Marshall Health System - The Premiere source of health care services in Marshall
County. The locally owned system consists of two hospitals, Marshall Medical Center
North located between Arab and Guntersville, and Marshall Medical Center South
located between Albertville and Boaz.
Marshall Health Systems features state-of-the-art medical technologies and a
dedicated team of specialized and general practice physicians, nurses, technologists,
and allied personnel.
The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations North
accredits Marshall Medical Center with commendation. MMC North features all private
rooms and 24-hour physician staffed emergency department.
Healthcare services at Marshall Medical Center North include: Cardiopulmonary
Rehabilitation, Community Education programs, Day Care, Diabetic Counseling, Diagnostic
Services, Emergency Medicine, EMS Ambulance Service, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology,
General Surgery, Gynecology, Home Health, Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
and
Travel medicine, Mammography, Neurology, Nutrition Counseling, Obstetrics, Ophthalmology,
Oral Surgery, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology (ENT), Pathology, Pediatrics, Physical
Therapy, Physicians Referral, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, Radiology, Renal Dialysis,
Urology and Wellness programs.
Therapy Plus Center, a 22,000 square foot fitness and rehabilitation center is
located on the campus at MMC-North. Rehabilitation specialties include cardiovascular
and pulmonary rehabilitation, stroke recovery, physical therapy, sports injury
prevention and rehabilitation and speech therapy.
Therapy Plus Center is available for patient use as well as public fitness memberships.
The center boasts computer monitored cardiovascular equipment, Cybex and Stairmaster
weight machines and free weights, treadmills and stationary bikes, an indoor heated
lap pool and a heated therapy pool. An array of wellness classes are offered including
land and water aerobics and a professional staff of physical therapists, recreational
therapists, and fitness coordinators are on hand to coordinate individual fitness
programs.
http://www.mmcenters.com
Education
When making a list of Arab’s many great attributes, certainly its school system
would have to be at the top. Arab City Schools have an established tradition of
excellence in the areas of academics, athletics and extra-curricular activities,
college preparation and community involvement. The system has been selected every
year since 1998 by SchoolMatch to receive the “What Parents Want Award” through
its data collection of information from parents relocating from different parts
of the country. While proud of its tradition of excellence Arab City Schools consistently
seeks to provide more and better opportunities to the community it serves. As
Superintendent John Mullins has said, “With unsurpassed determination, the good
people of Arab City Schools are committed to grow our excellence.”
As proof of the superintendent’s statement, it should be noted that all schools
in the system are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Arab schools are demonstrations sites for both the Alabama Reading Initiative
and the Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative. Further proof can be
found in an analysis of the system’s test scores. Arab schools consistently place
in the top state rankings on standardized test scores. In every area of recent
testing Arab has placed well. Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills,
or DIBELS, the state mandated reading assessment for primary grades, ranks Arab
Primary School students at 3rd in the state. While Stanford -10 Achievement Scores for grades 3 through 8 place
Arab 6th in the state. High School ACT scores are above state and national averages and
the percentage of Arab High School Students passing the Alabama High School Graduation
Exam is above 99.5%. High School students received a total of $1,330,288 among
88 students at Award’s Day in spring 2005.
Course offerings at Arab schools are designed to meet the needs of all students.
Because Arab is only a short drive from Huntsville, a major center for scientific
and technological development, the city school system builds from a strongly academic
core. Additional course offerings include: 7 different state recognized career
technical programs, including a nationally competitive Health Occupations Students
of America program; Dual Enrollment courses and Accelerated College Enrollment
courses are offered to Arab High School juniors and seniors through Snead State
Community College; a nationally competitive robotics program; broad-casting and
journalism; and Pre-engineering. Academic competition teams such as Space Bowl,
Scholar’s Bowl and Math Team are also open to student try-outs. By fall of 2006
Arab Junior High School will have 4 new classrooms and a new auditorium/gym.
Whether your athletic interests are on the field, on the court, at the track,
or in the pool Arab City Schools has something to offer you. Arab’s athletes are
able to compete in every sport offered by the Alabama High School Athletic Association.
And just as students are encouraged to excel athletically, opportunities for student
development in the performing arts are also provided. Arab Junior and High Schools
Band and choral programs are exceptional. Performances by Arab Musical Theater
are eagerly anticipated and play to “sell-out crowds” in the 1,000 seat high school
auditorium.
Community support is another contributing factor to the excellence of Arab City
Schools. Attendance and support of competitions, concerts and performances is
extraordinary. Area concerned citizens seeking to render assistance to Arab schools
formed the Arab City Schools Foundation which is able to provide grants to teachers
for the funding of worthy projects that fall outside the general curriculum. Additionally,
$41,400 dollars in local grants were awarded to high school students in spring
of 2005.
If you or your children wish to be a part of Arab City Schools, or if you desire
additional information, please contact us at (256) 586-6011 or visit our web-site
at www.arabcityschools.org.
