UNION CITY, GA. — Grady Health System has announced plans for the development of a new campus in Union City, roughly 20 miles southwest of Atlanta. Project costs for the development are expected to total more than $1 billion.
Scheduled to open in phases, the campus will feature a medical office building and an acute care hospital. The two buildings will be situated near a freestanding emergency department that is currently under construction. Grady plans to open that facility in June and integrate it into the larger campus in the future.
The hospital will feature 200 critical care, intermediate care and acute care beds. Grady expects that the hospital will serve as a Level 3 verified trauma center, equipped to perform emergency surgery, resuscitate and stabilize patients with serious injuries.
The medical office building will offer imaging services, a surgery center, specialty clinics, pharmacy services, rehabilitation and pediatric care.
Construction on the medical office building is scheduled for completion in early 2028, with the hospital planned to open in 2031.
Financing for the project includes $300 million in Fulton County bond funding and funds raised through a multi-year capital campaign.
“We are proud of this latest partnership with Grady,” said Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts in a statement. “South Fulton County is both a rapidly growing community and a recognized healthcare desert. For the people of South Fulton, improved access to healthcare is not a luxury, it is a necessity. No longer will families be forced to travel long distances or lose critical time seeking emergency or basic medical services.”
Grady Health System is based in Atlanta and operates multiple clinics, outpatient facilities and hospitals in metro Atlanta, including Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta. In 2023, Grady completed the development of a $237 million outpatient facility, originally announced in 2020, in downtown Atlanta.
— Hayden Spiess