Atlanta Medical Closes ER Ahead Of Full Shutdown

ATLANTA, GA — As of 7 a.m. Friday, the emergency department at the Atlanta Medical Center is no longer operating, according to a notice from Wellstar Health System.

Despite backlash, Wellstar has been preparing for weeks to fully close the medical center.

Fox 5 Atlanta previously reported Wellstar lost more than $100 million in 2021 through the AMC.

The medical center will close in its entirety on Nov. 1. Several AMC-affiliated facilities will close or relocate by Nov. 18.

"AMC has served the people of this city for more than 100 years. At Wellstar, we feel privileged to have been a small part of this legacy, and we recognize the important role the hospital has played in the community. As we gradually wind down services, Wellstar’s top priority is protecting patient safety," read a notice from Wellstar.

Fox 5 reported Atlanta patients in need of urgent treatment will be taken to Grady Memorial Hospital or Emory Midtown Hospital.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens renewed in early October a moratorium hindering any new redevelopments at the Atlanta Medical Center.

His order mandates the refusal of new applications for rezoning, building permits, land disturbance permits, special use permits, special administrative permits, subdivisions, re-platting and lot consolidations for projects relating to the AMC's 15 parcels of land.

Here is a full list of AMC-affiliated facilities that will either close or relocate:

Offices at AMC Medical Office Buildings

• Wellstar Global Orthopedics at 285 Boulevard NE – Converting to a non-Wellstar private practice on Nov. 30
• Wellstar Internal Medicine at 285 Boulevard NE – Relocating to 1790 Mulkey Road, Suite 5A, Austell, on Nov. 21
• Wellstar Surgical Specialists of Atlanta at 315 Boulevard NE – Relocating (no location is listed)
• Wellstar Orthopedic Surgery at 320 Parkway Drive NE – Relocating to 55 Whitcher St., Suite 130, Marietta, on Nov. 1
• Wellstar Neurosurgery at 285 Boulevard NE – Closing Nov. 18
• Wellstar OB/GYN at 285 Boulevard NE – Closing Nov. 1
• Wellstar Rheumatology at 285 Boulevard NE – Closing Nov. 18, offices at other locations
• Wellstar Primary Care at 670 Dekalb Ave. - Relocating to 4441 Atlanta Road SE, Suite 216, Smyrna, on Nov. 14
• Wellstar Family Medicine at 3355 Cascade Road - Closing on Nov. 18
• Wellstar Family Medicine at 1136 Cleveland Ave. – Closing on Nov. 18
• Wellstar General Surgery at 1136 Cleveland Ave. – Closing Nov. 18
• Wellstar Family Medicine at 560 Amsterdam Ave. – Closing Nov. 18
• Wellstar Cardiovascular Medicine at 229 Peachtree St. NE – Closing Nov. 18
• Wellstar Cardiovascular Medicine at 3886 Princeton Lakes Way SW – Closing Nov. 7
• Wellstar Urogynecology at 3886 Princeton Lakes Way SW – Closing Nov. 18
• Wellstar Urology at 3886 Princeton Lakes Way SW – Closed Sept. 30

Offices at Other Locations

• Wellstar Primary Care at 670 Dekalb Ave. - Relocating to 4441 Atlanta Road SE, Suite 216, Smyrna, on Nov. 14
• Wellstar Family Medicine at 3355 Cascade Road - Closing on Nov. 18
• Wellstar Family Medicine at 1136 Cleveland Ave. – Closing on Nov. 18
• Wellstar General Surgery at 1136 Cleveland Ave. – Closing Nov. 18
• Wellstar Family Medicine at 560 Amsterdam Ave. – Closing Nov. 18
• Wellstar Cardiovascular Medicine at 229 Peachtree St. NE – Closing Nov. 18
• Wellstar Cardiovascular Medicine at 3886 Princeton Lakes Way SW – Closing Nov. 7
• Wellstar Urogynecology at 3886 Princeton Lakes Way SW – Closing Nov. 18
• Wellstar Urology at 3886 Princeton Lakes Way SW – Closed Sept. 30