ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A billion-dollar hospital planned for southwest Atlanta remains just a plan as the city and Fulton County disagree over how to cover the remaining costs. According to the city, $815 million for the project has been accounted for. The City of Atlanta is asking Fulton County to contribute $200 million to cover the remaining costs. The county has not made any commitments to secure that investment. Atrium Health is contributing $700 million to the project. The City of Atlanta is contributing $115 million. Morehouse School of Medicine is also a partner in the plan to open the new hospital. “Now that we are here, we can all breathe a little easier, knowing that we are filling a healthcare gap,” Atlanta City Council President Marci Collier Overstreet said in an interview Tuesday. Overstreet said Fulton County should provide the funding. “I don’t think they’re in a tricky position. I think they have to do what they have to do, what’s needed of them. What’s in their charter,” Overstreet said. Asked whether the county has the $200 million, Overstreet said: “I think they’re going to have to figure it out, because we have a healthcare gap.” Overstreet understands the healthcare landscape personally. Her husband worked at Atlanta Medical Center for 30 years, along with her brother-in-law. Wellstar closed its emergency room in East Point in 2022 and closed the hospital along Boulevard in 2024. Those closures left Grady Memorial Hospital as the only…
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