Dothan, Ala (WDNews) Southeast Health broke ground Wednesday, November 12 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 to celebrate the start of construction on the new Emergency Department and Patient Care Tower.
Construction firm Robins & Morton joined the celebration, leading the project. “We are excited to begin work on this project that will expand healthcare services for the tri-state area,”
Robins & Morton Operations Manager Ashley Dyer said. “We are grateful to Southeast Health for the opportunity to build an exceptional addition that will leave a lasting, positive impact.”
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.
