MOBILE, Alabama (October 16, 2025) — For every person who seeks care at USA Health, the academic health system for the University of South Alabama, as many as 100 team members can be involved in helping that patient recover and thrive.

Honoring those employees is the purpose of USA Health’s signature event, A Night Honoring Healers. The evening supports USA Health and is proudly presented through the generous sponsorship of the USA Foundation. This year’s celebration will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center. Proceeds will benefit the academic health system’s three-part mission of patient care, education, and research.

“We are incredibly proud of the compassionate care our healthcare team members provide every patient who walks through our doors,” said Natalie Fox, DNP, interim CEO of USA Health. “They are often unsung heroes, quietly working behind the scenes to do everything from stabilizing and treating patients to sterilizing equipment, ensuring all safety protocols are followed for the best possible outcomes.”

Tickets and sponsorships are now available. Visit usahealthsystem.com/healersfor more information and to purchase tickets, which includes a reception, seated dinner, and an awards presentation. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Shanna Thorpe at sthorpe@southalabama.edu

Honorary chair of A Night Honoring Healers for 2025 is Stephanie A. Bryan, tribal chair and chief executive officer of The Poarch Creek Indians in Atmore and a long-time supporter of USA, including USA Health.

“We are so proud to continue our relationship with the healthcare heroes who work around-the-clock to meet the medical needs of the most vulnerable among us,” she said. “We also encourage other individuals and businesses to support the region’s only academic health system as they offer hope and healing to thousands of patients each year.”

In 2017, USA Health began recognizing its healthcare heroes, including those in the community who contribute to patient care, during an annual ceremony. In past years, USA Health has featured many patients, including a man with Parkinson’s disease who underwent deep brain stimulation to slow tremors in his hand, and a woman who battled and beat stage 2 breast cancer. In each case, numeroushealers were honored for providing their care.

During the evening, guests will hear the inspiring stories of two patients and how they received life-changing care at USA Health. Each of the many team members involved in the patients’ path to healing, from physicians and nurses to techs and social workers, will be recognized with a medal for providing exceptional, compassionate care.

About USA Health

USA Health, the health system for the University of South Alabama, the Flagship of the Gulf Coast, is the leading academic health system in the region. With more than 40 care delivery locations, including University Hospital, Children’s & Women’s Hospital, Providence Hospital and the Mitchell Cancer Institute, and physician practices throughout the area, the health system melds clinical care, research and healthcare education into the most advanced medical care in the region.