'Health care transformation': UAB Medicine, City of Oxford plan freestanding emergency department

Summary: The city of Oxford, Alabama, is teaming up with UAB Medicine to build a new emergency room. This won't be attached to a regular hospital; it will be a "freestanding" emergency department. Because the Oxford area is growing fast, people there need more medical care close to home.

Mayor Alton Craft said the city asked UAB to help because they are known for giving world-class care and are ranked as one of the best in the country. UAB already runs similar emergency rooms in towns like Hoover, Gardendale, and Trussville, and leaders say they have been huge successes for those communities. The exact location in Oxford hasn't been picked yet, but city leaders say this is just the beginning of better health care for the region.

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