The Atlanta Medical Center sits on a vast stretch of urban land, just one mile south of Ponce de Leon Avenue — the street that segregationists over a century ago designated as the dividing line between Black and White Atlanta.<\/p>\n
That distinction was palpable on Thursday, when a group of Georgia religious leaders held a press conference outside the hospital, calling on Governor Brian Kemp to meet with them, and find a way to stop the planned closure of the 120-year-old medical center, along with others like it in the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s be honest, this is about devaluing Black and Brown and poor people,\u201d said Reverend Shanan Jones, president of Concerned Black Clergy of Atlanta. \u201cTheir lives are expendable. Their lives don\u2019t matter.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a> (registration or subscription).<\/p>\n The planned closure of a 120-year-old medical center leaves Atlanta with only one hospital that can handle the most serious medical emergencies https:\/\/t.co\/uhQQmHtfQB<\/a><\/p>\n — Bloomberg (@business) September 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n