Closure of Last Remaining AMC Clinic Puts Spotlight on Plans for South Atlanta Hospital

By Rebecca Grapevine South Atlanta leaders aim to revive the shuttered hospital in their community. Their plan follows Wellstar Health System’s decision to close the urgent care clinic at its former Atlanta Medical Center (AMC) South hospital in East Point. That clinic was the only remaining piece of the campus on Cleveland Avenue still in use within the community. Wellstar is scheduled to shut down the clinic on Jan. 12. Leaders are considering a new hospital authority that can create options for health care services in the community. A plan to form an authority already has approval from the East The post Closure of Last Remaining AMC Clinic Puts Spotlight on Plans for South Atlanta Hospital appeared first on HBCU News.

Closure of Last Remaining AMC Clinic Puts Spotlight on Plans for South Atlanta Hospital

By Rebecca Grapevine South Atlanta leaders aim to revive the shuttered hospital in their community. Their plan follows Wellstar Health System’s decision to close the urgent care clinic at its former Atlanta Medical Center (AMC) South hospital in East Point. That clinic was the only remaining piece of the campus on Cleveland Avenue still in use within the community. Wellstar is scheduled to shut down the clinic on Jan. 12. Leaders are considering a new hospital authority that can create options for health care services in the community. A plan to form an authority already has approval from the East

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