The healthcare system said it will work with neighborhood stakeholders to plan the development of the purchased land.

One of the country’s largest health care providers has paid top dollar to acquire land south of downtown Atlanta for a future development project.

Kaiser Permanente hospitals across Los Angeles and California saw mass walkouts as 31,000 health care workers strike over pay and patient safety.

Distressed patients who had surgeries and vital treatment postponed due to a massive strike by California health care workers expressed their frustration as the action got under way Tuesday. The action saw tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente nurses,

Picket lines will also go up at Kaiser hospitals and clinics in Northern California, Central California, Riverside and San Bernardino and San Diego counties, as well as in Hawaii. In Orange and Los Angeles counties, the pickets will be held at: Anaheim Medical Center, 3440 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim.

The healthcare giant agreed to a $556 million settlement over claims it overstated illnesses to increase Medicare Advantage reimbursements.