The New Children’s of Alabama

| August 13, 2012 

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The New Children’s of Alabama

Doctors, staff and patients are getting used to their new digs, now that the Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children is open for business. CEO Mike Warren says thanks to careful planning, the move to the building earlier this month went very well. So with Children’s of Alabama in its new home, WBHM Intern Aditi Jani spoke with Warren about how the facility positions the hospital for the future.

Aditi Jani with production help from Em Wiginton, August 13, 2012.

 

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