By Judy Putnam
Moving to a new city is exciting-but it's also a stressful time. You've a myriad of decisions to make-where to live, selecting a school for your children, finding a moving company-the list seems almost endless.
Also important is learning about your new hometown's medical services. You'll be delighted to know that metro Atlanta is well-known for its first-class medical facilities, and hospitals, and is also home to a number of top-rated teaching and research centers. Highlighted are some of the area's prominent hospital systems.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
No. of Hospitals: Three
Children's at Egleston
1405 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
Telephone: (404) 785-6000
No. of Beds: 225
Specialties: Cancer and blood disorders, cardiology, emergency medicine, neonatology, radiology, sleep disorders and transplant services
Children's at Hughes Spalding
35 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: (404) 785-9500
No. of beds: 82
Date first opened: 1992
Specialties: Asthma, child protection, emergency medicine, primary care and sickle cell disease.
Children's at Scottish Rite
1001 Johnson Ferry Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
Telephone: (404) 785-5252
No. of beds: 250
Specialties: Craniofacial, neurosciences, orthopaedics, emergency medicine, neonatology, pulmonology and general surgery.
Awards and recognitions: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, one of the leading pediatric healthcare systems in the country, operates three hospitals with more than a half million patient visits annually. Children's is ranked as one of the top three children's hospitals nationwide by Child magazine and is among U.S. News & World Report's top pediatric hospitals. The hospital system's mission is to enhance the lives of children through excellence in patient care, research and education.
Services offered: Children's is recognized for excellence in cancer, cardiac, emergency, neonatal, orthopaedic, pulmonology and transplant services, as well as many other pediatric specialties.
Approach to patient care: Children's provides a calm, comfortable and safe environment for every child-and family-to rest, heal and recover. Children's actively promotes health, wellness and injury prevention programs for children and is dedicated to its mission of enhancing the lives of children.
Contact info: choa.org
(404) 250-KIDS.
DeKalb Medical
No. of Hospitals: Three
Specialties: Oncology, cardiovascular, orthopedic, long-term acute care
North Decatur
2701 North Decatur Road
Decatur, GA 30033
Telephone: (404) 501-1000
No. of Beds: 451
Hillandale
2801 DeKalb Medical Parkway
Lithonia, GA 30058
Telephone: (404) 501-8000
No. of Beds: 100
Downtown Decatur
450 North Candler Street
Decatur, GA 30030
Telephone: (404) 501-6700
No. of Beds: 76
Awards and recognitions: According to the Tenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study, DeKalb Medical earned five-star ratings for clinical excellence in treatment of heart attack, heart failure, stroke and hip replacement. The American Society for Bariatric Surgery has designated DeKalb Medical as a "Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence." The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations also recertified DeKalb Medical as a Primary Stroke Center. In 2007, DeKalb Medical was recognized as one of the best large hospitals in the state by the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals (GACH) during the organization's 2007 annual meeting at Callaway Gardens.
Services offered: oncology, cardiovascular, orthopedics, long-term acute care, bariatrics, primary care, neurology, surgery, urgent care, occupational medicine, OB-GYN/Women's Services, wound care, sleep lab, infectious disease, diabetes services, radiology and comprehensive wellness center.
Approach to patient care: Their mission is to improve lives through the delivery of excellent health and wellness services in partnership with DeKalb Medical physicians.
Contact info: dekalbmedical.com
WellStar Health System
No. of Hospitals: Five
WellStar Kennestone Hospital
677 Church Street
Marietta, GA 30060
Telephone: (770) 793-5000
No. of Beds: 633
Specialties: Acute care, emergency services, diabetes center, obstetrics, STAT Cancer Clinic
WellStar Paulding Hospital
600 West Memorial Drive
Dallas, GA 30132
Telephone: (770) 445-4411
No. of Beds: 83, 184 nursing home beds
Specialties: Acute care, long-term acute care, emergency services, nursing home
WellStar Cobb Hospital
3950 Austell Road
Austell, GA 30106
Telephone: (770) 732-4000
No. of Beds: 382
Specialties: Acute care, chest pain center, children's emergency and immediate health care center
WellStar Douglas Hospital
8954 Hospital Drive
Douglasville, GA 30134
Telephone: (770) 9494-1500
No. of Beds: 98
Specialty: Acute care, birthing center, senior services, sleep disorders center, emergency services
WellStar Windy Hill Hospital
2540 Windy Hill Road
Marietta, GA 30067
Telephone: (404) 644-1000
No. of Beds: 115
Specialty: Long-term acute care, outpatient surgery, sleep disorders center, diagnostic and interventional radiology, outpatient behavioral health
Awards and recognitions: Top 25 Employer, Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2007; Top 100 Integrated Health Networks WellStar Health System-Verispan 2008; Education Recognition as meeting the national standards for diabetes self-management education-American Diabetes Association, 2007.
Services offered: Bariatrics, cancer, cardiac services, community hospice, disease management, homecare, maternity services, palliative care, pediatrics, sleep disorders center, vascular institute, women's services
Approach to Patient Care: The vision of WellStar is to deliver world-class health care through its hospitals, physicians and services. This vision at the core of WellStar's extensive medical services is to provide quality care to the surrounding communities.
Contact info: wellstar.org
(770) 956-STAR (7827)
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