Atlanta, GA
Atlanta mayor says city needs more from Wellstar as Atlanta Medical Center closing looms
Atlanta mayor says metropolis wants extra from Wellstar
With simply days away from the entire closure of Atlanta Medical Heart, Wellstar says it would make investments $5 million right into a medical heart in East Level. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says that isn’t sufficient.
ATLANTA – Wellstar says they’ll make investments $5 million into Southside Medical Heart in East Level because the company will get set to close the doorways of Atlanta Medical Heart.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says a $5 million funding from Wellstar will simply not be enough to offset the closure of Atlanta Medical Heart.
“5-million is a small gesture. We’re going to wish extra assist to make these communities really feel complete and make them really feel that they’ve the healthcare they want,” mentioned Mayor Dickens at a town-hall assembly in Buckhead.
Wellstar introduced it’ll make investments cash to develop major care companies at Southside Medical Heart’s East Level clinic.
The corporate is ready to shut Atlanta Medical Heart on November 1. Wellstar says it’s closing the hospital after dropping $107 million over somewhat greater than a 12 months.
“We’re going to have to speak to them about doing extra,” the mayor mentioned. “That basically destroys our group and our sense of well being and security.”
Wellstar, earlier this 12 months, closed its emergency room and common hospital beds at its medical heart in East Level. The closures left Atlanta with no hospitals south of Interstate 20. Wellstar calls the $5 million deal a “sustainable care resolution” that may serve the South Fulton group.
“We’re working with different regional hospital suppliers and different nationwide people concerned with taking up the AMC campus,” mentioned Mayor Dickens.