Dr. Bailey retires from hospital
Published 12:17 am Saturday, September 19, 2015
A retirement ceremony was held Friday for longtime Vaughan Regional Medical Center physician Boyd Bailey, who has worked for the hospital more than 30 years. Bailey graduated from Selma’s UAB Family Medicine Residency Program. He is shown above with wife Karen.
Friday was a day of emotions for the staff of Vaughan Regional Medical Center as they held a retirement ceremony for long time physician Boyd Bailey.
Dr. Bailey has worked for the hospital for more than 30 years. He graduated from the UAB Family Medicine Residency Program at the hospital and would go on to become a professor there and its eventual director.
“One of the greatest things has been being a part of the teaching program and playing a part in all 145 physician graduates from this program,” Bailey said.
“It’s been extremely gratifying to be a part of that professional development of those young physicians.”
Maegan Austin, physician and community relations director for Vaughan, said Bailey was loved by many and he will be missed.
“We’ve been blessed to have Dr. Bailey and we’ll most certainly miss him,” Austin said. “We’ll miss Dr. Bailey’s leadership and guidance and compassion for health care.”
Austin said Bailey’s work within the UAB program made such a difference, and there will be big shoes to follow.
“With his work within the program and just the hospital, I don’t think you can put a value on how much he has helped grow the hospital, educate the hospital, teach the hospital and with the residency program, bring doctors into town,” Austin said.
“He’s been very beneficial in helping the medical staff grow.”
Bailey met his wife Karen at the hospital, making it even more special to him.
“We met here at the hospital, and I married my soulmate as a result of his character and loving, kind, generous ways, and that’s going to leave a big gap in medicine and our Vaughan family,” Karen said.
Boyd said it was just time for a break, but he will miss the staff and his patients. He hopes to be able to do some part-time work within the hospital.
“It means a lot to serve people. It feels like a mission and it’s very gratifying doing that,” Boyd said.
“Primary care is an area of medicine that is in great need, and I’m very glad to be in that path of medicine.”
Austin said Dr. Melissa Behringer took over Boyd’s position July 1.
