Atlanta Medical Center

Hospital in Georgia, United States
33°45′46″N 84°22′22″W / 33.76270°N 84.372798°W / 33.76270; -84.372798OrganizationCare systemPrivateTypeTeachingServicesEmergency departmentLevel I trauma centerBeds460HistoryOpened1901Closed2022LinksWebsitewww.wellstar.org/amcListsHospitals in Georgia

Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center (formerly known as Georgia Baptist Hospital[1]) was a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia operated by Wellstar Health System. It had 460 beds and over 700 physicians. The hospital was a Level I Trauma Center,[2] and an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. It housed a Neurointensive Care Unit and a Level III Neonatal ICU.[3]

History

On Thanksgiving Day 1901, the pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Len G. Broughton M.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 The Tabernacle). Broughton also founded a Nurse Training School associated with the Infirmary.[5][6]

After Broughton left Atlanta for London in 1912, the hospital suffered somewhat. It was sold to the Georgia 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 former Levi B. Nelson home site at Boulevard and East Avenue (which was destroyed in the Great Atlanta fire of 1917), which is the present location east of downtown 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 to Tenet Healthcare and was subsequently renamed Atlanta Medical Center.[1] Effective March 31, 2016, the hospital was sold to Wellstar 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c Our Hospital, Atlanta Medical Center, retrieved 2009-01-28
  2. ^ Williams, Misty (June 7, 2011), "Atlanta Medical becomes area's second Level I trauma center", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, archived from the original on August 14, 2011, retrieved October 3, 2011
  3. ^ "WellStar Atlanta Medical Center - WellStar Health System". www.wellstar.org. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  4. ^ The Tabernacle Infirmary, Material History of American Religion Project, retrieved 2009-01-28
  5. ^ Moody, W.R. (May 1910), "Editorial", Record of Christian Work, XXIX (5): 306, ISSN 0364-4855, retrieved 2009-01-27
  6. ^ Georgia Baptist College of Nursing Fast Facts, Mercer University, archived from the original on 2006-09-08, retrieved 2009-01-28
  7. ^ a b c Garrett, Franklin Miller (1969), Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, Volume 2, Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, p. 411, ISBN 0-8203-0263-5, OCLC 213803389
  8. ^ Graham, Balus Joseph Winzer (1917), Baptist Biography Volume 1, Atlanta, Georgia: Index Printing Company, pp. 254–255, OCLC 3906727, retrieved 2009-01-28
  9. ^ "Work Continues While Head Nurse Moves Hospital", The Atlanta Constitution, p. D6, January 8, 1922, retrieved July 6, 2020 – via newspapers.com
  10. ^ Charles Nicolas (April 1, 2016). "Tenet Completes Sale of Atlanta-Area Hospitals and Related Operations to WellStar". Business Wire. Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  11. ^ "Atlanta Medical Center to end operations in November, Wellstar says". MSN. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  12. ^ "One of Atlanta's top hospitals, Atlanta Medical Center closes its doors for good". WSB-TV. Retrieved 1 November 2022.

External links

  • Official website
  • v
  • t
  • e
Hospitals in Georgia
Acute care hospitals
Caption
Long-term and
rehabilitation hospitals
  • Central Georgia Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Columbus Specialty Hospital
  • DeKalb Medical Long Term Acute Care
  • Kindred Hospital Atlanta
  • Landmark Hospital of Athens
  • Regency Hospital of Central Georgia
  • Regency Hospital of South Atlanta
  • Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation
  • Select Specialty Hospital Atlanta
  • Select Specialty Hospital Augusta
  • Select Specialty Hospital Savannah
  • Shepherd Center
  • Southern Crescent Hospital for Specialty Care
  • Triumph the Specialty Hospital Rome
  • Walton Rehabilitation Hospital
  • WellStar Windy Hill Hospital
  • Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital
Military hospitals
Psychiatry and
addiction hospitals
  • Anchor Hospital
  • Coastal Behavioral Health
  • Coastal Harbor Treatment Center
  • Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health
  • Crescent Pines Hospital
  • Hillside Hospital
  • Laurel Heights Hospital
  • Macon Behavioral Health System
  • Peachford Hospital
  • Ridgeview Institute
  • RiverWoods Behavioral Health System
  • Saint Simons By-The-Sea
  • SummitRidge Hospital
  • Talbott Recovery Atlanta
  • Talbott Recovery Columbus
  • Talbott Recovery Dunwoody
  • Willingway Hospital
  • Willowbrooke at Tanner
  • Youth Villages Inner Harbour Campus
State hospitals
  • Central State Hospital
  • East Central Regional Hospital
  • Georgia Regional Hospital Atlanta
  • Georgia Regional Hospital Savannah
  • Southwestern State Hospital
  • West Central Georgia Regional Hospital
Veterans Administration
hospitals
  • Atlanta VA Medical Center
  • Carl Vinson VA Medical Center
Defunct hospitals
  • v
  • t
  • e
List of hospitals in Georgia
Level I
Caption
Level II
Level III
  • Taylor Regional Hospital
  • Clearview Regional Medical Center
Level IV
  • Lower Oconee Community Hospital
  • Morgan Memorial Hospital
  • Willis Memorial Hospital
  • Emmanuel Medical Center
Pediatric trauma centers
Burn centers
* Designated Adult I trauma center with pediatric commitment
http://georgiatraumacommission.org/designated-trauma-centers/
  • v
  • t
  • e
Atlanta-area hospitals
Children's
Emory
Grady
Northside
Piedmont
Wellstar
Others
Closed
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
International
  • ISNI
  • VIAF
National
  • United States