DEMOPOLIS, ALA. – Nov. 11, 2024 – Two founding members of the board of the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Foundation have stepped up to new leadership positions as the school moves into a critical phase of development. The board has voted to name Rob Pearson...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Pledge Significant Contribution DEMOPOLIS, ALA., Oct. 1, 2024 — The Caring Foundation of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama (BCBSAL) has pledged major ongoing funding for the launch of the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences (ASHS) took another significant step forward last week when the Board of Trustees held its inaugural meeting, choosing longtime state healthcare leader Mike Warren as its first president. Warren is one of...

DEMOPOLIS, ALA. – August 19, 2024 – Gov. Kay Ivey has released the names of her appointments to the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Board of Trustees. The school’s Foundation praised the high caliber of Alabama leaders chosen by Gov. Ivey. “On behalf of the ASHS...

DEMOPOLIS, ALA. – July 30, 2024 – The City of Demopolis has officially transferred ownership of the former New Era plant property to the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Foundation. This  milestone, in a unanimous vote from the Demopolis City Council, marks...

W. Gary Holemon, President & CEO of Robertson Banking Company, left, and Pete Reynolds, CFO of Robertson Banking Company, right, present Rob Pearson and Kirk Stephens, of the ASHS Foundation, with a $30,000 check to support the school. DEMOPOLIS, ALA. – July 17,...

DEMOPOLIS, ALA. – June 11, 2024 – Two men with deep backgrounds in business leadership and nonprofit service in Alabama have joined the board steering the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Foundation. Edward A. (Ted) Hosp and Alfred (Freddy) Padilla Jr. join the...

DEMOPOLIS, ALA. – May 14, 2024 – Today, Gov. Kay Ivey joined legislative, healthcare and education leaders from across Alabama for a ceremonial signing of H.B. 163, the legislation that creates the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences. The new residential high school...

Contact:  Jonathan McElvy [email protected] (713) 689-8443 Senate passes bill to approve the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences DEMOPOLIS, ALA. – May 2, 2024 – Today, the proposed Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences cleared its final, major...

BY ALEXANDER WILLIS MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A proposed health care sciences-focused high school championed by Gov. Kay Ivey for more than a year would be created under a bill filed recently. The bill’s filing by Rep. Cynthia Almond, R-Tuscaloosa, and Sen. Bobby Singleton...

By State Sen. Gerald Allen & State Rep. A.J. McCampbell This week, we are proud to co-sponsor legislation that would approve and fund the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences in Demopolis. We encourage our colleagues to show that Alabama can be a leader in both...

Special to the BBNN In her State of the State Address on Tuesday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey again called on the Legislature to fund the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences, a statewide, residential high school located in Demopolis. In the speech, Ivey said the school is...

By Claudia Peppenhorst HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) -It’s no secret that the entire country has been suffering from healthcare worker shortages for the past few years and that’s especially been felt here in Alabama. Now, Governor Kay Ivey is calling on the state...

By WAFF 48 Digital Staff DEMOPOLIS, Ala. (WAFF) - A new school in Alabama is opening in response to the lack of healthcare workers across the state. The Alabama School of Healthcare in Demopolis is recruiting high school students interested in the field. Students will...