New Surgery Center Planned For Foley

An ambulatory surgery center is planned in Foley near the site of the expanding South Baldwin Regional Medical Center (SBRMC). The Foley Planning Commission voted in its March meeting to recommend approval of the project. The proposal will now go to the Foley City Council for final approval at a future date. The center will be built by Community Health Services, which operates SBRMC. It will be located on a 1.5-acre site on North Alston Street. Construction on the center is expected to start later this year. SBRMC is conducting a $250-million expansion project that will increase the hospital’s capacity to 142 beds. In 2023, the Foley City Council created a medical overlay district in the area around the SBRMC. In addition to the surgery center, a medical office park is also planned in the overlay district. That park has been proposed to be constructed on a 14-acre site on Fern Avenue east of Highway 59. The Foley Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of that project in February. The Fern Avenue project will also go to the city council for final approval.