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Mobile's Newest Street: ƵMedical Center Drive


Posted on December 13, 2016
Casandra Andrews


Elmer Sellers, retired ƵMedical Center assistant administrator, unveils the new ƵMedical Center sign at Mobile Street. The hospital houses the region's only Level I trauma center and has one of the busiest burn units in the country.  data-lightbox='featured'
Elmer Sellers, retired ƵMedical Center assistant administrator, unveils the new ƵMedical Center sign at Mobile Street. The hospital houses the region's only Level I trauma center and has one of the busiest burn units in the country.

The is now located on ƵMedical Center Drive, following a recent vote by Mobile City Council members to rename a portion of Fillingim Street that leads to the acute care teaching hospital.

City of Mobile council members offered a second nod to the area’s only  this month by renaming a section of Mobile Street as Honorary ƵMedical Center Drive, marking a continuous path to the medical center from Springhill Avenue. Both name changes were announced during a Dec. 8, 2016 ceremony near ƵMedical Center where Councilman Fred Richardson paid tribute to the leadership of ƵMedical Center Administrator Beth Anderson.  

ƵMedical Center has served for years as the region’s only Level 1 trauma center, and includes one of the nation’s busiest burn units, the .  More than one third of the area’s physicians have received medical training at the hospital that cares for the region’s most critically ill patients.

“For many years, the Medical Center family has joined with neighboring residents, Ƶstudents and volunteers on Saturday mornings to keep our corner of the city clear of trash, debris and overgrown landscapes,” Anderson said during the street naming ceremony. “Thanks to the efforts of Councilman Richardson and his colleagues on the City Council, ƵMedical Center’s significant contributions to this community by offering services unique to the region and needed medical care to residents is being recognized with the renaming of the street that thousands of patients travel each year in hopes of leading longer, better lives.”

Anderson said the renaming effort was years in the making, and began with the vision and leadership of Elmer Sellers, a retired assistant administrator at ƵMedical Center. Later, Warren Greene, Anderson’s current assistant, moved the beautification campaign forward. “Warren expanded the scope of the project and helped to build enthusiasm and support for the initiative.” Greene and Sellers unveiled the new sign together as more than 50 others looked on.

In recent years, ƵMedical Center leaders have partnered with elected officials from the city and county, including Merceria Ludgood, to make the entrance to the Crichton community more attractive by widening the street for better access and creating new landscaping, sidewalks, lights and banners.


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