North Alabama Medical Center celebrates grand opening with week of events
It’s been nearly eight years in the making, but North Alabama Medical Center is set to open to patients Dec. 6.
The long-awaited opening will be marked with a week-long celebration, Nov. 3-11.
“There’s an air of excitement throughout the entire Shoals community surrounding the opening of the new hospital,” said Russell Pigg, chief executive officer at ECM Hospital–North Alabama Medical Center. “It’s a moment many of us have been waiting for, for quite some time.”
Expectant patients can tour the new facility Nov. 3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. On this tour, expectant parents can tour Women’s and Children’s Services at North Alabama Medical Center before the opening of the hospital. To register, visit www.ecmhospital.com by Oct. 22.
“I encourage people to take part in a hospital tour,” said Pigg. “The tour will take people to areas of the hospital they’ll never be able to go again, like the hybrid cardiovascular operating room and a labor and delivery room. The technology is truly amazing. Our tour guides have been trained and are equipped with some really neat facts and figures about North Alabama Medical Center.”
Nov. 3 isn’t the only opportunity members of the community will have to tour the new facility.
Nov. 5 and Nov. 7, seniors are invited for 9 a.m. tours of the OASIS Emergency Department and OASIS Unit at NAMC. To RSVP, call 256-768-9320 by Oct. 22.
At 11 a.m. Nov. 7, ministry leaders from area churches will take a tour of NAMC before the hospital opens. The tour will end in a special time of prayer for the physicians, nurses, staff and healing at NAMC. Registration for this tour is closed.
The public is invited to the ceremonial ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of NAMC at 10 a.m. Nov. 10. No registration is required.
Public tours will be available Nov. 10 and Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., giving the public access to parts of the hospital that will never be open to the public again. Each tour will last approximately 45 minutes. To register, visit www.ecmhospital.com.
