Local Leaders Hold Ribbon-Cutting for Summerhill Station Shopping Center, Future Home to Piedmont Urgent Care, Primary Care Centers
Urgent Care Center Will Be Near Founding Site of Original Piedmont Hospital, which Opened in 1905
Atlanta (June 21, 2023) – Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, leaders from Piedmont, Piedmont Urgent Care by WellStreet, Publix and other local dignitaries and business leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of the new Summerhill Station shopping center, near the founding site of the original Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta’s Summerhill neighborhood. A Piedmont Urgent Care by WellStreet center is scheduled to open next month in that shopping center, which is located at 572 Hank Aaron Drive near Center Parc Credit Union Stadium.
In 1905, Dr. Ludwig Amster and Dr. Floyd Willcox McRae founded Piedmont Hospital and were considered ahead of their time. Since its beginnings, Piedmont has been a pioneer in patient care, fulfilling the health needs of its neighbors in Atlanta and the surrounding communities. Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, as it is now known, moved to its current location on Peachtree Road in Buckhead in 1957. The Piedmont system now comprises 22 hospitals and more than 1,600 physical locations, including 67 urgent care centers and 25 QuickCare locations.
“Piedmont places great importance on providing high-quality care, close to home for patients in the communities we serve,” said Patrick Battey, M.D., CEO of Piedmont Atlanta Hospital and CEO of Piedmont’s Atlanta hub, of which these new locations will be a part. “This center will provide greater convenience and access for patients who live in Summerhill and beyond.”
Along with locations in East Point and Hapeville, the Summerhill location is helping to provide another access point to health care for patients who live south of Interstate 20 in Atlanta and south Fulton County. Piedmont also is expecting to…
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