2015 year in preview: Expansion continues at St. Vincent’s One Nineteen

Soon after St. Vincent’s One Nineteen broke ground on its new expansion, a lawsuit was filed by Brookwood Medical Center to try to stop the progress. 

Although the suit includes a request to halt the construction of the ambulatory surgery center portion of the project, leaders at St. Vincent’s expect no delays to their project. 

“Our St. Vincent’s One Nineteen ambulatory surgery center project has met all regulatory requirements,” said Liz Moore, vice president of marketing and communications. “Throughout the planning process we have regularly communicated the project status to and received continued approval from SHPDA (State Health Planning and Development Agency) for the project. Consequently, we do not anticipate any delays to our project timeline.” 

The 40,000-square-foot expansion will allow One Nineteen to provide the space for surgery, urgent care and additional doctors to join the system. The project is scheduled to be completed in the fall.

The addition includes a Certificate of Need-approved ambulatory surgery center, four state-of-the-art operating rooms, two procedure rooms, professional office space and an urgent care center. Surgeries such as general surgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, podiatry, plastic surgery, pain management and gynecology will become available to patients.

“St. Vincent’s is committed to providing the community with the right care at the right time and in the right place,” said Neeysa Biddle, interim president and CEO with St. Vincent’s Health System. “Increasingly that means outpatient care delivered within a coordinated system of care in community settings, not in more expensive hospital environments. The St. Vincent’s One Nineteen project enables us to continue to fulfill this commitment in an area we already serve. We are excited to build on the strong foundation of services already available on our One Nineteen campus.” 

The campus was originally built to be convenient for people living further out down U.S. 280, but the medical director at One Nineteen, John Farley, MD, said One Nineteen draws people from all over now. Although people initially didn’t want to make the drive to One Nineteen from places like Mountain Brook, now Farley said the professionalism and the beauty of the facility makes people want to receive treatment at One Nineteen.