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HEALTHCARE

• Northside’s bariatric surgery
programs are accredited by
the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Accreditation and Quality
Improvement Program.
• Northside was recognized as one
of the ‘best’ places to work in
2023-2024 by workplace culture
and compensation monitoring site
Comparably, as well as Forbes and
Newsweek. northside.com
Peachford Hospital
When families and individuals look to
have their mental health and addiction
treatment needs met, Peachford
• Four Emory Healthcare hospitals Its cancer program is accredited by Hospital helps bring life into balance. The
were named in Newsweek’s lists of the Commission on Cancer and the physicians have experience specializing
World’s Best Hospitals 2023, National Accreditation Program for in child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric
including Emory University Hospital, Breast Centers. Founded in 1961 as psychiatry and addiction medicine.
Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, DeKalb General and later known as Peachford Hospital has capacity for
246 beds and provides individualized
Emory Johns Creek Hospital, and DeKalb Medical, the hospital joined
treatment programs to address each
Emory University Hospital Midtown. Emory Healthcare in 2018 and is now
person’s unique needs. peachford.com
Emory University Hospital was also part of Georgia’s most comprehensive
named a top global hospital in 2023 academic health system.
Health Department
by Newsweek. • The Emory Decatur Hospital
The DeKalb County Board of Health
maternity center was the first in
records all births and deaths in DeKalb
In 2012, Emory Saint Joseph’s Georgia to receive the international
County and provides healthcare
Hospital became part of Emory “Baby-Friendly” hospital designation.
services for the entire family. Services
Healthcare. As Atlanta’s first faith- • The hospital is also nationally
are available for children, adults, and
based and longest-serving hospital, recognized as an Infant Safe Sleep
seniors, and range from vision and
the mission is the same today as it was hospital. emoryhealthcare.org
hearing screenings to school and travel
more than 140 years ago—to provide
immunizations and Medicaid enrollment.
compassionate care, especially to Northside Hospital
The Board of Health also oversees the
those in need. The 410-bed acute-care The Northside Hospital healthcare
inspections of more than 2,500 food
hospital is recognized as one of the system is one of Georgia’s leading
service establishments in the county.
leading specialty-referral hospitals in healthcare providers with five acute-
dekalbhealth.net
the Southeast. Emory Saint Joseph’s care hospitals in Atlanta, Canton,
is known for expert physicians Cumming, Duluth, and Lawrenceville
For more information about
and services including oncology, and more than 300 outpatient locations
Healthcare in Dunwoody, visit:
orthopaedics, and cardiology. across the state. Northside Hospital
perimeterchamber.com.
leads the U.S. in newborn deliveries
• For 8 consecutive years, Emory and is among the state’s top providers
Saint Joseph’s Hospital ranks of cancer care, sports medicine,
No. 2 in metro Atlanta and the state cardiovascular and surgical services.
by U.S. News & World Report. • All five Northside hospitals have
• Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital chief achieved quality awards from the
nursing officer was elected in 2023 American Heart Association for
to a national leadership role with the heart attack and stroke care.
American Association of Colleges • The Blood and Marrow Transplant
of Nursing. Program at Northside Hospital
Cancer Institute has been
Emory Decatur Hospital is a 451- recognized as having among the
bed, full-service hospital with centers best survival outcomes in the U.S.
of excellence in surgical weight loss, for bone marrow transplants for 15
joint replacement, and orthopaedics. consecutive years (2009-2023).

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