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Grady Memorial Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation’s secondary prevention guidelines for patients with heart failure. Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure is a quality improvement program that helps hospital teams follow […]

Grady Health System is proud to announce its latest addition to specialty care – the Grady Dog Therapy Program. Hospitalized patients can now get a helping paw from certified therapy dogs on their road to recovery, as research has shown this type of interaction can substantially ease patients’ physical and emotional pain. “Grady is committed […]

The Marcus Foundation has donated $15 million to establish the Marcus Stroke Network, a coordinated and collaborative effort among Grady Health System, Emory University School of Medicine, Boca Raton Regional Hospital and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association to help reduce stroke disability and death rates in the Southeastern United States. Powered by two comprehensive […]

The first in Georgia to perform the procedure, Grady Memorial Hospital will soon offer trauma specialists around the state and the country the opportunity to learn how to perform Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA). “REBOA is a minimally invasive technique that uses a catheter to insert a balloon into the aorta, which […]

Grady Memorial Hospital is the only civilian hospital in the country that has formed a partnership with the U.S. Army Special Forces to provide additional, formal instruction and preparation for its Green Beret Special Operations Combat Medics (SOCM 18 Delta). As one of the busiest trauma centers in the country, and metro Atlanta’s only nationally […]

The Grady Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center Electrodiagnostic Laboratory has received Laboratory Accreditation with Exemplary status from the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM). “Accreditation with Exemplary status puts Grady among the nation’s top electrodiagnostic laboratories. This is an important accomplishment for the Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center and the patients we serve,” […]

Grady Health System’s Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center has been recertified as an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center – receiving The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark, the symbols of quality from those organizations. With this certification, Grady is part of an elite group of health care organizations […]

The Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory University, along with Grady Memorial Hospital and collaborators at the University of Michigan, have been awarded a five-year project for almost $4 million to study motor vehicle crashes in the metro-Atlanta area that result in injuries treated at Grady. This project is funded by the National Highway Traffic […]

Grady Memorial Hospital is the 2017 Phoenix Award Hospital of the Year winner for its achievements in Health IT. The Phoenix Awards are given annually by the Metro Atlanta Chamber in conjunction with the Health IT Leadership Summit in recognition of individuals and companies that have made an outstanding contribution to the growth of the […]

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,