Morehouse School of Medicine-Emory University Statement on JCAHO Preliminary Findings
December 3, 2007

We have been made aware of the preliminary findings of the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organizations following its recent survey of the Grady Health System. Joint Commission surveys evaluate hospitals' structures and patient care processes. We await the official report later this month. This preliminary report, which found a number of process deficiencies, underscores the need for additional resources and more emphasis on restructuring to ensure adequate funding for Grady Health System now and in the future. The persistent under-funding of the Grady Health System over the past ten years contributes to the problems identified in the most recent Joint Commission survey. Emory and Morehouse are working together to help Grady Health System address the problems cited by the Joint Commission. These challenges also underscore the difficulties our medical schools face in recruiting high-quality residents into the hospital for a multi-year period. Maintaining the highest possible standards of patient care remains the priority of both medical schools as we work with Grady to address the Joint Commission findings.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

OUR OPINION: Unlike Murphy, speaker putting House in peril
By Jim Wooten
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007

OUR YEAR OF BAD NEWZ In 2007, anything that could go wrong in metro Atlanta usually did, but not before making headlines (and providing punchlines).
By Richard Halicks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007

PUBLIC EDITOR: Drought, Grady, mental health care were big stories
By Angela Tuck
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007

Grady split begins to heal A compromise seems to settle control issue and to protect its mission of care for the poor.
By Craig Schneider, Gayle White
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Friday, Dec. 28, 2007 

Split begins to heal in Grady power struggle
By Craig Schneider, Gayle White
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007

Clinics help to relieve number of uninsured Georgians found in ERs
By Andy Miller
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007

OUR OPINION: We know if you've been bad or good Our last-minute gift ideas for Georgia newsmakers who've really had it coming.
By Lyle V. Harris
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Monday, Dec. 24, 2007

OUR OPINION: Grady board must get real: Only some of its demands for state, business community are reasonable
By Mike King
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2007

Potential Grady leader not interested, colleague says
By Craig Schneider
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Friday, Dec. 21, 2007

LETTERS
By Alida C. Silverman, Alan Abramowitz, Butch Entrekin, John Titus, Joseph M. Knippenberg, Henry Kahn, George Pilkington, Katherine Bell, Sid Osborne, Edward Martin, Paul Jaeger, Grant Essex
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Monday, Dec. 17, 2007

Is race on table in Grady choice? With businessman a candidate to head new board, some black leaders concerned about hospital's mission.
By Craig Schneider, Gayle White
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007

Medicaid tab hurts Grady; state must help
By Mike King
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007

OUR OPINIONS: Trauma funds needed Bottom line: Georgia needs a consistent source of revenue for the hospital network
By Mike King
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007

Grady hospital gave them life, now needs their help
By Gayle White, Craig Schneider
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Monday, Dec. 10, 2007

Grady's biggest operation: 'Bottom line' surgery
By Craig Schneider
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007

Grady's biggest operation Crazy juggling act: With hospital in deep debt and millions in bills accumulating, financial chief Ayres' goal is survival until more money arrives.
By Craig Schneider, Gayle White
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007

Trauma care bill would raise car fees $10
By James Salzer, Craig Schneider
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Friday, Dec. 7, 2007

Grady needs to report diagnosis from federal agency
By Cynthia Tucker
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007

Shortcomings found at Grady Need for improvement, in undisclosed items, could put hospital's accreditation at risk
By Gayle White, Craig Schneider
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Monday, Dec. 3, 2007

Grady 'ransom' merits healthy dose of scorn
By Jim Wooten
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007

Atlanta Business Chronicle

Lawsuit filed over surgery center ruling
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Monday, December 31, 2007

Grady critics sound off
By Urvaksh Karkaria
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007

Grady Coalition protests Grady board's potential leader
By Urvaksh Karkaria
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007

Grady's seismic strategy shift
By Urvaksh Karkaria
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Friday, December 14, 2007

Grady CFO says hospital still has more time
By Urvaksh Karkaria
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Friday, December 14, 2007

Grady gets funding from Amerigroup
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007

Grady faces possible loss of accreditation
By Urvaksh Karkaria
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 

Other Media Outlets

Thomas to push Georgia seat belt law again
By Lori Yount
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007

States' Widening of Health Care Hits Roadblocks
By Kevin Sack
The New York Times
December 25, 2007

New ideas for trauma care funding are sought
By Brandon Larrabee
Augusta Chronicle.com
Monday, Dec. 17, 2007

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta files Certificate of Need (CON) for facility expansion and renovation at Children's at Hughes Spalding
The Weekly
Friday, Dec. 14, 2007

Car fee, speeding fines could fund trauma care
By The Associated Press
Augusta Chronicle
Friday, Dec. 7, 2007

Speaker: Drivers Should Fund Trauma Care
By Bernie O' Donnell
13WMAZ.com
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007

Drivers May Fund Trauma Network
By The Associated Press
750 WSB News-Talk Radio

Sigue la "agonía" en el Grady
Por Judith Martínez
Atlanta Latino
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007

Atlanta Broadcast News

Grady Memorial Hospital Has Cash Emergency
By Odette Yousef
NPR
Monday, Dec. 24, 2007

Community Races to Save Grady
By Catherine Kim
WXIA-TV Atlanta
Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007