USA Medical Center

The University of South Alabama Medical Center is a 406-bed acute care facility that serves as the primary teaching hospital for the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. It is the major referral center for southern Alabama , southern Mississippi , and portions of northwest Florida , offering centers for Level I trauma, burns, cardiovascular disease, strokes, and sickle cell disease. Its sophisticated technology combined with the desire, dedication, and determination of an acclaimed professional staff allows patients to receive the finest medical care available.

In 1830, the corner stone for a city hospital building was laid on city-owned land on St. Anthony Street . This marked the “birth” of an institution that was destined to serve the citizens of Mobile faithfully and competently for 136 years. The building was completed one year later and was said to represent the finest in architectural craftsmanship.It has exemplified medical excellence since the beginning of its time. The University of South Alabama Medical Center continues to maintain the medical excellence of its past, provide Mobilians and the entire Gulf Coast with specialty services of the present, and strive to attain the knowledge and technology of the future.