The UAB Department of Pastoral Care
The UAB Department of Pastoral Care consists of professionally trained
ministers of various faiths who are certified for chaplaincy. With patients
arriving each day from throughout the world, UAB Hospital is an exciting
place to provide pastoral care. Students benefit from this cosmopolitan
atmosphere, and especially from their exposure to many of the world’s most
talented health care professionals.
UAB Hospital
Often known as UAB, the University of Alabama at Birmingham is
internationally renowned for its exceptional health-related services and
educational and research activities. Currently supporting an enrollment of
approximately 15,000 students, UAB is situated on 240 adjoining acres of
land (almost 70 city blocks), only eight blocks from downtown Birmingham.
With 12,000 employees, UAB is easily the metropolitan area’s largest
employer.
The UAB medical Center is composed of the School of Medicine, Dentistry,
Nursing, Optometry, Public Health, Health Related Professionals, and the
much acclaimed UAB Hospital, which was established in 1945 as the
teaching hospital for the University of Alabama School of Medicine.
As a tertiary-care facility, UAB Hospital provides specialized care and
research in many medical areas including heart disease and surgery, organ
transplantation, kidney disease, lung disease, cancer, diabetes, strokes,
arthritis, spinal cord injuries, and critically ill newborns, among many others.