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Community leader has deep civic, foundation, business and political ties ATLANTA (July 10, 2013) Grady Health System CEO John Haupert today announced Renay Blumenthal, a long-time community leader, will be the new president of the Grady Health Foundation. “Over a 25-year career, Renay has built strong relationships in this community — with governors, legislators,

The countdown is on for the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017! We are all excited to witness this spectacle, but must consider how it can affect our eyes if left unprotected. Grady’s Chief of Ophthalmology, Dr. Yousuf Khalifa, says looking directly at the solar eclipse without proper eye wear can cause solar retinopathy, in […]

The Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) is pleased to announce that Grady Health System President and Chief Executive Officer John Haupert has been appointed to the American Hospital Association (AHA) Board of Trustees. Haupert will begin serving a three-year term on the AHA Board on Jan. 1, 2018. The Board of Trustees is the highest policy-making […]

Grady Memorial Hospital’s Marcus Trauma Center has earned the highest national trauma center recognition — Level I Trauma Center, verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Designated a Level I trauma center at the state level since 1987, Grady is now the first hospital verified as a Level I trauma center at the national […]

Technology is making it easier for patients and providers to interact, thus improving communication, safety and patient-provider relationships. New tools are helping patients become more actively involved in their care and maintaining their health, according to results of the 19th Annual Health Care’s Most Wired® survey, just released by the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Health […]

Grady Health System’s Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center is expanding its internationally acclaimed care with the opening of its new outpatient center. Unveiled during ceremonies on Monday, June 26, 2017, the state-of-the-art center provides a multi-disciplinary approach to care for patients with advanced neurological conditions. The outpatient center is the first phase of an expansion […]

Grady Health System is a 2017 recipient of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association Get With the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Award. Recognized for its continued success in using the guidelines, and its success in the Target: Stroke program, Grady achieved honor roll elite plus status for offering the most up-to-date evidence-based […]

In April, 2016, Grady advanced its leading position in providing innovative healthcare, when it became the first facility in metro Atlanta and one of only six hospitals in the country, to add the state-of-the-art GE Revolution 256 slice CT scanner to its imaging capabilities. As a result, Grady is now an official GE Show Site […]

This technological achievement takes patient care and safety to a new level. Grady is proud to be Metro Atlanta’s first hospital to successfully integrate the Alaris IV smart pump technology with its Epic electronic medical record (EMR) – taking patient safety to a new level. To date, approximately 25% of U.S. hospitals have achieved smart […]

Grady Health System is making it easy for premature infants and their parents to stay connected as they are cared for in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The hospital just launched NicView, a video streaming system which allows families to access live video of their babies 24 hours a day. Grady is the first hospital […]