“As a retired fire chief, I know there are times when minutes count, and a facility like this could make the difference between life or death. Waters, who is among those supporting the new Freestanding Emergency Department. “We all want our citizens to receive the best possible care at convenient locations,” said Pelham Mayor Gary W. Vincent’s Freestanding Emergency Department. Ascension officials said that over 40 leaders submitted letters of support for the Ascension St. The new freestanding emergency department must be approved through the state of Alabama’s Certificate of Need program that takes into account the need for healthcare services as well as support from the local community. He added “there has been an overwhelming response from the community, and we are humbled and honored that so many leaders support our efforts to improve services in this area of Shelby County."
Our facility will meet that need not only for those who live in the area, but also for many others who travel I-65.” “Making sure people can access healthcare is always important, but making sure everyone can get help during a medical emergency is especially critical. “This location is in a highly populated area, which can create issues for residents needing to get to acute care medical facilities in other parts of the metropolitan area,” said Jason Alexander, CEO at Ascension St. SEE ALSO: Minor traffic delays on Highway 31 over next couple weeks SEE ALSO: $85 million on May ballot for Alabama state park renovations Vincent's and UAB Medicine to offer patients access to primary and specialty care services. In addition to emergency services, officials say the two-story building will provide space for Ascension St. It’s just kind of sad that, like, that stops with, you know, the last baby in the family born there will be it, I guess.”Ĭopyright 2023 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.“So they’ve owned this property for awhile and this is something that we’ve expected to come but we’re thrilled that they’ve announced that application today," said City Manager Gretchen Difante on City of Pelham's Facebook Wednesday.Īscension officials said the facility is designed to meet the growing need for healthcare services in the local community. So, you know, so I don’t know where they’ll go. “I have adult children who could be having babies anytime now. “I don’t even know what I would have done if we didn’t have that hospital,” she said. Thoren lives on the Westside, and she said there aren’t really closer options for expectant parents. “It just seemed odd that a hospital wouldn’t have a maternity ward.” “I was really shocked,” said the former Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside announced Thursday that it will be suspending maternity care. She said she was surprised when Ascension St. “Tons of nieces, nephews, all my siblings,” Thoren said. Thoren said that she and so many of her family members were born there, including her five children, and that they joke the health system should put them on a billboard. “Both my parents were born there in the ‘40s,” Tricia Thoren said. Vincent’s Riverside has been welcoming babies to the world. Vincent’s Riverside or they were born there.įor generations, Ascension St. News4JAX has heard from so many people who’ve said their children were born at Ascension St. Vincent’s and the other specialized care the health system provides, visit RN Mgr-Nursing – 1įormer patient shocked by end of maternity care at Ascension St. The hospital said plans are also in place to work with impacted associates to determine potential opportunities for transitioning to open positions within Ascension St. Vincent’s Clay County will continue to provide maternity care, and Riverside patients impacted by the closure will be contacted individually “to ensure personalized, seamless continuity of care at other area facilities, in consultation with their doctors.” “We expect births to go up slightly over the next couple of years, but that is quite uncertain,” Rayer said.Īscension St. Stefan Rayer, Ph.D., population program director for the University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research, said disruptions like the Great Recession and COVID-19 usually mean fewer people having babies. According to data from the state, there’s been a downward trend in births in Duval County overall since the 2007 recession.
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