DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) – Southeast Health broke ground today on its $80 million expansion project, marking a major step toward improving emergency and inpatient care across the Wiregrass.
Hospital leaders and local officials gathered Wednesday morning to celebrate the start of construction on the new Emergency Department and Patient Care Tower.
The four-phase project will add more than 21,000 square feet to the existing emergency department, renovate another 16,700 square feet, and expand treatment spaces to serve up to 75,000 patients annually. Plans also include a new CT scanner, enhanced behavioral health area, and redesigned waiting spaces focused on comfort and natural light.
Two additional patient floors will be built above the emergency department, adding 52 new hospital beds to meet the growing demand.
Southeast Health serves as the region’s only Level II Trauma Center, a Chest Pain Center, and one of four Comprehensive Stroke Centers in Alabama.
