It is now “wait and see” after Atrium Health-Floyd announced that they have filed the paperwork with the Georgia Department of Community Health.  The Certificate of Need was filed last week, according to County Commissioner Blake Elsberry.

Atrium Health Floyd plans to establish northwest Georgia’s first freestanding emergency department in Chattooga County, bringing a new level of 24/7 emergency care to residents of Summerville, Trion, Lyerly and surrounding communities.

Working with the Chattooga County Commissioner’s office, and through discussion with state elected officials, Atrium Health Floyd identified the need to provide around-the-clock emergency care to these rural communities.

Commissioner Elsberry said, “This could possible be one of the first free-standing ER’s in rural Northwest Georgia and will be a great benefit to our entire region.”