Infirmary Health
Infirmary Health’s Heart & Vascular Institute (HVI) completed its 300th case utilizing the latest-generation Watchman FLX Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure Device. Dr. Mina Jacob, an interventional cardiologist with Diagnostic & Medical Clinic, successfully completed the 300th case at Mobile Infirmary. The Watchman FLX is an alternative to the lifelong use of blood thinners for…
Infirmary Health is now offering a new treatment for chronic back pain with the Intracept procedure. It said that Dr. Leslie Rush, a pain management physician with Gulf Orthopaedics, performed the first Intracept procedure in the Gulf Coast Region at Infirmary Health’s Daphne Surgery Center. Intracept is a minimally invasive procedure that targets a specific…
Dr. Ashley B. Steffens has joined Infirmary Health Rehabilitation Specialists after completing her residency at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital. Steffens specializes in treating patients with physical and cognitive disabilities caused by injuries. Physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians use a range of treatments such as physical therapy, medication and injections to address a…
Two of Infirmary Health’s cardiothoracic surgeons, Dr. Kareem Bedeir and Dr. Peter Pluscht, III, are the only surgeons along the Gulf Coast performing pulmonary artery autograft replacement of the aortic valve. Commonly known as the “Ross Procedure,” this is a unique alternative to traditional valve replacement operations. The physicians perform the procedure at Mobile Infirmary…
Infirmary Health’s Heart & Vascular Institute is now providing advanced treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib) with the Optrell Mapping Catheter with TRUEref Technology from Biosense Webster. Dr. Andin Mullis, a cardiac electrophysiologist, performed the first Optrell catheter procedure across the Gulf Coast Region at Mobile Infirmary. This technology delivers high-resolution directional mapping of arrhythmias in…
Saraland Physical Therapy has joined Infirmary Therapy Services as a part of Infirmary Health. Infirmary Therapy Services offers nine outpatient physical therapy clinics in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Patients of Saraland Physical Therapy and Infirmary Therapy Services’ existing Saraland clinic will receive physical and occupational therapy at the new facility. Through the community’s support, the…
Infirmary Health’s Heart & Vascular Institute performed a branched thoracic endovascular aortic repair utilizing the GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (TBE). This is the first procedure of its kind along the Greater Gulf Coast, from Jacksonville to New Orleans. The procedure was performed by Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgical Associates physicians Dr. Cullen McCarthy, vascular surgeon,…
Infirmary Health has completed the sale of the Thomas Medical Center building, located at 27961 Highway 98 in Daphne, to the City of Daphne. Infirmary Health and its affiliates will continue to conduct all current operations at the location as a tenant of the city for the next three to six years as plans for…
MOBILE, Ala — Mobile Infirmary recently announced the acquisition of the Ion endoluminal system, a minimally invasive robotic-assisted bronchoscopy procedure. This advanced technology enables physicians to reach nodules far into the lung, providing them stability and precision needed for more accurate lung biopsies. The Ion system addresses a challenging aspect of lung biopsy by enabling…
DAPHNE, Ala. — Infirmary Therapy Services recently celebrated the opening of its newest outpatient physical therapy clinic. This ninth location for the therapy practice across Mobile and Baldwin counties is located at 28691 Highway 98 in Daphne. At each location, it is emphasized that a team of licensed therapists treats each patient with a customized…
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