The board of trustees of the University of Alabama System has given approval to the Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority to replace its existing building with a state-of-the-art medical building.
Construction of the new building will commence this winter.
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The five-storey building will be constructed at the site of the former Cooper Green parking deck.
The parking deck was demolished earlier this year.
The new 207,000ft2 building is estimated to cost $120m.
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An improved facility will be constructed to replace the building developed in the early 1970s.
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By GlobalDataUAB Health System chief strategy officer and Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority board president and CEO David Randall said: “We are building a first-class medical facility to serve the residents of Jefferson County.
“Jefferson County leadership and UAB are committed to providing the highest-quality health care for Cooper GreeThe new medical facility will feature new equipment, and magnetic resonance imaging machine to ease scheduling Cooper Green patients to get an MRI and enhance access to care.
The building will feature an expanded rehabilitation suite, a phlebotomy and injection clinic.
It will also house several professional and community services including Cahaba Dental, the Recovery Resource Crisis Center, UAB Community Psychiatry and the UAB School of Nursing PATH clinic.
Brasfield & Gorrie has been appointed as the general contractor of the project, while Gresham Smith is serving as the architect.
Cooper Green was initially called Mercy Hospital when it opened as a 319-bed acute care hospital in 1972.
In 1975, it was renamed to honour former Birmingham mayor Cooper Green.
Currently, Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority is an affiliate of UAB Health System.
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Image: The new 207,000ft2 building is estimated to cost $120m. Credit: The University of Alabama at Birmingham.
