The 17-story tower will grow nearly double the number of inpatient beds at the Northside Hospital Gwinnett. In recent years, the hospital has hovered close to maximum capacity, due in part to rapid population growth, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports.
The project is expected to be completed by 2025. As of 2020, the hospital’s 5,000 employees made it the third-largest employer in Gwinnett County, and local business leaders project that the jobs created by the expansion project will help attract and retain companies in the area.
The closure of nearby Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center is putting pressure on Northside’s capacity and was a motivating factor in the expansion project. Read more.
