The Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority has received final approval to move forward with plans to replace the current building with a state-of-the-art medical clinic. With construction starting this winter, it will be built on the site of the former Cooper Green parking deck. The new five-story building will be 207,000 square feet with an estimated cost of $120 million. 

The building will feature new equipment along with an MRI. The  amenities include an expanded rehabilitation suite with a covered outdoor section for developing outdoor skills such as navigating curbs and different ground surfaces. 

A separate phlebotomy and injection clinic will streamline laboratory visits and improve the vaccination process. The clinic areas will be designed to support team-based, multidisciplinary care, making clinic visits more centralized for the comfort of the patients.

The facility will also incorporate natural light throughout the building. Oncology infusion suites will feature windows in each treatment room.

The new building will have a gift shop, and food service options are being explored. It will house several other professional services, including Cahaba Dental, the Recovery Resource Crisis Center, UAB Community Psychiatry and the UAB School of Nursing PATH clinic.