The COVID-19 vaccine has arrived at Thomas Hospital. Here is a video of health care workers there unboxing the vaccine and moving it to cold storage. more

FOLEY, Alabama — He’s a medical trailblazer who walks step by step with each of his patients on their personal “path to wellness.” And according to Dr. J. Douglas Brown, that’s exactly the … more

The City of Orange Beach has hired GreenCo from Foley to provide training on the proper way to clean and disinfect city facilities against the COVID-19 virus. Department heads will choose the … more

Help ensure a readily available blood supply amid COVID-19 outbreak Submitted   With no known end date to the coronavirus fight, the American Red Cross is encouraging healthy … more

People are staying home to avoid the novel coronavirus, but it may linger on commonly used surfaces for longer than you think. A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine examined how long … more

The Governor’s Office of Volunteer Services (GOVS), through its partnership with the Alabama Department of Public Healthy (ADPH), announces its newly launched Alabama ReadyOp … more

With the local and regional quarantine instructions asking people to stay home and avoid contact with others, it has been a significantly stressful and uncertain time for everyone — … more

For much of the U.S. it may feel like the world came to a grinding halt last week when concerns about the spread of the coronavirus shuttered public buildings, open spaces and schools … more

So far, flu season has been relatively gentle on southwest Alabama. According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, the state’s southwest district, which includes Baldwin County, … more

The Thomas Hospital Auxiliary is seeking students to participate in their junior volunteer program this summer. This opportunity is offered to high school students between the ages 14 to 17 with … more