Grady expands care with two outpatient facilities in DeKalb County
Grady Health System, long recognized as Atlanta’s flagship medical facility, is expanding its reach with the launch of two new outpatient centers. This marks a significant step toward providing accessible, high-quality care for the communities that rely on Grady during life’s most urgent moments.
While Grady’s services have been highly concentrated in specific parts of the metro area, some corners of Atlanta have gone without essential access. That’s set to change.
This week, Grady opened its first outpatient center in DeKalb County, on Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur. The center is the first of two outpatient facilities to open in the county before the end of the year, with the second planned for Candler Road.
“We looked at the market, we looked at where the population’s growing, where they were, where there was a lack of access to care, and identified this location by filling those gaps,” County Chief Executive Officer Lorraine Cochran-Johnson told Fox 5.
The new 14,000-square-foot facility will provide services including primary care for adults and wellness checkups, behavioral health, general surgery and orthopedics. On-site imaging including CT scans, mammography and X-rays will also be available at the Flat Shoals facility.
For DeKalb residents looking for quick results of laboratory work, the new Grady facility promises to deliver, “supporting efficient patient care,” according to a news release.
If patients are unable to come into the new facility, the Flat Shoals location offers video visits with Grady providers.
“We’ve worked over the last few years recognizing that having care closer to home is better for the community,” Cochran-Johnson said. “There has been a lack of easy access for many communities within the county.”
The facility held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 1, celebrating Grady’s “commitment and partnership to meeting the healthcare needs of metro Atlanta residents,” according to a news release. DeKalb County Government leaders were in attendance to further reinforce how important this is to their communities.
“I’m just excited because the conversation started in 2022,” Cochran-Johnson explained. “And just look at this, it’s 2025. We’re actually cutting the first ribbon.”
