| Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center | |
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| Wellstar Health System | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Atlanta,Georgia, United States |
| Coordinates | 33°45′46″N84°22′22″W / 33.76270°N 84.372798°W /33.76270; -84.372798 |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | Teaching |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 460 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Closed | 2022 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Georgia |
Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center (formerly known asGeorgia Baptist Hospital[1]) was a hospital inAtlanta,Georgia operated byWellstar Health System. It had 460 beds and over 700 physicians. The hospital was aLevel I Trauma Center,[2] and an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. It housed aNeurointensive Care Unit and a Level IIINeonatal ICU.[3]
OnThanksgiving Day 1901, the pastor ofTabernacle Baptist Church,Len G. BroughtonM.D., created a small infirmary as a new program for his church, operating it out of a rented house. The Tabernacle Infirmary started with only five beds and Broughton as the only doctor, but quickly grew.[4] By 1910 it had 75 beds and a staff of physicians and surgeons, and its own building on Luckie Street (adjacent to theTabernacle). Broughton also founded a Nurse Training School associated with the Infirmary.[5][6]
After Broughton left Atlanta forLondon in 1912, the hospital suffered somewhat. It was sold to theGeorgia Baptist Convention for $85,000 in 1913[7] and was managed by Rev. James Long as Georgia Baptist Hospital. The Baptist organization was not enthusiastic at first about running a hospital but Long overcame that and the business was self-sufficient by 1916.[8]
In 1921 the hospital purchased the formerLevi B. Nelson home site at Boulevard and East Avenue (which was destroyed in theGreat Atlanta fire of 1917), which is the present location east ofdowntown Atlanta.[7] The hospital moved from its former Luckie Street location to here late in 1921.[9]
A building program was undertaken starting in 1948 to expand the hospital.[7] In 1956, office space for medical professionals was added. In 1981,air ambulance service was initiated via heliport.[1]
On September 5, 1997, the hospital was sold toTenet Healthcare and was subsequently renamed Atlanta Medical Center.[1] Effective March 31, 2016, the hospital was sold toWellstar Health System along with four other Atlanta-area hospitals.[10]
On August 31, 2022, Wellstar Health System announced that Atlanta Medical Center was expected to end operations on November 1, 2022.[11]
Atlanta Medical Center permanently closed at 11:59 p.m. on October 31, 2022.[12]
Demolition of the hospital complex began in June 2025, with plans to create a multi-use development at the site.[13]
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* Designated Adult I trauma center with pediatric commitment http://georgiatraumacommission.org/designated-trauma-centers/ | ||
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