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        care providers and specialists, urgent   system, Kaiser Permanente’s doctors,   The facility
        care, sleep center, cardiac diagnostics,   nurses, pharmacists and nutritionists all  also offers a
        retail pharmacy, cardiac/pulmonary   work as a team to provide coordinated   separate concierge
        rehab and an outpatient surgery center   care to more than 260,000 members in   membership at an
        (opening 2015).                    the state. Nationally, Kaiser Permanente   additional cost that makes an
          For more information please call    serves more than 9.1 million members   ER physician and a state-of-the-art
        770-956-STAR or visit www.wellstar.org.  across nine states and the District    emergent care facility available when
           kaiser permanente of georgia    of Columbia.                      you need it, 24 hours a day, seven days a
                                                Sandy Springs Medical Office
                                                                             week. Concierge membership includes a
          As the state’s largest not-for-profit   1100 Lake Hearn Drive NE     private and discrete entrance for those
        health plan, Kaiser Permanente of   Suites 250 & 500                 who appreciate additional layers of
        Georgia has provided healthcare to   Sandy Springs, GA 30342         urgency and confidentiality.
        metro Atlantans for more than 28 years.   404-845-4500                     Modern Emergent Care
        It is a partnership between the Kaiser                                5505 Roswell Road, Suite 100
        Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and the        Glenlake Medical Center     Sandy Springs, GA 30342
        Southeast Permanente Medical Group,   20 Glenlake Parkway             404-334-3000
        one of the largest multi-specialty groups   Sandy Springs, GA 30328     www.modernemergentcare.com
        in the Southeast, comprised of more   404-364-7000
        than 450 physicians.                                                     fulton county department of
          Kaiser Permanente of Georgia           modern emergent care                health & wellness
        currently operates 30 medical facilities   Modern Emergent Care provides a   The Fulton County Department of
        throughout metro Atlanta and in    better way to receive emergency medical   Health & Wellness offers vast array of
        Athens, including two in Sandy Springs.   care, delivering fast, high quality,   programs that provide comprehensive
        At the recently opened Sandy Springs   emergency care from highly qualified   healthcare for Fulton County citizens.
        Medical Office, Kaiser Permanente   emergency physicians in a convenient,    They include both preventive care
        offers primary and select specialty care,   out-of-hospital setting. Modern Emergent    and treatment in infectious diseases;
        including adult medicine, pediatrics,   Care functions similarly to a stand-alone   women and children’s health;
        dermatology, behavioral health,    emergency room, equipped to handle a   environmental health; and other
        pharmacy, lab and x-ray services –   wide scope of emergent conditions.  services which include health education,
        all under one roof. At the Glenlake   The 5,000 square-foot facility in Sandy   stroke and heart attack prevention
        Comprehensive Specialty Center, Kaiser   Springs includes seven treatment rooms,   programs and refugee screenings.
        Permanente offers a wider range of   with cardiac monitoring systems, crash   With a workforce of more than 700
        specialty services including cardiology,   carts and defibrillators for immediate   healthcare professionals and support
        gastroenterology, obstetrics/gynecology,   medical treatment, as well as other   staff, the Fulton County Department of
        orthopedics and more.              standard and state-of-the-art emergency   Health & Wellness is the largest county
          Kaiser Permanente is committed   equipment. And, in cases where a   health department in the State of Georgia,
        to providing the highest quality care   patient requires hospital admission,   covering a 535 square mile area.
        through its integrated health care   after their emergent medical needs have   The North Fulton Service Center in
        delivery system. With the support of an   been addressed, Modern Emergent Care   Sandy Springs is one of Fulton County’s
        innovative electronic medical records   has priority inpatient transfer privileges   distinctive new integrated care facilities.

                                           with most of the local hospitals.  Health services offered include well
                                                                             patient care, sick patient care, OB/GYN
                                            Modern Emergent Care features an   services, dental services, behavioral
                                           extensive in-house pharmacy that is   health screening, WIC/nutrition
                                           appropriately stocked with hundreds   education, weight management, and
                                           of medications on hand for immediate   child care for parents receiving services.
                                           use. The facility has a formulary nearly   In addition to health services, the
                                           identical to that of other hospital   North Fulton Service also offers residents
                                           emergency rooms, ensuring the efficient  various non-health human services
                                           supply of vital cardiac-care medication,   and government services through their
                                           all major intravenous and oral antibiotics  strong collaboration with the human
                                           and analgesics, and routine therapeutic   service office of workforce development.
                                           and emergency medications and           North Fulton Service Center
                                           nebulizer treatments. Modern Emergent   7741 Roswell Road
           Kaiser Permanente               Care also has the capability to dispense   Sandy Springs, GA 30350
                                           prescription medications to patients.  404-612-2273

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