Thousands of veterans in North Alabama will soon have fewer reasons to drive to Birmingham for specialized healthcare.

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to expand healthcare options in Huntsville. The city currently has an outpatient clinic on Markaview Road and an extension at Redstone Arsenal, both part of the Birmingham VA Health Care System.

In a statement to AL.com this week, the Birmingham VA said it would open a 7,000-square-foot Huntsville South VA Clinic inside the UAB Medicine facility on Governors Drive before the end of 2025.

The facility will expand specialty care services in northern Alabama, “home to the state’s fastest-growing Veteran population,” according to the organization.

The Huntsville outpatient facility currently offers primary care and some specialt

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