There are no current plans for the University of Alabama System to purchase or take over Tuscaloosa's DCH Health System, Chancellor Finis St. John said Wednesday.
Katrina Keefer, the new CEO of the DCH Health System, said the patient experience in their hospitals needs to improve but believes better days are ahead.
Leaders in Tuscaloosa County once again called for DCH to find a partner to help improve conditions at its three hospitals and guarantee their long-term survival.
An former employee at Northport Medical Center was arrested and charged with felony abuse after she allegedly attacked a patient with intellectual disabilities in June.