Groundbreaking ceremonies for a new free-standing emergency room were held earlier this week in Chattooga County.  The new facility is being built close to Wal-Mart in Trion.

Atrium Health Floyd says that the new facility will employee around 44 people and will be built by a company from Bessemer, Alabama.  Atrium Floyd officials say that the building will be pre-fabricated by the contractor.

Collin Lane, senior vice president of Atrium Health’s facilities management group, pledged that the building would be completed in six months and would likely open next summer.

“Construction of the freestanding emergency department will be innovative, using manufacturing to complete most of the construction in a controlled environment in Bessemer, Alabama. This innovative construction methodology, called pre-fabrication, leads to higher quality, faster delivery, reduces the likelihood of construction injuries, mitigates supply chain disruptions, and improves access to limited construction labor,” Lane said.