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Emory Midtown seeks $10 million in matching funds for ED expansion and 12-bed behavioral health unit
Summary
Emory Midtown executives asked the appropriations subcommittee for a one-time $10,000,000 state match to support an emergency-department expansion and creation of a 12-bed mental and behavioral health unit, citing a 45% patient-volume increase since 2022 and temporary structures used to handle overflow.
Representatives from Emory University Hospitals Midtown asked the Appropriations Subcommittee for Health for a one-time state match of $10,000,000 to support an emergency-department expansion and a planned 12-bed mental and behavioral health unit.
Why they asked: Dr. Adam Webb, a neurointensivist representing Emory Midtown, said the hospital has seen a roughly 45% increase in patient volume since the abrupt 2022 closure of Atlanta Medical Center, and that the hospital continues to use two temporary structures to house patients. Webb and Emory—s state-affairs director said the hospital has committed approximately $11,000,000 of its own funds toward the project and that the state match would help speed construction and reduce hallway care for behavioral-health patients.
Project details: Emory described the need for specialized spaces for patients in mental-health crisis; hospital officials said lack of such rooms has sometimes left patients on stretchers in busy emergency-department hallways. The proposed project includes ED expansion and a 12-bed crisis/behavioral-health unit to provide more appropriate, dedicated treatment space and reduce emergency-department boarding.
Public-interest framing: A consultant to the hospital said the work is time-sensitive ahead of international events and would improve the state—s acute-care posture; she argued the sudden hospital closures caused immediate capacity pressures.
Ending: Hospital representatives asked legislators to consider the one-time matching request; the committee did not take action at the hearing.
