sign — Ascension St. Vincent’s becomes UAB St. Vincent’s on Novemebr 1, 2024. (Pat Byington / Bham Now)

It’s official. The UAB Health System has assumed ownership of Ascension St. Vincent’s Health System as of November 1st. All former St. Vincent’s sites of care and operations are now officially UAB St. Vincent’s.

As reported by Bham Now in June 2024, the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved the $450 million agreement to buy Birmingham’s oldest hospital and network of medical facilities.

“We are thrilled to welcome St. Vincent’s patients, caregivers and associates to the UAB Medicine community. We are grateful and excited for how well this acquisition has been received by patients, as well as the St. Vincent’s and UAB teams. I look forward to seeing how the combining of these two great health systems enhances patients’ access to a larger network of care, creates exciting opportunities for our people and makes Alabama’s healthcare system more sustainable.”

UAB Health System CEO Dawn Bulgarella

The new UAB St. Vincent’s sites

Under the agreement, UAB Health System Authority has acquired all of Ascension St. Vincent’s sites of care including the hospitals at:

Birmingham
Blount
Chilton
East and St. Clair
One Nineteen Campus
Trussville Freestanding Emergency Department
Imaging centers + other clinics that are part of Ascension Medical Group

According to a UAB news release, UAB St. Vincent’s patients will continue to have access to the health care services and providers they’ve come to trust, and they will also gain access to a larger care network.

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