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Perimeter Business
A monthly oection focusing on biuinejj in the Reporter News papers communities
Pop-in clinics pop up locally as health care options grow
Dan Whisenhunt
Physician
Assistant David
Seabolt, a
staff member
with the
Perimeter Clinic
Buckhead,
takes a look
at paperwork.
Office Manager
Sasha Kron
says she has
seen 12 clinics
open nearby
in the past
three years.
She anticipates
seeing more
patients and
clinics due
to the new
Affordable
Health Care Act.
By Dan Whisenhunt
Over the last three years, there's been an ex
plosion of medical offices opening in the Perim
eter area, specifically in Sandy Springs. The city
has issued 70 business licenses to all kinds of clin
ics since 2011, records provided by the city show.
There are several new physicians' offices, walk-in
clinics and urgent care centers.
Three of the Sandy Springs centers are consid
ered "urgent care," offering hours outside the nor
mal work week, and treating conditions that might
otherwise be treated in an emergency room, ac
cording to city records. The city has permitted 12
new physicians' offices, including one primary
care doctor.
Growth in doctor's offices appears in other parts
of the Perimeter area, too. Perimeter Clinic Buck-
head Office Manager Sasha Kron said she's seen 12
clinics open up nearby within the last three years.
Kron's office has been open for eight years, and
Kron remembers when her clinic saw up to 60 pa
tients a day.
She said she anticipates seeing more patients
and clinics because of the new federal Afford
able Care Act, which went into effect this month.
One key provision of the new law, also known as
"Obamacare," is that it requires millions of Ameri
cans to enroll for health insurance, if they don't al
ready have it. President Barack Obama signed the
health care law in 2010.
"Oh, absolutely it will bring more in," Kron
CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
Q&A: Changes in dentistry -10
Dentist Jeffrey Pri-
luck who has oper
ated Dentistry With
a Difference for 38
years in Dunwoody,
says his pratice has
evolved over the past
three decades.
Airport, port key partners -11
Both Harts-
field-Jackson In
ternational Air
port and the Port
of Savannah play
vital roles when
it comes to doing
business in the
Perimeter.
Business openings -12-13
The Perim
eter area saw
a number of
new compa
nies open their
doors, offering
a variety of ser
vices.