Atlanta hospital closure inquiry sought by Georgia Democrats
By JEFF AMY
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Georgia lawmakers, local officials and the NAACP are asking federal officials to investigate a health care system that closed hospitals in downtown Atlanta and a southern suburb. They claim Wellstar Health System has illegally discriminated against Black people and violated its tax-exempt status. Democratic state Sen. Nan Orrock of Atlanta says she and others filed complaints with the IRS and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Wellstar closed 450-bed Atlanta Medical Center in November, just months after closing the smaller Atlanta Medical Center South in East Point. An email seeking comment was sent to Wellstar on Wednesday.
