AL HJR369

Recognizes the University of South Alabama Health System for its tripartite mission of education, research, and clinical care serving southwest Alabama and the upper Gulf Coast.

USA Health operates the region's only Level 1 trauma center, burn center, neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, and academic-based cancer treatment facility.

USA Children's and Women's Hospital delivers more than 2,700 births annually and its pediatric emergency department treats over 40,000 patients annually; the neonatal intensive care unit has one of the best survivability rates for extremely premature births in the nation.

USA Trauma Center ranks in the top 10 percent nationally in reducing major complications and death, with patients 30 percent more likely to survive traumatic events compared to national averages.

USA Health employs more than 3,800 dedicated employees and provides an annual combined economic impact of almost $800 million to Alabama and its residents.