60 acre property on Sixes Road to be site of new 150,000 sq. ft. facility
WellStar Health System announced it has finalized the purchase of more than 60 acres of property at Sixes Road and Interstate 575 in Holly Springs to serve as the location of its new 150,000 square foot health park in Cherokee County.
“WellStar is committed to the health of Cherokee County residents and is pleased to offer this convenient, comprehensive and high-quality care to our community,” said Chris Kane, WellStar senior vice president for strategic business development. “The purchase of this property ideally positions WellStar to address the needs of the residents in this rapidly growing county.”
With outpatient healthcare expected to grow 30% over the next five years, WellStar health parks have been developed to deliver outpatient care in community-based facilities. WellStar health parks, currently open in Acworth and under construction in East Cobb, are tailored to provide innovative coordinated care to the local community.
“By combining and coordinating services under one roof, Cherokee County residents will no longer have to endure long drive times, frustrating traffic congestion and multiple trips to numerous locations for healthcare,” said Joe Brywczynski, senior vice president health parks development. “The health park is truly a one-stop-shop opportunity.”
Plans for the health park in Cherokee County include a wide array of comprehensive medical diagnostic testing services such as medical imaging, urgent care, lab and pre-admission testing, cardiac and sleep diagnostics, physical therapy and sports medicine, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, pharmacy and community education, health screening and wellness services.
These services will be integrated with a multi-specialty mix of physicians including primary care and specialists, such as cardiologists, pulmonologists, ENT, gastroenterologists, surgeons, allergy/asthma, endocrinology and others based on community needs.
The health park’s services will be linked together with all other WellStar facilities via an electronic medical record. This will greatly improve patient convenience and allow for better care coordination for patients.
The new health park will enhance the already strong presence in the county including WellStar facilities in Towne Lake and Canton and many WellStar affiliated physicians and providers who practice in Cherokee County.
Construction on the Cherokee County facility is expected to begin in 2014. WellStar opened the Acworth Health Park in July of 2012. WellStar also broke ground on its East Cobb Health Park, in April of 2013, and expects to begin seeing patients in September of 2014.
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