Fulton County, Grady begin construction on new freestanding ER south of I-20

Gov. Brian Kemp joined officials from Grady Health System and Fulton County to break ground on a new Union City Emergency Department facility.
Gov. Brian Kemp joined officials from Grady Health System and Fulton County to break ground on a new Union City Emergency Department facility. When it opens, it will be Atlanta’s only 24/7 ER south of I-20. (Jess Mador/WABE)

Grady Health System broke ground Wednesday on a new, freestanding Emergency Department in south Fulton County. 

Plans for the new Union City facility have been in the works for more than a year. 

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, health advocates and elected officials from across Fulton County gathered inside a party tent for a ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction.