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Located in Lawrence County in northwest Alabama, the city of Moulton offers a leisurely paced lifestyle and southern hospitality with convenient access to many metropolitan areas.

OUR HOSPITAL

Licensed for 100 beds, Lawrence Medical Center is a JCAHO-accredited facility with a six-bed ICU, two operating rooms and nine radiology rooms. The hospital offers a full range of medical services, with three medical office buildings and rural health clinics.

Plans are well underway for the construction of a new $20 million hospital facility. This new hospital will place Moulton as a leader in Alabama healthcare. The new medical facility will feature electronic health records, wireless barcode medication charting, digital imaging and a hospital-wide wireless network. Physicians will be able to send and receive test results almost instantaneously. Caregivers will have access to the real-time information to help them make critical medical decisions.

OUR HOMETOWN

Lawrence County combines the many advantages of hometown living with easy access to larger metropolitan areas. Birmingham and Nashville are within easy driving distance. Huntsville International Airport, only 30 minutes away, has over 70 daily flights from four major airlines. The Decatur/Huntsville area, which features a major shopping mall and
many restaurants, is only 18 miles away.

As part of North Alabama’s vibrant Tennessee River Valley, Lawrence County has a strong economic base, with companies such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, 3M, GE, Nucor Steel, and Solutia located in the area.

Moulton is home of Olympic Track Star Jesse Owens, and the Jesse Owens Memorial Park (right) is a popular attraction. The city’s Courtland Historic District has over 100 sites and structures on the National Register for Historical Places. Public schools in the county
include four high schools, two middle schools, four elementary schools and three K-12 unit schools. There are also several private schools. The University of North Alabama, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Calhoun Community College and Northwest Shoals Com-munity College are all located within easy driving distance.

RECREATION

With 180,000 acres of pine and hardwood forest, William B. Bankhead National Forest is known as the “land of a thousand waterfalls,” an ideal location for hiking, hunting, horseback riding, boating, fishing, swimming and canoeing. The nearby Sipsey Wilderness Area, the third largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi River, features magnificent sandstone cliffs, deep gorges and many miles of quiet hiking trails.

For golfers, Deer Run offers spectacular views and bent-grass greens, and Valley Landing is a 6,928-yard, par-72 championship golf course. Joe Wheeler State Park is located on both banks of the Tennessee River, which offers plenty of opportunities for fishing and water sports. Doublehead Resort and Lodge is one of the South’s finest outdoor resorts, attracting anglers to Wilson Lake for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and catfish.

Lawrence Medical Center
202 Hospital Street
P.O. Box 39
Moulton, AL 35650
(256) 974-2200