The Legacy of Emory at Grady: Notable Firsts
1896 A children’s ward opens at Grady Memorial Hospital—the first in Georgia and reportedly the first in the Southeast. 1920 The first women of color to be certified as nurses by the state of Georgia…
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The Legacy of Emory at Grady: No Turning Back
While the Emory-Grady partnership provided, in one administrator’s words, “abundant clinical material,” Emory University School of Medicine struggled mightily for decades to overcome economic obstacles—namely, the inability to pay clinical faculty. By 1940, in the wake…
The Legacy of Emory at Grady: Grady Memorial Hospital
Grady Memorial Hospital opened its doors on June 2, 1892. The hospital—named for former Atlanta Constitution managing editor and “New South” proponent Henry W. Grady—comprised 110 beds, an operating room, and an amphitheater for students…
The Legacy of Emory at Grady: Emory University Hospital
Wesley Memorial Hospital was established by the United Methodist Church in 1904. Chartered with 50 beds and a staff of only 34 doctors, the hospital operated out of a renovated antebellum mansion at the intersection…
The Legacy of Emory at Grady: The Early Years
Grady Memorial Hospital opened on June 1, 1892 with 18 employees and 100 beds. The hospital was composed of one operating room and an amphitheater for students and staff. In 1899, the daily cost for…
The Legacy of Emory at Grady: The Beginning
It was an unlikely partnership—a newly formed, suburban medical school and an urban hospital for the poor—but it’s one that has stood the test of time. For the past 100 years, every Emory medical student…