Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Chief Executive Office
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): All
Appropriation of Funding from American Rescue Plan Act and General Fund to Emory Healthcare
Body
Information Contact: Zachary L. Williams, COO/Executive Assistant
Phone Number: 404-371-2881
PURPOSE:
To appropriate funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act and the General Fund to Emory Healthcare.
NEED/IMPACT:
Due to the closure of WellStar AMC, Emory Healthcare anticipates a higher volume of emergency room visits and inpatient hospitalizations at their hospitals. This action appropriates $10,900,000 to support the following capital projects to expand capacity at Emory Hillandale Hospital to accommodate the anticipated service demand resulting from WellStar AMC’s closure:
• Expansion of the Emergency Department waiting room and addition of 15 bays to improve emergency room access - $4,700,000
• Renovation of the 2nd floor intensive care unit to improve local care access for higher acuity care - $4,500,000
• Replacement of CT scanner to support continued patient care needs - $1,700,000
Additionally, this action appropriates an additional $1,000,000 to establish a pilot violence prevention program, the Hillandale Trauma Recovery Center.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This agenda item appropriates $3,000,000 from the county’s allocation of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds and $8,900,000 from the county General Fund.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve appropriation of funding to Emory Healthcare and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all necessary documents.