All Baptist Health hospitals will serve as a weigh-in site for this year's Scale Back Alabama, a statewide weight-loss contest. The 10-week competition begins the week of Jan. 23-Jan. 29 and ends April. 10-16.

Montgomery Family Christmas tickets go on sale Friday, Sept. 18. Contemporary Christian star, Natalie Grant will perform at this year's concert on Dec. 1 at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center. Grant's Montgomery stop will be a part of her holiday tour - A Christmas to Believe in. Grant is a four-time recipient of the Gospel Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year award (2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009).

The health of our patients is our top priority at Baptist Health. As the number of people reporting flu-like symptoms increases across the River Region, Baptist Health is asking that children 12 and under and all individuals exhibiting flu-like symptoms refrain from visiting patients at all Baptist Health facilities (Baptist Medical Center South, Baptist Medical Center East and Prattville Baptist Hospital). This quality measure will help keep our patients, employees and other visitors from contracting the flu.

Baptist Medical Center South has been recognized for achievement in using evidence-based guidelines to provide the best possible care to patients through The American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association's Get With The GuidelinesSM program. Baptist South and 569 other hospitals are featured in a July 28 advertisement in the "America's Best Hospitals" issue of US News & World Report to commemorate their receipt of Get With The Guidelines Gold or Silver Performance Achievement Award. The awards are given for achievement in coronary artery disease, stroke and/or heart failure treatment.

Baptist Medical Center South has received the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Silver Performance Achievement Award and the Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The awards will be presented to Lynne Parker, CEO of Baptist Medical Center South, at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 8 in auditorium of the Montgomery Cardiovascular Institute, 2119 East South Blvd.