Trinity on 280 announces new name

Out from under its opposition, Trinity on 280 is moving forward beneath a new banner.

On July 31, area leaders and Trinity executives convened at the future hospital site on U.S. 280 to unveil a new name for the facility – Grandview Medical Center.

The event, held amidst visible ductwork and wire in the shell of the future lobby, welcomed Gov. Robert Bentley, who singled Trinity Medical out as a visionary in Alabama.

“We’ve got a long way to go in this state, and we need to dream big – dream big like this hospital,” he said.

Wayne T. Smith, president and CEO of Community Health Systems, introduced the new name to the audience, announcing it as a title that encapsulates both the beauty of the facility and its potential in the corridor.

The event also welcomed other principals to the podium, including Daniel Corporation Chairman and CEO Charlie Tickle, Brasfield & Gorrie General Contractors Chairman Miller Gorrie and A.G. Galston Construction Company President Walter Howlett.

During the event, Tickle confirmed the first of what he anticipated would be several medical facilities constructed adjacent to the hospital. Tickle called the new construction a “state-of-the-art, very modern, first class, 200,000-square-foot medical office building” that will connect to Grandview.

“Plans as we speak are underway supporting retail, lodging, housing and additional offices that will support the first class medical campus and business center that Gandview already is,” Tickle said. “Today is just the beginning of a long-term economic development that’s going to be one of the shining things in our state.”

Trinity Medical President and CEO Keith Granger said the company plans to invest $280 million to finalize construction on the hospital and anticipates completion in approximately two years.