A freestanding emergency room opened in north Alabama on Monday, part of an effort to expand access to care in cities without hospitals.
Hartselle, a growing city of just over 15,000 people in Morgan County, does not have a hospital in its limits. The nearest hospital is about 20 minutes north in Decatur.“With this facility now open, local families and individuals will have quicker, more convenient access to high-quality emergency care right here in our own community,” said Hartselle mayor Randy Garrison.
“Cullman Regional puts priority on providing high quality care which has led to our Cullman ER consistently beating state and national benchmarks for heart attack and stroke care,” said Bill Smith, Cullman Regional’s chief medical officer,Cullman Regional and Hartselle first got state approval for the emergency department in 2023. It’s the second freestanding ER to open in north Alabama.
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