2016 Atlanta CommunityProfiles w/map

technology with compassion to effectively diagnose and treat its patients. A
leader in cancer, heart attack treatment, and orthopedics, Dekalb Medical
System and Dekalb Medical Physicians Group has been growing with
metropolitan Atlanta’s medical needs since 1961.
More than just a provider of hospital services, Dekalb Medical has led the
Atlanta health community in the new era of electronic medical records,
which puts information at doctors’ fingertips to help improve patient safety
and outcomes. The 627-bed system includes Dekalb Medical at North
Decatur (591 beds), Dekalb Medical Long Term Acute Care at Downtown
Decatur (40 beds), and Dekalb Medical at Hillandale (100 beds). Committed
to excelling in patient satisfaction and service, Dekalb Medical’s quality is
reflected in many clinical excellence awards throughout its system, including
being ranked in the Top 5% in the Nation for Overall Orthopedic Services by
HealthGrades® (2011).
Emory University Hospital
emoryhealthcare.org
(404) 712-2000
Emory Healthcare has been at the forefront of medicine, putting cutting-edge
interventional research and technology into lifesaving action. As the largest,
most comprehensive healthcare system in Georgia, Emory Healthcare has
1,830 licensed patient beds, 9,000 employees, and more than 20 health
centers located throughout metro Atlanta. It is one of the nation’s leaders in
cardiology and cardiac surgery, oncology, transplantation, ophthalmology,
orthopedics, and the neurosciences. Emory University Hospital, Emory
Healthcare’s flagship facility, is staffed exclusively by physicians who are
faculty of the Emory University School of Medicine.
Emory Healthcare is the clinical arm of the Robert W. Woodruff Health
Sciences Center of Emory University, which focuses on patient care,
education of health professionals, research addressing health and illness,
and health policies for prevention and treatment of disease. The backbone
of this system is the Emory University School of Medicine, which has been
at the forefront of medical knowledge and research, pioneering many
advances and procedures that have changed medical history.
Emory Johns Creek Hospital
emoryjohnscreek.com
(678) 474-7000
Emory Johns Creek Hospital (EJCH) is located in Johns Creek, formerly
known as Duluth. Since opening in 2007, EJCH has garnered a reputation for
its state-of-the-art medical technologies in a luxurious, hotel-like setting.
Jointly owned by Emory Healthcare and HCA, EJCH is 110-bed, all private
room community hospital that participates in most insurance plans. The
hospital offers a full range of services including 24/7 emergency care, digital
imaging including a 64-slice CT, MRI, The Birth Place with a Level III Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit, 24-hour anesthesiologists, intensive care, advanced
cardiac care, vascular medicine and surgery, rehabilitation services, and
women’s services. EJCH is home to the Atlanta Bariatric Center, which is
designated as a Center of Excellence by the American Society of Metabolic
and Bariatric Surgeons.
Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta (678) 843-7001
emoryhealthcare.org/saint-josephs-hospital-atlanta
Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1880, Saint Joseph’s facility is Atlanta’s
oldest hospital. Today, the 410-bed, acute-care facility is recognized as one
of the top specialty-referral hospitals in the Southeast.
Saint Joseph’s Hospital is a leader among Georgia healthcare providers,
respected for its expertise, innovation in healthcare delivery, and quality
of care. As a leader in cardiac, neurologic, vascular, gastrointestinal,
respiratory, orthopedic, and cancer care, among others, Saint Joseph’s
offers its patients the latest procedures and treatments by providing the
more than 750 physicians on staff with research services and the most
advanced technology available.
Grady Memorial Hospital
gradyhealth.org
(404) 616-1000
Opened in 1892, Grady Health System is renowned for its trauma and
emergency services. As the premier Level I Trauma Center within 100
miles of metropolitan Atlanta, Grady is capable of handling severe medical
conditions such as asthma, severe burns, sickle cell, and stroke. In addition
to both care and intensive care units (ICU), Grady has a neonatal ICU and
houses Georgia’s Poison Center and 24-hour rape crisis and advice nurse
lines. Its Ponce de Leon Center was named one of the top three HIV/AIDS
outpatient clinics in the country.
