Huntsville Hospital to move ER entrance during new construction project
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After approval of a new expansion project was approved recently, Huntsville Hospital announced it will move the emergency room entrance temporarily while construction is happening.
The ER entrance will move from Madison Street to Gallatin Street beginning Sat., Jan. 11. The Madison Street entrance will remain closed for the majority of the construction project.
Where is the temporary ER entrance?
Here’s what to know about the new ER entrance:
- Beginning Jan. 11, visitors to the ER should plan to enter on Gallatin Street.
- Visitors should also note that St. Clair Avenue between Madison and Gallatin streets will be closed to through traffic.
- Signage will be installed throughout the medical district notifying ER traffic to use the Gallatin Street visitor parking entrance until further notice.
- Construction is projected to take about two years.
Huntsville Hospital prepares for Madison Street Tower expansion
In November, the Alabama Certificate of Need Review Board unanimously approved a five-story addition to the hospital’s Madison Street Tower.
The $150 million Madison Street Tower addition includes:
- A new Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, made possible by a $10 million philanthropic donation – the largest private gift the hospital has ever received;
- A new Neuro Intensive Care Unit for neurosurgical and stroke patients;
- Three floors of new acute medical space;
- 120 new private patient rooms; and
- A new and improved Emergency Department vehicle entrance
When construction is finished, HH Health System’s flagship facility will have a total of 931 patient beds – up from 881 currently. Seventy existing patient rooms are being converted from double occupancy to single occupancy.
“The extra capacity will help us decrease wait times in the Emergency Department, and we’ll achieve another important milestone in our history – the end of double occupancy rooms at Huntsville Hospital.”
Jeff Samz, President and CEO of Huntsville Hospital Health System
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