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HUNTSVILLE, AL, ― Crestwood Medical Center is proud to announce it has earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award, and AFIB Gold Quality Achievement Award. These awards recognize the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke, heart failure, and AFIB patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on t... ... Read More

Huntsville, AL – Crestwood Medical Center has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2018. Crestwood is one of only 95 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. The award recognizes Crestwood Medical Center’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies that Crestwood has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the Ameri... ... Read More

Crestwood Medical Center and the Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville are happy to announce that six local nonprofit organizations in the Huntsville area will receive grants distributed from the Crestwood Women & Families Fund in 2018. The mission of the Crestwood Women & Families Fund is to establish a grant-making fund for high-impact grants to address the issues and meet immediate needs of women and families in our community. The fund is managed by the Community Foundation. Crestwood em... ... Read More

(Huntsville, AL)- Crestwood Medical Center announced that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers. The Gold Seal of Approval® and the Heart-Check mark represent symbols of quality from their respective organizations. Crestwood Medical Center underwent a rigorous onsite review on January 30, 2018. Joint Commission experts evaluated compliance with str... ... Read More

Following these 5 steps could greatly decrease your chances of catching the flu this year. 1. Wash Your Hands 8 Times a Day Washing your hands is one of the most effective and easiest ways to prevent infection. Wash your hands: Before you eat After you use the bathroom Any time you sneeze, cough or do anything that gets your hands dirty 2. Watch What You Touch The average person touches their face 3-5 times each minute. Germs from your hands can get near your eyes and mouth, spreading bacteria and infec... ... Read More

Healthgrades Analyzes Patient Outcomes in Nearly 4,500 Hospitals HUNTSVILLE, AL – Crestwood released today that it has been recognized by Healthgrades as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals™ for Spine Surgery. Healthgrades evaluated nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 34 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions.* Healthgrades identified the 100 best-performing hospitals across all conditions or procedures evaluated within orthopedics. The achievement is part of findings released in the H... ... Read More

Crestwood Medical Center again offering free application assistance If you need help comparing plans or filling out an application on the Health Insurance Marketplace, Crestwood Medical Center once again is offering free assistance during open enrollment, Nov. 1, 2017 – Dec. 15, 2017. Appointments may be made with the hospital’s certified assisters by calling 256-429-4842, or can be booked online: www.GetCoveredAmerica.org/connector. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, and this year’s open... ... Read More

Providing grants to address the issues and meet immediate needs of women and families in the Huntsville community. Huntsville, AL - Crestwood Medical Center and the Community Foundation of Huntsville/Madison County are happy to announce that seven local nonprofit organizations in the Huntsville area will receive grants distributed from the Crestwood Women & Families Fund in 2017. The mission of the Crestwood Women & Families Fund is to establish a grant-making fund for high-impact grants to addr... ... Read More

The Crestwood Medical Center School of Radiology is a 24-month hospital-based certificate program. Admission to the program is very limited due to our emphasis on qualified applicants. Applications are taken September, October and through November 15 of each year. Classes currently begin every January. The Medical Radiography Program is a two year certificate program that prepares the participant for entry-level employment in the field of radiographic medical imaging. Attend an information session to le... ... Read More

Not-for-Profit Organizations Can Apply to Request Funding for Community Projects Huntsville, AL - Crestwood Medical Center and the Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville announce that the Crestwood Women & Families Fund grant application is now available for nonprofit organizations seeking funding. The mission of the Crestwood Women & Families Fund is to establish a grant-making fund for high-impact grants to address the issues and meet immediate needs of women and families in our community.... ... Read More