Sculpture Brings Historical Meaning to New Facility

(L-R) Mr. and Mrs. Brad Morton with Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Allison

The February opening of UAB St. Vincent’s East Freestanding Emergency Department (FED) in Trussville was a source of great celebration not only for the facility’s staff but for the entire community. The excitement of the opening day was accompanied by a blessing and dedication, tours of the facility, and opportunities to honor the donors who […]

Cool Beans, Hot Coffee, Warm Friendships

Kyle McGee and his communication partner, Michael Richards

Thanks to a coffee cart business called Kyle’s Cool Beans, associates and guests at UAB St. Vincent’s One Nineteen can purchase a morning cup of java, enjoy a visit with the proprietor, and go about their day with a smile. The Cool Beans story began seven years ago when Veronica McGee was searching for a […]

The Works of Arts in Medicine

Arts in Medicine

UAB St. Vincent’s Ministry Formation is delighted to welcome UAB Arts in Medicine (AIM) to two campuses, made possible by the generous support of UAB St. Vincent’s Foundation. The AIM program was founded to incorporate the arts into a healthcare setting. It strives to transform the care environment and enhance well-being and healing through creative […]

A Cardiologist with a Heart for Giving

Dr. Alain Bouchard

Some people have a talent for gift-giving, a knack for selecting the perfect gift, one that delights the recipient for having received it and the giver for having given it. Dr. Alain Bouchard is one of those people. A cardiologist with Cardiology Specialists of Birmingham who practices at UAB St. Vincent’s, Dr. Bouchard has not […]

Father/Son Donations Honor Bruno Cancer Center

Dr. Merle Salter, Dr. Sally Salter, Dr. Susan Salter, Austin Blackwell, and John Blackwell

A father/son duo recently expressed gratitude for life-saving treatment rendered to the son at the Bruno Cancer Center with separate gifts to UAB St. Vincent’s Foundation. The donations were directed to the radiation oncology department. “It was just a token of our appreciation to St. Vincent’s,” said John Blackwell, the father of 42-year-old Austin Blackwell. […]

One NICU Family Donates to Benefit Others

Tyler and Jessica Hinton with son, Sam

The arrival of Samuel “Sam” Hinton on September 19, 2019, was a big surprise to his parents, Tyler and Jessica Hinton. Not that they weren’t expecting him. They just didn’t expect him to arrive quite so soon. Born at UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham two months ahead of schedule, Sam spent the first six weeks of […]

Why One Physician Gives: Supporting Others Makes Lives Better, Souls Brighter

Dr. Salter

Third-generation physician Susan Salter, MD, a radiation oncologist at UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham Bruno Cancer Center, is a giving person by nature. As a physician, she spends countless hours tending to her patients; as a wife and mother, she devotes herself to caring for her family. She also strives for greater good as a church […]

Grateful Hearts Give: How Comfort and Care Eased a Family’s Sorrow

McClain Family

On September 7, 2022, Caroline McClain learned during a routine 20-week ultrasound that the baby, whose arrival she and husband Jason were happily anticipating in the coming year, had no heartbeat. “It was a complete and total shock after a healthy pregnancy thus far,” McClain, former executive director of the Forge Breast Cancer Survivor Center, […]

Why We Give: St. Vincent’s Shows the Love of Jesus

DiPiazza Family

Rebecca DiPiazza thought she knew St. Vincent’s. After all, she was project director for a St. Vincent’s Foundation-initiated breast cancer survivor program. She serves as Foundation Junior Board chair. She and her husband, Trey Hamer, included the Foundation in their wills and funded NICU cameras. DiPiazza, a cancer survivor, knows the Foundation’s influence extends through […]