UAB Medicine Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Reaches Construction Milestone

Construction on the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medicine’s inpatient rehabilitation facility has topped out, signifying the new downtown Birmingham building has reached its tallest point. The 11-story rehabilitation facility broke ground in May of 2022, and is expected to be completed by early 2025.

Spanning 346,000 square feet, the new facility is located in close proximity to UAB’s existing Spain Rehabilitation Center. Once completed, the facility will include seven floors of hospital space atop four floors of parking deck. The building will connect to an existing pedestrian walkway and feature 136 patient beds and two levels of administration, conferencing and mechanical space.

The project team includes Hoar Construction, Gresham Smith, SSOE Group, MBA Engineers and BHATE Geosciences.