One Year After Atlanta Medical Center Closed, Hospital Site Remains in Limbo
By Jess Mador This week marks one year since Wellstar Health System closed Atlanta Medical Center in the Old Fourth Ward for good. And, as the hulking hospital complex has sat vacant under a redevelopment moratorium in place since last fall, health advocates and metro Atlanta officials continue to push for a new health facility to replace AMC. The hospital was one of two Level 1 trauma centers in Atlanta, along with Grady Memorial Hospital — the closest medical center to the AMC site. AMC’s shutdown is fueling increased patient volumes at Grady’s ER and other Atlanta hospitals; with nearby The post One Year After Atlanta Medical Center Closed, Hospital Site Remains in Limbo appeared first on HBCU News.
By Jess Mador This week marks one year since Wellstar Health System closed Atlanta Medical Center in the Old Fourth Ward for good. And, as the hulking hospital complex has sat vacant under a redevelopment moratorium in place since last fall, health advocates and metro Atlanta officials continue to push for a new health facility to replace AMC. The hospital was one of two Level 1 trauma centers in Atlanta, along with Grady Memorial Hospital — the closest medical center to the AMC site. AMC’s shutdown is fueling increased patient volumes at Grady’s ER and other Atlanta hospitals; with nearby
The post One Year After Atlanta Medical Center Closed, Hospital Site Remains in Limbo appeared first on HBCU News.
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