TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –The University of Alabama’s University Medical Center will host a community-wide open house on Aug. 22 from 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. The new facility is located in the new School of Medicine building at the corner of University Boulevard and Fifth Avenue East.

Bring the children and a camera to have their picture made with Big Al and participate in a drawing for door prizes from the Athletic Department and Bryant Museum. Some of the door prizes will be: tickets to a Crimson Tide football game, UA basketball tickets, and an autographed football and basketball; framed Crimson Tide Greats autographed poster; a framed edition of the original issue Bryant postage stamps; limited edition art prints; dinner at the Cypress Inn; dinner at Wings Sports Grille; Tuscaloosa Symphony tickets; and free passes to the University Recreation Center, which includes access to the new swimming pool with water slide, tennis, racquetball, basketball, weight machines and an indoor walking track.

University Medical Center is the only multi-specialty clinic in Tuscaloosa. Doctors and nursing staff will be on hand during the open house to greet guests in each clinic area and provide tours. Additional information on the medical and health care services available for medical center patients will be shared. Guests can also make appointments at the open house and get health tips handouts.

The Center offers medical care for all ages and has many special services: Family Medicine; Pediatrics, including an ADHD clinic and follow-up care for infants who were in neonatal intensive care after birth; internal medicine; neurology; obstetrics and gynecology; and mental health services in the Betty Shirley Clinic for Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, which offers individual counseling, marriage and family counseling, psychiatric outpatient care, psychotherapy and drug therapy.

Lab testing and X-rays are completed on-site, and nutrition therapy and dietary information are available for patients who need help managing diabetes, obesity and other medical conditions. Social services, assistance with nursing home placements, and a prescription drug assistance program also are provided.

Through UA’s College of Community Health Sciences, the University Medical Center addresses the unique needs of training medical students and residents to practice in smaller communities in the more rural areas of Alabama. The mission of the College is to provide physicians with the expertise of accessible, high quality and compassionate medical care for the citizens of Alabama through education, research and service.