South metro officials are ramping up efforts to replace Atlanta Medical Center South, which was the only full-service Fulton County emergency department south of I-20. Wellstar Health System closed the East Point hospital last spring.
Since then, city officials have been looking at how to bring in a new hospital system.
“We need to have a provider at that location or providers who are willing to and able to provide acute level services, ER and hospital services. I remain committed and I’m continuing to work to ensure a comprehensive model of care, primary and all the services in between,” said East Point Mayor Deana Holiday Ingraham.
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