Birmingham doctor and public health advocate membered for legacy of service

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Dr. Rowell Ashford, a founding physician at Cooper Green Hospital, died at 90 Aug 3. 2026. Ashford is with newborn Saul Bautista at Cooper Green Mercy Hospital in this 2008 Birmingham News photo by photographer Michelle Williams.

The first face that countless Birmingham babies saw as they entered the world was Dr. Rowell Ashford.

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