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Grady Memorial Hospital's Planned Multi-Million Dollar Upgrade News of the upgrades follow last year’s increased ICU capacity (a 52-bed intensive care expansion) at the facility The 2022 closure of WellStar Atlanta Medical Center in Old Fourth Ward left Grady Health System as home to Atlanta’s sole Level 1 trauma center 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨: $16m of the $46m cost include donations and private contributions covering a 3ʳᵈ of the project; the remainder funded with cash reserves 𝙐𝙥𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨: Enhancements to the 3ʳᵈ-floor burn unit, accounting for about half of budget, include 11 short-stay beds and 2 operating rooms, expanding its vintage 1950s space Additional outlays include 28K SF 1ˢᵗ-floor lab space renovations and the hiring of over 100 new healthcare workers, including 70 full-timers, of which 44 are registered nurses Construction commences June '24, with planned completion Mid 2025 Hospital lab space dates back to the 1950s, and was expanded in the 1970s 𝘾𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝒞𝑒𝓇𝓉𝒾𝒻𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝒩𝑒𝑒𝒹 (CON) represents state approval for healthcare facility creation or expansion, serving as an official determination of the need for new or expanded healthcare services in Georgia The program is administered by the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH), Office of Health Planning, aiming to avoid unnecessary duplication & maintain quality of healthcare services, while aligning capacity with regional needs Facilities requiring the certificate include new or expanding hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory surgery centers, and existing facilities increasing bed capacity The Grady cert. is underway for its Burn Center and lab space renovations 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙨: Grady is Metro Atlanta's 6ᵗʰ-largest hospital at 953 beds, and the state's largest provider of indigent, charity, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services patient care It houses one of three burn units in Georgia, the others, Wellstar Health System - Cobb & Doctors Hospital of Augusta Grady Memorial Hospital operated at over 75% occupancy in 2021 and 2022 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝: The burn center serves 3,500 patients annually coming from a 3ʳᵈ of Georgia counties, as well as healthcare systems in AL, SC, TN, and NC 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙨: https://lnkd.in/epvp-4Tf AMC Closure Announcement / 2022 Update https://lnkd.in/eG5ykhN5 Emlen Media, Inc. Story: ICU Expansion Complete https://lnkd.in/eVkBMsFx Atlanta Business Chronicle Story: Modernizing Grady https://lnkd.in/e5mZ-xgy Connect CRE Story: Grady Upgrades https://lnkd.in/eRMbvKiw GA DCH / Office of Health Planning / Certificate of Need

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