East Alabama Health

About East Alabama Health

The East Alabama Health (EAH) organization includes East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Ala. and EAMC-Lanier Rural Emergency Hospital in Valley, Ala. The beautiful Auburn-Opelika area is located 90 minutes from the Atlanta airport, two hours from Birmingham, and less than four hours from many Gulf Coast beaches. It is also home to a diverse, well-connected community with outstanding school systems as well as a vibrant food and entertainment industry. Auburn-Opelika is the second largest area of growth in the state of Alabama, behind only Huntsville. To keep up with the growing need of care in the area, we have expanded our facilities multiple times. In 2019, we grew our oncology program significantly with the opening of the Spencer Cancer Center, a $40 million development. In 2021, we opened the Auburn Medical Pavilion in the Auburn University Research Park. The Auburn Medical Pavilion houses the East Alabama Medical Center Freestanding Emergency Department, outpatient lab and radiology services, an ambulatory surgery center and a specialized Breast Health Center. Additionally, in 2021, with financial support from the community through our EAMC Foundation, an 11-bed, level III NICU opened at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika to serve the growing patient demand for infant services in the area. In 2026, East Alabama Health opened East Alabama Medical Center North, a freestanding psychiatric hospital which house both adult and adolescent inpatient psychiatry as well as the outpatient clinic, East Alabama Psychiatric Services. The facility is also the primary location for East Alabama Health's Psychiatry Residency Program. That same year, the organization's flagship campus, EAMC, also completed a three-story expansion project to add 30 new critical care beds.