Resources
Fact Sheets
Grady & Primary Care Fact Sheet, 2007
In 2005, Grady’s Primary Care Center and 9 Neighborhood Health Centers provided 55% of Fulton County’s primary care safety net visits for uninsured patients and 54% of these visits for DeKalb County.
Grady Is Vital Fact Sheet, 2007
Not only is Grady the only Level 1 Trauma Center for the Atlanta metropolitan area and north Georgia, but it is also the busiest Level 1 Trauma Center east of the Mississippi treating all victims of serious trauma–not just the uninsured and indigent.
HIV Fact Sheet (Kaiser Family Foundation)
While AIDS affects all regions of Georgia, the metropolitan region of Atlanta stands out as one of the most severely affected metropolitan areas of the country. Medicaid, a jointly-funded state and federal program, is the largest source of public financing for HIV/AIDS care and is estimated to cover more than half of those living with AIDS nationally.
Medicaid Fact Sheet, 2009
Medicaid is the primary source of healthcare for low-income children, pregnant women, elderly and disabled people. Medicaid provides basic health insurance for 22% of Georgia residents.
Trauma Fact Sheet, 2008
Only 15 designated trauma centers serve the state’s 9.3 million people, an inadequate number leaving too many Georgians without rapid access to life-saving trauma care. As a result, of the 40,000 cases of major trauma annually in Georgia, only 10,000 are treated at one of these designated trauma centers.
Trauma Fact Sheet, 2010
Georgia has only 15 hospitals prepared to treat serious injuries caused by trauma. As a result, the trauma death rate in Georgia is 20% greater than the national average. Improving access to trauma care could save 700 lives per year.
Trauma Flyer, 2010
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Reports
DCH FY 2010 Budget Overview
This brief from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute summarizes the Department of Community Health’s fiscal year 2010 budget enacted by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Perdue. It goes into effect July 1, 2009. The Department of Community Health did not escape budget cuts completely, as administrative reductions (much like in other agencies) and several programmatic changes were included.
Georgia Report Card on State of Emergency Medicine
This 2009 report by the American College of Emergency Physicians gives insight into Georgia's challenges in providing access to adequate emergency care.
Hospital Accountability Report - Georgia Watch
Many metro Atlanta hospitals aren’t doing enough to improve health care accessibility for the low-income and uninsured, according to a report released this week by Georgia Watch. In addition, only half of the 34 hospitals in the 21-county Atlanta area fail to post legally-required signage about available financial aid programs.