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This is a list of hospitals in Georgia, sorted by hospital name. According to the American Hospital Directory, there were 187 hospitals in Georgia in 2020. According to the American Hospital Directory, there were 187 hospitals in Georgia in 2020.
Teaching hospitals in Georgia (U.S. state) (11 P) Pages in category "Hospitals in Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
Healthcare in Georgia is provided by a universal health care system under which the state funds medical treatment in a mainly privatized system of medical facilities. In 2013, the enactment of a universal health care program triggered universal coverage of government-sponsored medical care of the population and improving access to health care ...
The history of hospitals began in antiquity with hospitals in Greece, the Roman Empire and on the Indian subcontinent as well, starting with precursors in the Asclepian temples in ancient Greece and then the military hospitals in ancient Rome. The Greek temples were dedicated to the sick and infirm but did not look anything like modern hospitals.
Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center (formerly known as Georgia Baptist Hospital [1]) was a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia operated by Wellstar Health System. It had 460 beds and over 700 physicians. It had 460 beds and over 700 physicians.
Grady Memorial Hospital was founded in 1890 and opened in 1892, as an outgrowth of the Atlanta Benevolent Home. It is named for Henry W. Grady, an Atlanta Constitution journalist and later owner who became a major force in Georgia politics and advocated for a public city hospital. At the time of opening, the hospital officially had 14 rooms.
Georgia’s two U.S. senators have asked a Senate committee to extend federal funding for two more years for Georgia hospitals that serve a high number of low-income patients.
In 1960, the hospital became a member of the American Hospital Association, though it wasn't until 11 years later, in 1971, that the name was changed to The Medical Center of Central Georgia. On September 3, 2014, Central Georgia Health System, which includes The Medical Center and more than 30 additional entities, announced its new brand ...