GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION

4A PROGRAM SERVICE -CHARITY, UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED AND INDIGENT CARE: IN THE 1800'S ATLANTA'S INDIGENT SICK HAD NO PLACE TO GO TO RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR ILLNESS OR INJURY. THEREFORE, A DRIVE WAS BEGUN TO BUILD GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (GRADY). ON JUNE 1, 1892, GRADY ADMITTED ITS FIRST PATIENT. AS OF TODAY, GRADY CONTINUES TO BE THE SAFETY NET HOSPITAL FOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED CITIZENS OF FULTON AND DEKALB COUNTIES AND THE STATE OF GEORGIA. AS THE LARGEST SAFETY NET HOSPITAL IN THE STATE AND ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY, ITS MISSION IS (1) TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES TO UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED, OR INDIGENT PATIENTS; (2) TO PROVIDE AN OPEN ACCESS POLICY FOR RESIDENTS OF FULTON AND DEKALB COUNTIES REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY; (3) AND TO PROVIDE A PROVISION FOR SIGNIFICANT UNCOMPENSATED INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE. DURING 2024, GRADY PROVIDED CARE TO 88,051 UNDER AND UNINSURED PATIENTS WHICH REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 50% OF ITS TOTAL PATIENTS WITH ABOUT 388,158 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS, COSTING APPROXIMATELY $605M. GRADY RECEIVES SOME REIMBURSEMENT FROM FULTON AND DEKALB COUNTIES, MEDICAID, AND SOME FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA'S INDIGENT CARE TRUST FUND (INCLUDING FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS) TO HELP SUPPORT THE COSTS OF CARING FOR SO MANY IN THE REGION. GRADY HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY CHALLENGED BY THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF PROVIDING SO MUCH FREE CARE TO THE REGION.

4B PROGRAM SERVICE -GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION: GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION (GMHC) HAS AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS WITH EMORY UNIVERSITY AND MOREHOUSE SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE TO SUPPORT THE TEACHING AND SUPERVISION OF RESIDENTS IN THE ORGANIZATION, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. IN 2024 MORE THAN 1,000 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS FROM EMORY AND MOREHOUSE PROGRAMS ROTATED THROUGH A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SERVICES IN THE ORGANIZATION. ADDITIONALLY, HUNDREDS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM TRAINING IN THE ORGANIZATION. GMHC OFFERS UNIQUE LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR RESIDENTS BY PROVIDING EXPOSURE TO TRAUMA, BURN, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, SICKLE CELL, NEUROLOGY AND OTHER COMPLEX CASES AND HOSTS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS TO ENHANCE THE RESIDENTS' EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. GMHC PROVIDED ABOUT $108M IN SUPPORT RELATIVE TO TEACHING SERVICES. IN 2024, REIMBURSEMENT FOR TEACHING SERVICES FROM MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS TOTALED ABOUT $74M.