Birmingham Heart Ball 2019

The 2019 Birmingham Heart Ball honoree is Bruce Irwin, M.D., the founder and chief executive officer of American Family Care, the nation’s leading provider of urgent care, accessible primary care and occupational medicine. This year's event was held at Barber Motorsports Museum and sponsors included American Family Care and Wells Fargo.  The Birmingham Heart Ball has raised more than $16 million for local research, advocacy and community education efforts to fight cardiovascular diseases and stroke, the first and fourth leading killers of Alabamians, respectively. The Birmingham Heart Ball highlights the Association’s impact on the research and treatment of these conditions, as well as local efforts to implement the Association’s mission to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.