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Medical Association of the State of Alabama (MASA)

	Latitude:	32.376991
	Longitude:	-86.29675

Main/General Business Number: 334-954-2500 or 800-239-6272
Main/General Business E-mail Address: (hidden)
Website: http://www.masalink.org/

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Mission: The Medical Association of the State of Alabama exists to serve, lead and unite physicians in promoting the highest quality of health care for the people of Alabama through advocacy, information and education.

The Medical Association of the State of Alabama is the professional association for some 7,000 physicians of all specialties throughout Alabama. MASA exists to serve, lead and unite physicians in promoting the highest quality of health care for the people of Alabama through advocacy, information and education.

Founded more than 130 years ago, the Medical Association's strategic agenda remains rooted in its historic commitment to the medical profession, physicians and the patients they serve.

MASA is one of a very few truly democratic organizations. The membership has vital input into the workings of MASA through the elected College of Counsellors and House of Delegates. This body not only elects the Board of Censors, but also votes on policy resolutions that guide the Board and staff in issues of importance to physicians.

The Medical Association of the State of Alabama is unified with county societies. In other words, physicians must be a member of their county society to be a member of the state association. MASA also works closely with the American Medical Association and specialty societies at the state and national level on a variety of issues.

The Alliance to the Medical Association of the State of Alabama is an affiliate group made up of physicians and physician spouses that assists MASA in its programs for the advancement of preventive medicine and securing adequate medical legislation. The Alliance promotes health education and supports health-related charitable endeavors.





This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

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Medical Foundation provides assistance for physician practices affected by disasters

In the wake of destruction left by tornadoes that hit Alabama on April 27, MASA expresses deep sympathy to all who lost loved ones and offers prayers for all those affected by these massive storms.

In support of the survivors, Steven P. Furr, MD, MASA president, and George C. “Buddy” Smith, MD, chairman of MASA’s Board of Censors, take this opportunity to let the physicians of Alabama know of assistance that is available through the Medical Foundation of Alabama to help restore their practices or homes that suffered damage from the storms.

While the original and still principal purpose of the Foundation is educational, after Hurricane Katrina, the purposes were expanded to include disaster relief assistance to physicians and their office staff who sustained damage because of a natural or civil disaster.

“The overriding goal of this program is to make sure that necessary and critical healthcare services are returned to a disaster area for the benefit of the community,” said Dr. Smith, family and emergency physician in Lineville.

To achieve this goal, healthcare professionals and providers in the disaster area must be able to rebuild and reopen their facilities and resume providing their services and programs.

The Board of Directors of the Foundation will make determinations concerning the selection of recipients and the disbursement of funds based on the following factors:
(1) Extent of damage or injury experienced as a result of the disaster;
(2) Resources available to the recipient to pay necessary costs of restoration in order to again provide healthcare and services to the communities affected by the disaster;
(3) Ability of the recipient to resume providing health care services without assistance from the program; and
(4) Effect that a loss of the recipient's services will have on the community.

Assistance through the Foundation is not limited to physicians. “The Foundation may make grants pursuant to this program to other non-profit or charitable organizations that are assisting health care providers affected by the storms,” added Dr. Furr, family physician in Jackson. “The Foundation may also provide assistance to states or municipalities affected by such a disaster to help rebuild or repair damaged or destroyed health care programs and facilities.”

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