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* Dunkins, Kalyn (September 20, 2022) "Plan advances to replace aging Cooper Green hospital with $120 million clinic." {{BN}} | * Dunkins, Kalyn (September 20, 2022) "Plan advances to replace aging Cooper Green hospital with $120 million clinic." {{BN}} | ||
* Thrailkill, Laurel (January 5, 2023) "Cooper Green Mercy Health to break ground on $120M building." {{BBJ}} | * Thrailkill, Laurel (January 5, 2023) "Cooper Green Mercy Health to break ground on $120M building." {{BBJ}} | ||
* Crenshaw, Solomon Jr (July 25, 2023) "[https://birminghamwatch.org/cooper-green-mercy-construction-proceeding-opening-expected-july-2024/ Cooper Green Mercy Construction Proceeding; Opening Expected in Late 2024/Early 2025]." ''[[BirminghamWatch]]'' | |||
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Revision as of 16:00, 31 July 2023
The Cooper Green Clinic is a planned medical clinic to be operated by the UAB University Healthcare Authority as the centerpiece of Cooper Green Mercy Health Services, on behalf of Jefferson County and its indigent care fund. As part of the county's indigent care program, patients pay fees based on family size and income. Raegan Durant, medical director of Cooper Green Mercy Health Services, is administrator of the clinic.
As described in 2020, the proposed new building, to be constructed on the present site of the Cooper Green Parking Deck on the southwest corner of 14th Street and 6th Avenue South, would enclose approximately 150,000 square feet and cost between $55 million and $65 million. By the time the University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved contracting for construction, the project had grown to 207,000 square feet with a budget of $120 million. Gresham Smith designed the clinic, and Brasfield & Gorrie was selected as general contractor. Construction began in early 2023. The clinic is anticipated to open in 2025.
In addition to primary, special and urgent care, the clinic will offer behavioral health, pain management and nutritional programs to county residents and a range of physical, occupational and speech therapies, as well as a pharmacy and imaging and laboratory services. The new facility is designed around "patient-centered" services accessible by multiple healthcare disciplines. The campus includes a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite, an expansive rehabilitation suite, a separate phlebotomy and injection laboratory. A gift shop is planned and a proposal for on-site food service is being considered.
Tenants
- Cahaba Dental
- Recovery Resource Crisis Center
- UAB Community Psychiatry
- UAB School of Nursing PATH Clinic
References
- Patchen, Tyler (May 9, 2019) "New facility eyed as UAB, JeffCo explore future of Cooper Green." Birmingham Business Journal
- Patchen, Tyler (October 12, 2021) "Cooper Green Authority moving forward on a new multimillion dollar facility." Birmingham Business Journal
- Pierre, Janae (October 12, 2021) "UAB to build new Cooper Green clinic, replacing old hospital by 2025" WBHM.org
- Thrailkill, Laurel (September 19, 2022) "$120M, five-story medical center approved in Birmingham." Birmingham Business Journal
- Dunkins, Kalyn (September 20, 2022) "Plan advances to replace aging Cooper Green hospital with $120 million clinic." The Birmingham News
- Thrailkill, Laurel (January 5, 2023) "Cooper Green Mercy Health to break ground on $120M building." Birmingham Business Journal
- Crenshaw, Solomon Jr (July 25, 2023) "Cooper Green Mercy Construction Proceeding; Opening Expected in Late 2024/Early 2025." BirminghamWatch