The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital
Birmingham, AL 35233
Opened in 1992, The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital is a specially designed “superclinic” for outpatient medical care, housing hundreds of physicians in nearly three dozen specialties. Today, The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital is one of the busiest outpatient centers in America and is renowned for providing the most advanced health care services that are both compassionate and convenient for our patients and their families.
The Whitaker Clinic of UAB Hospital, located one block east of The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, opened in summer 2017 to accommodate growing demand for outpatient health care services. The two clinics serve more than 2,000 patients per day.
With more than 250 exam rooms and many nationally ranked specialties, The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital and the Whitaker Clinic of UAB Hospital combine the latest in clinical care with teaching and research. Our staff collaborates and communicates extensively with our patients in order to deliver the ultimate patient experience and the highest quality of health services.
From cardiac care to urology, endoscopies to infusion treatments, The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital puts patients at the center of everything we do.
Available Services
- Breast Health Center
- Bronchoscopy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiographics
- Cardiology
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Continence
- Coumadin Clinic
- CT Scan
- DEXA Scan
- Diabetes Education
- Digestive Health Center
- Echocardiography
- Endocrinology
- Endoscopy
- General Surgery
- Hematology & Oncology
- Infusion Therapy
- Laboratory
- Liver Transplant
- Lung Transplant
- Mammography
- MEG Lab
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- MRI
- Multidisciplinary Comprehensive Diabetes Clinic (MCDC)
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Nuclear Cardiology
- Oral Surgery
- Osteoporosis
- Otolaryngology (ENT)
- Pharmacy
- Plastic Surgery
- Preadmission Testing
- Preoperative Assessment
- Prostate Center
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Pulmonary Function Lab
- Radiology
- Rheumatology
- Social Services
- Supportive Care and Survivorship
- Surgical Oncology
- Ultrasound
- Urogynecology
- Urology
- Vascular Lab
- Vascular Surgery
The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital clinics are provider-based (or hospital-based). These are terms that Medicare uses to describe outpatient clinics that actually are part of a hospital. Basically, it means that the physician offices of certain clinics at The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital are treated as departments of UAB Hospital. Patients who visit a provider-based clinic may receive two bills: one for the services provided by the physician and one for the services provided by the facility. In addition, Medicaid patients may be required to pay two co-payments for receiving care at provider-based clinics: one for the physician visit and one for the hospital visit. Depending on their insurance coverage, patients may pay more overall for outpatient services and procedures at provider-based clinics. Learn more about provider-based clinics, including answers to frequently asked questions.
Convenient parking is located in the deck adjacent to the Clinic at 2100 6th Avenue South. The deck is connected to the second floor of The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital by a weatherproof skybridge. The fee for parking increases according to time spent in the deck. Valet parking is also available at the front entrance of the Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital.