Operations to shut down at Atlanta Medical Center Downtown

WellStar took over Atlanta Medical Center, shown in 2011, in its 2016 acquisition of five Tenet Healthcare hospitals in the area.

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Wellstar Health System is closing its Atlanta Medical Center. The system announced the move in a statement Wednesday night.

Wellstar officials say operations at Atlanta Medical Center will shut down on Nov. 1.

In a statement, the Marietta-based company’s CEO Candice Saunders said Wellstar’s financial losses amid decreasing revenues, rising costs and the ongoing challenges of the pandemic have made the Atlanta facility financially unsustainable.