Children's of Alabama’s Post

A stay at the hospital can bring a mix of emotions, especially for kids. With help from our friends Pixar Animation Studios, Disney and Starlight Children's Foundation, our patients experienced an #InsideOut2 movie party. 🍿 Thank you for helping our patients build core memories of JOY! 💛

We love our Laboratory Services professionals!

This month, Children’s of Alabama and more than 50 other corporations across Birmingham competed in the 2024 Birmingham Corporate Challenge presented by Hibbett City Gear. We are so grateful to have been this year’s philanthropic partner! The funds raised will directly support our mission; providing the finest pediatric health services to all children in an environment that fosters excellence in research and medical education. Thank you to all our employees who participated in making this year a success!

Johnson Controls, the global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, honored Children’s of Alabama as an OpenBlue Pioneer. The award is presented to businesses advancing a more sustainable, safe and healthy world supported by Johnson Controls technology and expertise. 🌱 In 2008, Children’s signed a 25-year contract with Johnson Controls to build, design, operate and maintain its new central utility plant. The plant includes hundreds of computer-controlled monitors and advanced controls that provide real-time responses to changes in weather, humidity and hospital needs. It also recycles water and steam to improve the overall system's efficiency. These advancements have resulted in significant energy savings, rapid cost reduction, enhanced fault detection and uninterrupted utilities for the hospital.

PATIENT ➡️ EMPLOYEE: Read the story of Savannah Gardner + help kick off Children's of Alabama's 113th birthday celebration. 🎉 If you’re not familiar with the Lakeshore Lakers, you will be now. Birmingham’s National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) team won back-to-back championships—in a league with 200+ teams. But that’s not all. This year, Savannah was named Coach of the Year (the first female to ever win the title)! #ChildrensofAlabama #LakeshoreFoundation #LakeshoreLakers #wheelchairbasketball

Its Healthcare Risk Management Week! This week is dedicated to celebrating the central role of risk professionals and the critical role they play in patient safety, patient care practices, quality assurance, and safe work environments. Our team works to deliver safe and trusted health care by preventing errors and conserving financial resources, reducing organizational costs through optimal patient outcomes and managing enterprise risk and increasing success in risk prevention. Thank you to our team for all you do to support Children's of Alabama! #HRMWeek American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM)

Congratulations to Sara Bugg, PICU, who was awarded a DAISY! Her nomination read, in part, “My son was admitted with sepsis and an unknown infection at the time… I was scared for my son and to be going through this alone since our family lives two hours away… when I got to the room, Sara was our nurse. She continued reassuring me that I wasn’t alone and that they would help us through this… She helped keep my son off the ventilator and keep him alive through the night… I know we would be in a worse spot without her.”

Congratulations to our most recent IMPACT Award winners! These staff members exemplify the core values of Children's of Alabama, and we are so grateful for their impact on patients and patient families. March: Devin Chapman, Security February: Steven Ward, Behavioral Health January: Ashley Knapp, Health Information Management Do you know Devin, Steven or Ashley? Give them a shout-out in the comments!