November 18, 2004

BIRMINGHAM, AL — The UAB Health System has received approval from the State Health Planning and Development Agency to move forward with construction of its new women and infants facility. The building originally was a joint venture between UAB and Children’s Health System, but Children’s decided not to take part in the project.

“Now that we have opened the new University Hospital, we are able to direct our energies to updating and replacing our facilities in which we provide care for women and infants,” said David Hoidal, CEO of the UAB Health System. “We are still in the planning process for the facility but it will house UAB’s obstetrical/gynecological services and its regional neonatal intensive care unit.”

UAB has acquired two of the properties necessary for the building, which will be located on the block bounded by 5th and 6th Avenues South and 17th and 18th Streets. Offers have been made on the remaining properties to be acquired for the project.