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DCH Regional Medical Center
 DCH
Regional Medical Center, the primary hospital for the Family Practice
Residency, is located adjacent to the campus on University Boulevard.
It serves as a referral hospital for patients in west central Alabama.
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DCH Regional Medical Center has 523 beds;
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The Family Practice program is the only residency at DCH Regional
Medical Center.
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Available services at the facility include:
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A level 3 nursery;
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Full pediatric services;
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An intensive care unit;
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A coronary care unit;
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An open-heart surgical unit;
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An oncology unit;
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A dialysis unit;
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Outpatient surgery;
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Stroke unit.
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DCH Regional Medical Center has been designated as a level II trauma center.
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Available state-of-the-art diagnostic services include:
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Computerized axial tomography;
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Magnetic resonance imaging;
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Lithotripsy.
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Tuscaloosa's Veterans
Affairs Medical Center is a second hospital training site for the Family
Practice Residency. This complex, located in east Tuscaloosa, provides
a busy general medical service as well as comprehensive psychiatric services.
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The VA Medical Center is a 655-bed hospital emphasizing
neuropsychiatry.
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The medical service includes:
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An intensive care unit;
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A pulmonary laboratory.
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The complex houses a nursing-home unit for geriatric
patients.
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