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On June 5 at 1 pm, Emory physicians and health care workers at various campuses kneeled for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. The Emory community stands for justice in all aspects of our mission, and when confronted with hatred and prejudice, we must speak out.
#WhiteCoatsforBlackLives
For the 9th year in a row,
@usnews
has ranked Emory University Hospital no. 1 in both Georgia and metro Atlanta in its 2020-2021 Best Hospitals Guide. Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital ranked no. 2 and Emory University Hospital Midtown ranked no. 5.
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@ItsMeVanessaDuh
Hi Vanessa. