Atlanta Medical Center Closure

Impending Hospital Closure Rattles Atlanta Health Care Landscape and Political Races The nonprofit owners of Atlanta Medical Center, a 460-bed Level 1 trauma center in the heart of the city, plan to close the hospital in November. As many community members worry about the hole the … khn.org Anyone from Atlanta care to comment on this disaster? This hospital was one of the two Level 1 trauma centers in the city and now the remaining center (Grady) will see an estimated increase of 2500 emergency room visits a month. They're setting up a "24 bed field hospital" and converting offices to patient rooms to help address the load. The article hedges that this... Read more
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