Hoover surgery center a step closer to reality
An administrative law judge says the Hoover Health Care Authority should be granted permission to build an ambulatory surgery and medical diagnostics center in Riverchase. The facility now needs to be approved by the Alabama Certificate of Need Review Board. – Hoover Sun
Austal pays to settle with Department of Justice
Austal USA agreed to pay a little more than $800,000 to resolve allegations that the Mobile-based company knowingly supplied valves that didn’t meet specifications. The allegations involved a 2011 Navy contract. – News 5
Sanders Trust breaks ground on Florida facility
The Sanders Trust, a Birmingham real estate investment and development company specializing in health care, has broken ground on the $31 million ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital in Lake City, Florida. The 45,000-square-foot facility will include 36 beds. – Healthcare Real Estate Insights
Homewood will have a new mayor Nov. 1
Homewood Mayor Patrick McClusky is retiring on Nov. 1 after 16 years at the helm of the Birmingham suburb. Homewood City Council President Alex Wyatt will become the city’s new mayor. – Bham Now
