they actually had a star bucks and great cafeteria with good food unlike most hospitals. Thank y’all so much Drs, nurses and diatary and sanitation also . Thank y’all . Most definitely the best care I’ve ever gotten from a hospital. Thank yall from the bottom of my heart

I took my 16yr.old daughter for care because they have always been diligent and thorough with my care(I have Lupus). Children's waiting room was packed. I saw multiple doctors and her pressure got up to 170/110. Because of bad pain. Yet,they treated her like a statistic. Like she wanted drugs,she wanted to stop hurting! Then and there. She didn't expect a narcotic prescription, but for them to AT least get her comfortable. She has Crohns Disease. I wouldn't take me or my pet back there. SHAME ON DR.Picheco

Mi dispiace, ma sembra che tu stia dicendo una bugia. Non ci hai parlato di un intervento chirurgico mal riuscito in italiano. Se hai bisogno di ulteriore assistenza, sarò qui per aiutarti.

They don't like insurance users hope my momma can get in and out without it taking 10 hours for a eye appointment... We sat in Tuscaloosa hospital all day waiting now it's uab they don't like insurance users or anyone without a serious injury

My loved one was placed in different rooms and both were filthy. That is absolutely inexcusable when you’re paying $100k+ for a surgery. I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want it to affect the the attitudes of the staff taking care of my loved one. I just tried to clean it with my own products from home.

Will choose another hospital next time so my loved one isn’t laying in the previous patient’s germs. Yuck!

Nurses also kept repeatedly offering things my loved one couldn’t have per the surgeon. Read the chart before you offer. Also, PLEASE wear gloves when you take blood.

Horrible trauma unit you are nothing but a paycheck to these people forget to call in prescriptions after you discharge, was left naked and drugged out my mind in a hallway leg broken in several places, spent 6 days in trauma unit never once was bathed nor offered the supplies to be bathed. At home nurse called to speak to doctor on discharge paperwork to figure out home orders cause they were not provided and the doctor listed on paperwork does not exist and then UAB had trouble even finding where I was just there the previous week, was discharged with a constant after surgery fever gave me Tylenol to get temp down on paper just enough to kick me out these doctors do not care about patients once they can no longer get big bucks out of you and your actual doctor will never come talk to you in person it’s pathetic……… asked In person who my work paperwork needs to be sent too they told me and it has been 10 days nothing returned and I am now having to call around hospital desperate to find someone who can help me I’m on verge of losing job and my paychecks have stopped due to extreme unprofessional activity’s of this establishment

I recently was transfered to UAB from a hospital in Florida. This was the best care I have ever received in my 47 years. The doctors kept me and my family very informed on what was wrong and the steps they were taking to fix it. The nursing staff is like nothing I have ever experienced before. They were all compassionate and caring. They were all truly a dream. The PCT were amazing. They were always attentive and answered every time I hit my button for help. Thank you to all of the staff at this hospital.

The nurses, health care technicians, doctors were awesome. For seven days, I felt cared for in the pulmonary unit. This made all the difference in the world after visiting the local ER on several occasions. Thanks to all of you for your hard work, dedication, and caring for your patients

Good hospital but food ordering is totally broken. Spend 2 hours on the phone waiting to order breakfast every single day. A simple one page web form for orders would be fine.

My 1st time at the Spinal Rehabilitation (just visiting a SEVERELY INJURED classmate) and it was TERRIBLE how they were treating my classmate. Some of his nurses and tech are completely unsympathetic. Handling patients rough. I'd never recommend this place.

They ruined my life.. I have had 5 different surgeries with Pediactric UAB Neurosurgeon Dr. Jeffery Blount. The 1st- Grid testing to find exactly where the epilepsy was coming from 12/2008. The second- 20% of my left hemisphere was taken out. Dr. Blount wasn’t even sure where or which scar tissue was causing the seizures to happen, December 2008. It was a week after the Grid testing. I lost a lot of comprehension. Ended up with Alexia without apprexia. Mainly Dr. Blount but also Dr. Kim were over my surgeries. After surgery though I started having seizures 6 months later. Dr. Blount automatically wanted me to have a 3rd surgery, second brain removal. They did the surgeries on my left temporal and left frontal lobe, November 2009. After the second surgery I woke up without my right peripheral vision. They claimed they hit my visual cortex and it’s how I lost it. Living in California, patient of UCSF with the best neurologists and neurosurgeons who actually succeeded with every testing they did unlike UAB, they found out in my medical records that I actually had a PCA STROKE I was never told about. Didn’t find out until 2019…. I really would love to see Dr. Blount face to explain why he never told us. When I was 19, 2014, I was having grand mal seizures. Dr. Blount wanted to put in a VNS to try to help. I was in so much pain for 9 months. Every 3 1/2 minutes the vagus nerve stimulator would go off for 30 seconds. Every time it went off my body would tighten up in so much pain, and this happened 24/7 for 9 months. Once we went back to Dr. Blount about it, and once he saw it, he questioned, “how long has this been going?..”. I answered “ ever since you put it in.”. It was taken out the next day. I cannot ever trust them. FIVE failed surgeries! UCSF did 3 surgeries. The first two was the Stereo EEG to find exactly which scar tissue was causing the seizures. I had 30 grand mal seizures for them in 48hrs. It made my surgeon find out exactly what scar tissue needed to be taken out, not 20% of my left hemisphere like Dr. Blount did. You might be completely traumatized me from what they did to me. Waking up at half way blind and half way blind for life is challenging. I hope Dr. Blount has this somewhere in his conscious of how he’s ruining patient’s lives. I would never trust this hospital do not come here for neurological issues. Even one of the doctors from UCSF used to work for UAB. I COMPLETELY understand why he left. I’m very thankful UCSF (University of Central San Francisco) saved my life. My epileptologist informed me how I would of died between 30-40 y/o from how critical they became. Thanks you UCSF. UAB? Epic FAIL. I have a lot of PTSD from you guys even though it’s been 15 years. Still halfway blind even though Dr. Blount told me it’d come back. Wish I could you guys 0 stars.

Great health service, great doctors, but horrendous insurance coding on the administrative side. Multiple times this year they sent duplicate charges for the exact same procedure by adding different Dr's names....but on the same day for the same procedure??? Basically 2 doctors look at the same piece of paper at the same time and they want to charge $500 for the second doctor looking over his shoulder. Be honest with yourself, we all know who is doing the insurance coding in a deep south hospital. Called UAB and they said "You gone hafta call up insurnce on dat". Got BCBS on the line with UAB and they start arguing with each other LOL. What a joke.

The staff, pre and post surgery care, doctors, nurses, specialty physicians and custodians are top notch and world class. However parking is quite a walk and a fee, and walking to and from the professional buildings is quite the workout.

Sat in the waiting room for 7 hours and after watching the room empty around you twice they still couldn't give you a answer of when you were going to be seen

My son had a really bad motorcycle wreck in September. The doctors, nurses and technicians couldn’t have been better to him. They were so helpful and caring , the doctors were better there than any other hospital around and the nurses were just amazing. Never have I seen such thorough care as he had in the trauma units there and if I ever have the choice to go to UAB or another hospital, my choice will be UAB hands down