Hoover, Ala., will not turn its Riverside Galleria mall into a hospital after the mall's owners leased the locations to retail owners, al.com reported Jan. 30.
Last fall, the town had considered turning the mall, closed since 2019, into a hospital focused on outpatient beds.
"With the fantastic news that all anchor store facilities at the Riverchase Galleria have now been leased as retail stores, the [City of Hoover Healthcare Authority] is now focusing on other locations within Hoover to expand healthcare services," Hoover City Administrator Allan Rice told al.com.