Grady is an internationally recognized teaching hospital staffed exclusively
by doctors from the Emory University and Morehouse Schools of Medicine.
In fact, 25 percent of all doctors practicing medicine in Georgia received
some or all of their training at Grady.
Gwinnett Medical Center
gwinnettmedicalcenter.org
Lawrenceville
Duluth
(678) 312-1000 (678) 312-6800
Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC) is a not-for-profit healthcare network
with acute-care hospitals in Lawrenceville and Duluth that provide awardwinning
healthcare services. GMC’s 4,200 associates and 800 affiliated
physicians serve more than 400,000 patients annually. Gwinnett Medical
Center is a 553-bed healthcare network that services Lawrenceville, Duluth,
Johns Creek, and the Atlanta area.
Gwinnett Medical Center–Lawrenceville is recognized as a national leader in
single-incision laparoscopic surgery and home to a Level II Trauma Center,
while Gwinnett Medical Center–Duluth offers an array of specialty services,
including surgical weight management, da Vinci® robotic surgery, and
sports medicine.
Piedmont Healthcare/Piedmont Henry Hospital
piedmont.org
(678) 604-1000
Piedmont Henry Hospital is a 215-bed not-for-profit community hospital
located in Stockbridge, just south of Atlanta. It serves Henry, Coweta,
Fayette, and Pickens counties with its Centers of Excellence in cardiovascular,
orthopedics, surgery, diagnostics, women’s health, and a radiation oncology
center.
Piedmont Healthcare/Piedmont Newton Medical Center piedmont.org
(770) 788-9970
Newton Medical Center (NMC) provides Covington and other surrounding
areas with state-of-the-art medical facilities. NMC has been recognized by
national healthcare rating organizations as being one of the top medical
facilities in the area. The medical center offers services such as minimally
invasive surgery, wound care, rapid emergency care, and the Women’s
Diagnostic Center.
WellStar North Fulton Hospital
wellstar.org
(770) 751-2500
WellStar North Fulton Hospital is a 202-bed acute-care hospital and is a
state-designated Level II Trauma Center. Located between Roswell and
Alpharetta in North Fulton County, it was established in 1983 and has been
meeting the medical and healthcare needs of residents of North Fulton,
Forsyth, East Cobb, East Cherokee, and West Gwinnett counties for more
than 30 years. The hospital has a medical staff of more than 400 affiliated
physicians, employs an additional 900 healthcare professionals, and has an
active volunteer staff of more than 200.
WellStar North Fulton Hospital provides a continuum of services through
its centers and programs including neurosciences, women’s health
services, orthopedics, rehabilitation, surgical services, gastroenterology,
and oncology. The hospital is fully accredited and is also recognized by
the American College of Surgeon’s Commission on Cancer as an Accredited
Cancer Program, as well as being certified as a Primary Stroke Center by
the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the
nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.
Northside Hospital
northside.com
Atlanta (404) 851-8000 Forsyth (770) 844-3200 Cherokee (770) 720-5100
Northside Hospital is a network of three not-for-profit, acute-care hospitals
in Atlanta, Forsyth County, and Cherokee County, with a total of 822 licensed
beds, 2,200 physicians, and 8,200 employees. Northside also operates
15 hospital-affiliated outpatient centers and medical office buildings
throughout north metropolitan Atlanta.
Voted “Atlanta’s Most Preferred Hospital for All Health Care Needs” for 15
consecutive years, Northside offers a full range of services and has become
an ambassador of women’s health issues. More babies are delivered,
more surgeries are performed, and more cases of breast and gynecological
cancer are diagnosed at Northside than at any other community hospital
in Georgia.
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