The Tuscaloosa Thread earned top honors in a national journalism contest for its reporting about DCH and a wrongful death lawsuit filed against them last year.
No shots were fired and no one was hurt Tuesday morning when an elderly patient reportedly brought a gun to DCH Regional Medical Center early Tuesday morning.
Katrina Keefer, the new CEO of the DCH Health System, said the patient experience in their hospitals needs to improve but believes better days are ahead.
Leaders in Tuscaloosa County once again called for DCH to find a partner to help improve conditions at its three hospitals and guarantee their long-term survival.
An former employee at Northport Medical Center was arrested and charged with felony abuse after she allegedly attacked a patient with intellectual disabilities in June.