Clinical Spotlight: Emergency Department

Last quarter we introduced a clinical spotlight where referring pediatricians submit questions to a clinic or subspecialty at Children's of Alabama. This month we are highlighting the Emergency Department at Children's of Alabama. See below for the Q&A with Dr. Courtney Baxley.

Next quarter, we will highlight Mental Healthcare and Resources offered at Children’s of Alabama. Please submit any questions you have to courtney.baxley@childrensal.org regarding Mental Healthcare.  

Children's of Alabama & UAB launch new urine collection device for critically ill premature infants & children

In July 2022, a group of experts from across Children's of Alabama & UAB, along with local entrepreneurs, launched Zorro-Flow Inc., the newest startup of the UAB Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HIIE). The product is a neonatal external urine-collection device designed to collect urine safely and effectively in critically ill female neonates and infants less than one year old. Click the link below to read the full article.

Inside Pediatrics Podcast- Sickle Cell Clinic

In this episode of the Inside Pediatrics Podcast, a former sickle cell disease patient at Children's of Alabama interviews his former Children's doctor to reflect on his battle with sickle cell disease and how the doctor empowered him to advocate for his care and create his own success story. Click the link below to hear the podcast.

Save the date for Practical Day of Pediatrics 2023

Save the date for the Practical day of Pediatrics, taking place Sat., Feb. 4, 2023!

The event will held at the Bradley Lecture Center

at Children's of Alabama from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

A Zoom option will also be available.

Children's of Alabama Physician Marketing Coordinator Note

Hi everyone! My name is Emily Whitmire and I am thrilled to have joined the Children's of Alabama Strategic Communications & Marketing team as the Physician Marketing Coordinator. 

I graduated from Samford University with a Journalism and Mass Communication degree with a concentration in Public Relations. Upon graduating, I worked at Style Advertising as a PR & Digital Media Strategist, and then most recently at the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama as Marketing & Communications Manager.

My role at Children's of Alabama is to support Pediatric Practice Solutions (PPS) with marketing efforts as well as to research, create and develop communication for referring physicians and their offices (such as this E-Newsletter). Please reach out to me at 205-638-9002 or emily.whitmire@childrensal.org with any questions.