Summit Healthcare Group, the purchasing arm of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare, acquired two plots of land from the Dunwoody (Ga.) City Council for $6.8 million, the Dunwoody Crier reports.
What you should know:
1. Emory had operated an ASC on one of the plots, before deciding to purchase the plot and its neighbor.
2. The health system plans to build a 40,000-square-foot medical office building on one of the plots and operate the ASC on the other plot.
3. Emory beat out a $5.5 million bid for one of the plots from Atlanta-based Northside Hospital.
4. The city council approved the purchase in a 6-1 vote.