ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks are teaming up with Emory Healthcare to build a new 90,000-square foot practice facility in north DeKalb County.
Channel 2 Action News sports director Zach Klein was first to break the news on his twitter account Tuesday morning.
Work on the state-of-the-art practice and training facility, located at 22 Executive Park Drive in Brookhaven, will begin this summer. It will be up and running for the 2017-18 Hawks season.
In addition to the naming rights entitlement of the training and sports medicine facility, Emory will become the official sports medicine provider of the team.
“When we became owners, one of our top priorities was to provide the resources necessary to build a world-class training facility -- a key element of being a first-class franchise that consistently competes at the highest level. We are thrilled with the partnership that Steve and Bud have forged with Dr. Boden and the Emory team in developing a new facility that will be at the forefront of how professional teams approach integrating sports medical technology in their training centers,” Hawks Principal Owner Tony Ressler said. “It is a privilege to be partnering with a local institution that is a world leader in the medical field and that also shares our vision and passion for excellence. In addition, we are proud that this facility will go beyond benefitting just our players, but will also be a valuable sports medicine resource available to the entire community.”
The Hawks’ new facility will be the first in the NBA to be co-located with an entire sports medicine center, allowing for expert and immediate treatment and on-site access to state-of-the-art equipment such as the 3 Tesla MRI scanner, which provides the best quality and fastest diagnosis for soft tissue and bone bruise injuries.
Emory will utilize roughly 30,000-square-feet to offer the most comprehensive in preventative and rehabilitative treatment and sports performance training.
The entire roster of doctors, surgeons and specialists from Emory’s current Sports Medicine Center will also make Brookhaven its permanent home and treat patients inside the new facility.
“Emory Healthcare has built outstanding orthopaedics services over the past decade and we are excited to continue to grow this area and work closely with the Atlanta Hawks,” says Jonathan S. Lewin, MD, FACR, President, CEO and Chair-man of the Board of Emory Healthcare. “Delivering on-site care not only will enable us to provide faster care to Hawks players, but also will enhance our ability to conduct sports performance research and translate what we learn to all athletes both professional and recreational.”