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Grady Health System
Grady Health System improves the health of the community by providing quality, comprehensive health care in a compassionate, culturally competent, ethical and fiscally responsible manner. Grady maintains its commitment to the under served of Fulton and DeKalb counties, while also providing care for residents of metro Atlanta and Georgia. Grady leads through its clinical excellence, innovative research and progressive medical education and training.
Description:
Grady Health System is one of the largest public hospitals in the Southeast -- and includes the 900+ bed Grady Memorial Hospital, several neighborhood health centers and the only level one trauma center within a 100-mile radius.
Grady has a nationally acclaimed burn unit and diabetes center, a 24-hour Sickle Cell Center and the Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence. The state’s only Poison Center is housed at Grady, and Grady's Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is the ambulance provider for the city of Atlanta.
Grady is an internationally recognized teaching hospital, staffed exclusively by physicians from Emory and Morehouse schools of medicine, many who could be categorized as some of the leading doctors in the country. Twenty-five percent of all physicians practicing medicine in Georgia received some or all of their training at Grady.
Grady maintains its historic commitment to the health needs of those most vulnerable and offers a broad range of state-of-the-art services and medical expertise to all segments of the greater metropolitan area – and beyond.
History:
Grady Memorial Hospital has been a leading medical center in the Southeast since 1892.
Contact person: Brooke Eldridge, Volunteer Manager, (email)
Office fax number: (404) 616-6856
Address:
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80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, S.E. - P.O. Box 26043Atlanta, GA 30303(See a map) |
Web Site: http://www.gradyhealthsystem.org
Directions:
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Driving To Grady Health System
South on Interstate 85/75:
Take I-75/85 South to MLK Jr. Dr./State Capitol Exit (248A). Stay in Right Lane, curving back onto Jesse Hill Jr. Dr.
Go straight on Jesse Hill Jr. Dr. until you cross. . . (more)
Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Georgia State Station,
Walk distance (in minutes): 5
Nearest Bus Stop: 4 McDonough/Grady Hospital, 5 minute walk |
Additional Information
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Low Income Individuals/Families
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| Last updated on April 2, 2009 |
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