UAB Highlands ED ambulance ramp clearance
As a matter of safety for apparatus and our facility, please assist us in increasing awareness of the clearance height of 8’9” for the covered portion of our emergency entrance ramp at UAB Highlands Hospital. We have had multiple ambulances from different agencies in the last few months that have become stuck causing both damage to the rig and the building.  We recently added a clearance bar at the marked height to provide an additional visual warning to reduce these incidents.

We respectfully request that crews do not attempt to proceed under this canopy if the vehicle height including non-flexible antennas is over this clearance height.  If you hit the bar, STOP. 
We encourage crews driving taller rescues/ambulances to park and unload on the open portion of the ramp.

Please feel free to contact me directly if you have further questions.

Respectfully,

Bill Mayfield, RN, NHDP-BC | Director, Health System Emergency Management
UAB Hospital|UAB Medicine|UAB Health System
2020 Bldg | 2020 University Blvd| Birmingham, AL 35249
P: 205.996.1805 | williammayfield@uabmc.edu
C: 205.704.4484 | SL: 205-288-0474
www.oneuabmedicine.org/emergency