Members of the Health Services Foundation Board of Directors visited the University of South Alabama Medical Center this week, where they held their board meeting and toured both the new Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) and the Trauma Center.
Members were also introduced to Joshua Roberts, a patient who benefitted from the specialty care provided at the hospital.
Roberts, 22, suffered from epileptic seizures since he was 2 years old, which decreased his quality of life and sidetracked his educational career. In July, he was monitored at the EMU and had surgery to remove a section of his brain. Since then, Roberts has not had a seizure and is preparing to attend USA in January.
Photos from the meeting and tour are shown below.
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| Joshua Roberts (left) shares his story during the Board of Directors meeting. |
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| From left: Dr. Samuel Strada, dean of the USA College of Medicine; Sarah Damson, board member; and Dr. David Lewis, chair of obstetrics and gynecology at the USA College of Medicine. |
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| Trauma surgeon Dr. Richard Gonzalez (left), associate professor of surgery at the USA College of Medicine, describes how patients are cared for at the USA Trauma Center. |
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| Dr. Dean Naritoku (right), chair of neurology at the USA College of Medicine, explains how the new epilepsy monitoring unit is helping patients from Mobile and the surrounding region. |
