by trivent-scu | Jan 23, 2023 | UAB, UAB Medicine
TriVent Healthcare (Formerly Special Care Unit) recently signed a new five-year agreement to continue operating its Special Care Unit at University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. The acute, multidisciplinary unit is solely dedicated to liberating patients from... 
by trivent-scu | Nov 17, 2022 | Staff Spotlight, UAB
As the leader in ventilator liberation, Special Care Providers needs a top-notch team to provide industry-leading care to patients. Chris Chapman, Respiratory Manager at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, is exceeding these standards every single day.... 
by trivent-scu | Oct 5, 2022 | COVID19, Staff Spotlight, UAB
Providing high-quality care and decreasing hospital length of stay are two top priorities for Special Care Unit (SCU), so it was imperative to bring on a leader who understood and embraced these goals. Enter Emily Hilliker. Emily Hilliker The North Carolina native... 
by trivent-scu | May 20, 2022 | COVID19, Staff Spotlight, UAB
Managing critically ill, medically complex ventilator patients with multiple comorbidities poses significant challenges related to throughput, length of stay, readmissions and risk of hospital-acquired conditions. During Becker’s Hospital Review’s 12th... 
by trivent-scu | Apr 20, 2022 | Staff Spotlight, UAB
When Jimmy Stout joined the Special Care Unit (SCU) team at UAB Medicine in 2017 he was amazed by how well the team worked together, supporting each other and the patients. Jimmy Stout Today, that collaboration is a vital component of his role as the SCU Quality and... 
by trivent-scu | Jan 10, 2022 | COVID19, UAB, Ventilator
After spending 79 days in the hospital and 39 on a ventilator due to Covid-19, one Special Care Unit patient, Justin Moon, is on a mission to encourage everyone who is eligible to get the vaccine. “We were unsure of the vaccine, and we were wrong. My situation did not...