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2/25/2010 - Alacare Names Dr. Steve Lovelady Tuscaloosa Home Health Medical Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Richard Nieves
Alacare Home Health & Hospice
Phone: 205.981.8000 or 800.852.4724
E-mail: richard.nieves@alacare.com
ALACARE NAMES DR. STEVE LOVELADY TUSCALOOSA HOME HEALTH MEDICAL DIRECTOR
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alacare Home Health & Hospice is pleased to introduce Steve Ray Lovelady, MD, the newest Home Health Medical Director of the company's Tuscaloosa branch. Dr. Lovelady began his work with the Tuscaloosa branch in December 2009.
Specializing in family medicine for the last 23 years, Dr. Lovelady opened his own practice in Tuscaloosa in April 2006. Before coming to Alacare, Dr. Lovelady took a staff position at West Alabama Family Practice & Sports Medicine. He also had physician appointments at Tuscaloosa MedCenter South, Northriver Emergency Physicians and Emergi-Care Clinic.
A Tide fan for life, Dr. Lovelady received both his undergraduate degree as well as his medical degree from the University of Alabama. He was awarded Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude while completing his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Post-graduation, he received the William R. Willard Award for Most Outstanding Intern in 1984. During his Family Practice Residency at the College of Community Health Sciences as Chief Resident, he was highly honored, as well.
Outside of work, Dr. Lovelady is married and the proud father of three children. He is as an Elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church.
About Alacare
Founded by Charles D. Beard, Jr., the Beard family is proud that Alacare Home Health & Hospice is Alabama's oldest and largest family-owned, Medicare-certified home health agency. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alacare is dedicated to providing patients the highest level of skilled nursing, rehabilitative, palliative and hospice care available in the most cost-effective environment-the patient's own home.
Since 1970, Alacare has provided patients with quality home healthcare. Services provided include diabetes education, home care aides, hospice/palliative care, medical social services, mental health nursing, occupational therapy, pain management, physical therapy, skilled nursing, and speech/language pathology.
For more information, visit the company's corporate Web site: http://www.alacare.com/.
