Hoover Making Bid To Lure Hospital To City

HOOVER, AL - Hoover is the largest city in Alabama without its own hospital, but Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato wants to change that. The mayor announced this week he was in the process of trying to lure a business to Hoover, but declined to say what it was. Reports now say that business is UAB Medical West, currently in Bessemer.

According to a report by the Birmingham Business Journal, Brocato said he asked the council to consider committing $20 million to provide land, building site preparation, utilities and traffic improvements to help lure the $300 million project he said would bring more than 1,000 jobs to the city.

“While we have made no secret of our long-term intention to construct a replacement hospital for the current Medical West facility, no decision has been reached on how, if, when or where that project might be undertaken,” said UAB Medical West CEO Kieth Pennington in a prepared statement. “We will continue to evaluate our plans for the future of Medical West so we can best fulfill our mission, which is to provide the highest quality care to all of our communities in a patient-focused environment.”

Brocato said he expects to see an announcement about the project in the next 30 to 60 days.

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