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The Marietta-based Wellstar Health System is planning to build a 230-bed hospital in Acworth.
Posted inHealth

A New Wellstar Hospital is Coming to Acworth

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 30, 2025

The Marietta-based Wellstar Health System is planning to build a 230-bed hospital in Acworth. Wellstar has filed a letter of intent with the Georgia Department of Community Health, the first step toward obtaining a certificate of need (CON) for the project, the company announced Thursday. Wellstar Health System President and CEO Candice Saunders cited population […]

Liz Coyle ATLANTA – The state should require hospitals planning to close or eliminate core medical services to give 180 days written notice, the head of a statewide consumer advocacy group said Tuesday. That six months lead time should involve a review that would include a third-party assessment and a public hearing, Liz Coyle, executive
Posted inHealth

Consumer advocate calls on Georgia lawmakers to require more notice of hospital closures

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 1, 2023September 24, 2023
ATLANTA – Wellstar Health System officials came under fire Monday for committing to invest nearly $800 million late last year in a planned partnership with Augusta University Health System (AUHS) after closing two Atlanta-area hospitals. Wellstar and AUHS signed off on a 40-year partnership in December that included, among other things, capital for a new
Posted inHealth

Georgia lawmakers grill Wellstar over hospital closures

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 5, 2023
Marietta-based WellStar Health System and Augusta University Health System have signed a letter of intent to form a partnership, the two systems announced Tuesday.
Posted inHealth

Augusta University Health System joins WellStar

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceDecember 27, 2022December 27, 2022
The Scoop: Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens wants to stop any future redevelopment of Atlanta Medical Center in its tracks before Wellstar closes the hospital next month. To that end, the mayor issued an executive order calling for a temporary moratorium on redevelopment of the site.
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens halts any redevelopment at Atlanta Medical Center

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 26, 2022September 24, 2023
ATLANTA – The state will funnel $130 million in federal COVID relief funds to Grady Memorial Hospital to help offset the impact of the looming closure of WellStar’s Atlanta Medical Center (AMC), Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday. The Republican governor and two Atlanta-area Democratic leaders addressed how Georgia’s capital city will cope with the closure
Posted inHealth

Here’s how Atlanta leaders plan to address Wellstar closing Atlanta Medical Center

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 15, 2022September 24, 2023
Atlanta officials say they were blindsided yesterday when Wellstar Health System announced it would be shuttering Atlanta Medical Center in Downtown Atlanta effective Nov. 1.
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens demands answers about Atlanta Medical Center shutdown

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 1, 2022September 24, 2023
Wellstar Health System has reached an agreement with UnitedHealthcare that puts the insurance company in network with the health system again.
Posted inHealth

Wellstar is in-network for UnitedHealthcare patients again

by Thom ChandlerJuly 6, 2022July 6, 2022
Marietta Firefighters are on the scene of a fire in the parking deck of Wellstar Kennestone hospital.
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Car catches fire in parking deck of Wellstar Kennestone Hospital

by Thom ChandlerMay 12, 2022May 12, 2022
The ER and hospital beds will close May 6. The AMC South facility now runs the closest emergency department to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Posted inHealth

Wellstar is closing the emergency room and hospital beds at Atlanta Medical Center South

by Andy Miller | GHNApril 7, 2022September 24, 2023
In September, when Shelly Azzopardi went to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with abdominal pain, she didn’t worry about her insurance.
Posted inYour Family

Dispute between Wellstar and United leaves patients stranded

by Andy Miller | GHNNovember 17, 2021September 24, 2023
Tens of thousands of UnitedHealthcare members will now face higher out-of-pocket fees if they go to Wellstar Health System hospitals and doctors.
Posted inYour Family

Wellstar is no longer covered if you have UnitedHealthcare

by Andy Miller | GHNOctober 4, 2021September 24, 2023
For the second time in recent months, insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is mired in a contract squabble with a large Georgia health care system. And as before, the battle to hammer out an agreement that both sides can accept is coming down to the wire.
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Will the Dispute Between Wellstar and United Leave Patients Out in the Cold?

by Andy Miller | GHNSeptember 28, 2021October 10, 2023

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