Alpharetta's new county health campus is now the official home of Medicaid and state credentialing services for North Fulton, after the Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday, Aug. 19, to formalize the relocation from Sandy Springs.

The contract amendment, approved on the consent agenda without separate discussion, moves services previously offered by Chris 180, Inc. and Grady Health System from the North Fulton Service Center at 7741 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs to the Health & Human Services North facility at 4700 North Point Parkway in Alpharetta. The change carries no additional cost to the county.

The 100,000-square-foot facility, a former Comcast call center on a 24-acre site that Fulton County purchased in 2019, opened April 16 after a $25 million renovation. It houses behavioral health, developmental disabilities, Board of Health, Senior Services and Recovery Treatment Court programs, all minutes off Ga. 400.

A Grady Health patient notice indicated the physical move was set for June 30. The Aug. 19 vote formalized the contract change, though the Roswell Road site had not fully ceased operations as of Aug. 20, when the county website showed it was partially closed for facility repairs with the Grady clinic still open.

The Roswell Road location had served North Fulton residents seeking adult and child behavioral health services, open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Residents who previously traveled to Sandy Springs or downtown Atlanta for those services now have them consolidated in Alpharetta, accessible via MARTA bus route 140.

Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin, speaking at a November 2025 hard-hat tour of the then-under-construction facility, called it "a game changer for Fulton County, for North Fulton specifically, and our residents," according to Appen Media. Gilvin noted many Alpharetta residents were unaware of the county services available to them.

District 1 Commissioner Bridget Thorne, who represents North Fulton, said in a county press release ahead of the April 16 opening that the consolidation was "really about bringing our community together and making these vital services more accessible for everyone."

A state-funded behavioral health crisis center with 24 beds is also planned for the same campus, expected to open in approximately two years, according to Georgia Public Broadcasting.

Residents can track upcoming Fulton County Commission agendas and submit public comment through the county's Legistar portal.