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Fulton County commits up to $60 million for Grady hospital expansion

Fulton County plans to help fund Grady hospital’s expansion. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM AJC FILE PHOTO
Fulton County plans to help fund Grady hospital’s expansion. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM AJC FILE PHOTO
By Arielle Kass
Aug 2, 2017

A decade after Grady Memorial Hospital was on the brink of financial collapse, Fulton County commissioners gave it a vote of support Wednesday by agreeing to pay up to $60 million for the hospital system’s expansion.

The county contribution is the first confirmed commitment for the $165 million expansion project.

Grady is also seeking money from DeKalb County and from private funders.

To read more about the hospital's expansion plan, and what it will mean for taxpayers, read the full story on myAJC.com.

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Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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