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Wellstar Health System has announced plans to build a new 230-bed hospital in Acworth, aiming to address the increasing demand for healthcare services in the area. The health system filed a Letter of Intent with the Georgia Department of Community Health, marking the first step toward obtaining a Certificate of Need for the new facility.

What we know:

The proposed hospital would be located on Cobb Parkway, directly across from the existing Wellstar Acworth Health Park. Wellstar officials say the new facility would build on the organization's long-standing service to the community, offering integrated, coordinated care supported by Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center, Wellstar Paulding Medical Center, and numerous primary, urgent, and specialty care locations throughout the region.

Wellstar plans to submit a detailed Certificate of Need application by June 23, which will include architectural renderings and specific plans for how the new hospital will address the community’s health and wellness needs. In keeping with its community-focused approach, Wellstar will also establish a community advisory council to involve residents throughout the process.

What they're saying:

Local leaders praised the proposal, noting the region’s rapid growth.

Wellstar has been actively expanding healthcare access across Georgia with more than $1.4 billion in major projects, including a new 200-bed tower at Wellstar Kennestone, a 56-bed expansion at Wellstar Paulding, a new oncology center at Wellstar Spalding, and a new 100-bed hospital planned for Columbia County. The health system also partners with the Augusta University Medical College of Georgia’s Center for Digital Health to support rural hospitals with access to specialty care.

The backstory:

Headquartered in Cobb County, Wellstar reportedly provides more than $1 billion annually in charity and uncompensated care, the most of any health system in Georgia. It also supports education, food and housing security, and career development through partnerships with nonprofit, civic, and business organizations.

MARIETTA, Ga., May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- To address the growing need for hospital beds in Acworth and the surrounding areas, Wellstar Health System is proposing to build a new 230-bed hospital, filing its Letter of Intent with the Georgia Department of Community Health. A Letter of Intent is the first step in the process to obtain a Certificate of Need for a new hospital.

The new hospital would be located on Cobb Parkway across from the Wellstar Acworth Health Park. Wellstar's long history of service to this community makes it the ideal partner to continue to meet the area's growing healthcare needs. The project will be supported by Wellstar Health System resources, including Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center and Wellstar Paulding Medical Center, and numerous primary, urgent, and specialty care locations, which will further enable the project to provide high-quality care in an integrated, coordinated, and efficient manner.

Wellstar will file a detailed Certificate of Need application on or before June 23 that will include architectural renderings and how the hospital would address the community's health and wellness needs.

"Wellstar is improving access to care, and this new hospital is the latest in a series of projects that do just that," said Candice L. Saunders, president and CEO of Wellstar Health System. "The area is growing so much that even when our new tower at Wellstar Kennestone opens next year, the region will need more hospital beds. A new hospital in Acworth would fill a crucial need for the region's medical care."

Wellstar is improving access to care for communities across Georgia through more than $1.4 billion in major projects, including:

The new hospital would be part of a Wellstar system that provides more than $1 billion each year in charity and uncompensated care, more than any health system in Georgia. Wellstar is also a leader in medical education through its partnerships with academic institutions, accelerates healthcare technology and innovation, and is recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the 100 Best Places to Work in America.

"Access to healthcare has been expanding throughout Cobb County, but we still have an unmet need for hospital beds in the northern portion of our county," said Lisa Cupid, chairwoman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. "Wellstar is deeply committed to our region, and we're grateful that they recognized this need and are stepping forward with a solution."

"Acworth's population grew fivefold in ten years, and we continue to attract people who want to live and work in our area," said Tommy Allegood, mayor for the City of Acworth. "The City of Acworth has been expanding our critical infrastructure and creating a place where families will want to stay for generations. A hospital would be extremely beneficial to our community, and we appreciate Wellstar's willingness to meet our need."

Wellstar is headquartered in Cobb County and is deeply involved in the area, tracing its heritage to 1950 when Kennestone Hospital opened. In keeping with its community roots, Wellstar will establish a community advisory council to honor every voice throughout the Certificate of Need process.

"My patients are from all walks of life, but they share a desire for a hospital that's closer to home, especially those who have chronic conditions or are elderly," said Michaele Brown, MD, a Wellstar primary care doctor in Acworth. "We live in a vibrant, growing area. Our patients' access to all levels of healthcare should be just as vibrant, and that includes a hospital where they can quickly get the level of care they need when they need it."

"We will involve the community in every step of this process, and make sure this hospital meets the community's needs for generations to come," said Saunders.

In addition to providing care for generations of families, Wellstar actively supports community health and wellbeing through partnerships with nonprofit, civic and business organizations, as well as academic institutions. Through these partnerships, Wellstar serves all its neighbors' needs, ranging from access to healthcare to food and housing insecurity to educational support and career development.

CONTACT: pr@wellstar.org

SOURCE Wellstar Health System

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Wellstar is proposing that a new new 230-bed hospital be built in Acworth, citing the growing need in the northern part of Cobb County.

The healthcare company said Thursday it had filed a letter of intent with the Georgia Department of Community Health, the first step in the process to get a certificate of need for a new hospital.

The new facility would be located on Cobb Parkway across from the Wellstar Acworth Health Park.

“Wellstar is improving access to care, and this new hospital is the latest in a series of projects that do just that,” said Candice L. Saunders, president and CEO of Wellstar Health System.

Wellstar said in a statement it is expected to file a detailed certificate of need on or before June 23, which would include architectural rendering and how the hospital would serve the community’s health needs.

“The area is growing so much that even when our new tower at Wellstar Kennestone opens next year, the region will need more hospital beds,” Saunders said. “A new hospital in Acworth would fill a crucial need for the region’s medical care.”

Cobb County’s estimated population is 787,538 as of July 1, 2024, the U.S. Census Bureau says. The population was 766,149 in the 2020 census and 688,078 in the 2010 census.

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“Access to healthcare has been expanding throughout Cobb County, but we still have an unmet need for hospital beds in the northern portion of our county,” said Lisa Cupid, chairwoman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. “Wellstar is deeply committed to our region, and we’re grateful that they recognized this need and are stepping forward with a solution.”

Acworth Mayor Tommy Allegood said the city’s population has exploded, growing “fivefold in ten years.”

“A hospital would be extremely beneficial to our community, and we appreciate Wellstar’s willingness to meet our need,” he said.

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Wellstar said it has more than $1.4 billion in major projects in the works across the state, including expanding facilities at Wellstar Kennestone, Wellstar Paulding and Wellstar Spalding.

The medical center growth outside the perimeter comes after the company closed the Atlanta Medical Center in 2022.

That 22-acre campus has sat vacant since the closure and will be redeveloped, Wellstar officials said last year.

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Due to lack of garbage service providers and County resources, as well as a significant increase in the improper utilization of the recycling drop spots, Cobb County has made the difficult decision to close the recycling drop spots located at 2905 Library Lane, 3330 Sandy Plains Road, and 4400 Lower Roswell Road for now.

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In the meantime, some of the other available recycling options are:

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WestRock empties the bins daily.

PLEASE do not place items on the ground, in between the bins or leave unaccepted items.

District 1

Fire Station 28 3858 Kemp Ridge Road Acworth, GA 30101

Hauler empties the bins on Tuesday and Friday.

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District 3

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South Cobb Government Center 4700 Austell Road Austell, GA 30106

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