DCH Health System

When Dr. Jerome McDonald arrived at DCH Regional Medical Center early this year, Tuscaloosa was performing about five or six heart surgeries a year. This week, he completed his 100th open-heart procedure since starting in January.

Some chemotherapy patients at DCH Health System's Manderson Cancer Center now have a way to keep their hair, and the first of them are far enough into treatment that their nurses can see it working.

A medical malpractice lawsuit alleges that staff at DCH's Northport Medical Center left a young, pregnant woman in the emergency department waiting room before she ultimately delivered her stillborn baby alone in a lobby bathroom.

DCH Health System will expand its West Alabama Palliative Care program on August 10, extending specialized support to patients after they leave the hospital.

DCH Health System has hired a veteran law enforcement officer to lead security operations at its Northport Medical Center.

Tuscaloosa's DCH Health System has earned Stryker's Environmental Excellence Platinum Award, becoming the only health system in Alabama to receive the recognition at the platinum level.

DCH Health System President and CEO Katrina Keefer has been elected to the Alabama Hospital Association's Board of Trustees, where she will serve as West Regional Council Representative.

The husband of the young nurse and mother who was shot and killed outside Tuscaloosa's DCH Regional Medical Center has sued the hospital, it's third-party security firm and the alleged shooter over her death.

DCH Health System has increased security measures at Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa following the tragic murder of a 27-year-old nurse in the facility's parking lot in May.

The first Director of Development of Tuscaloosa’s under-construction Saban Center will leave that role to return to the DCH Foundation, where she has been named a vice president.