Spotlight on Shelby County: Health Care

Shelby Baptist Medical Center, part of the Brookwood Baptist Health System, has 252 licensed beds and is one of the largest employers in Shelby County, with an economic impact of nearly $300 million. An acute-care facility in Alabaster with more than 1,000 employees, Shelby Baptist offers comprehensive services, including cardiovascular, orthopedics, neurology, women’s, bariatrics and numerous surgical procedures, as well as affiliated clinics throughout the county. Its emergency department handles more than 40,000 visits each year.

Shelby Baptist offers interventional cardiology, improving its resources with a hybrid operating room with special imaging equipment, so that physicians can execute surgical procedures immediately when standard intervention is insufficient. 

The hospital recently earned Primary Stroke Care Certification by The Joint Commission and recognitions for heart and stroke care from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

The hospital recently added a new camera system that allows families of NICU babies to see their infants in real time, an addition funded by the Baptist Health Foundation.  

Shelby Baptist recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. Having opened its doors in 1959, known then as Shelby Memorial Hospital, the facility has transformed throughout the decades from a small facility with only 35 beds, eight physicians and 25 nurses to a cutting-edge hospital with a full range of health care services.

Grandview Medical Center, on Highway 280 near I-459, is a 402-bed, full-service hospital that opened five years ago. The hospital recently received approval to expand, adding 20 beds in 2020 with plans for 12 more when its Women’s Center renovations are complete.

 Grandview has 2,800 employees and offers emergency medicine, advanced heart care, neurological and neurosurgical services, maternity services, a comprehensive orthopedic program, intensive care for the critically ill and injured, a wide variety of surgical procedures, advanced diagnostic services and more. The hospital also has a cancer center.

The Grandview Health campus also includes a multi-level parking deck and an eight-story physicians plaza, with physicians who practice across a wide range of specialties. Other services include imaging, cardiac rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation, a wound care center, sleep center and a pharmacy. 

Grandview Medical Group is a multi-specialty network with more than 110 providers. The group operates 13 primary care locations in Jefferson and Shelby counties.   

Grandview broke ground on a new, multi-million-dollar Physicians Plaza in October 2020. The seven-story, 200,000-square-foot structure will provide office space for some of the 500 new physicians recruited recently. Daniel Corp. has begun construction and plans to open Grandview Medical Plaza II in the second quarter of 2022. Brasfield & Gorrie is the general contractor. The building was designed and engineered by ESa Architecture and Schoel Engineering. 

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Shelby County Encompass Health’s 47,000-square-foot physical rehabilitation facility is located off Interstate 65 in Pelham. The staff provides rehabilitative services to those who have suffered stroke, brain injuries, orthopedic injuries and other debilitating symptoms of illness or injury. Amenities include a large therapy suite that replicates home and work environments and other advanced technologies.

Brookwood Baptist Freestanding Emergency Department, part of the Brookwood Baptist Health System, this freestanding emergency department serves north Shelby County and is located on the busy U.S. 280 corridor at Alabama 119. It provides full-service, 24-hour emergency care. It has 12 patient care rooms, an on-site ambulance and a helipad. 

The facility also includes an outpatient diagnostic center with radiology, ultrasound, mammography, CT scan and MRI. Patients can check in online and wait at home for their estimated treatment time. It is staffed with board certified physicians, RNs, radiology, lab, respiratory therapists and support staff. 

St. Vincent’s One Nineteen, part of Ascension, provides several medical services, including primary care doctors and more than a dozen specialties, fitness center and spa. It has a 40,000-square-foot professional office building, with physician office space, an ambulatory surgery center and urgent care center, along with an outpatient surgery center. The center includes procedure rooms and operating rooms, enabling a wide range of same-day procedures.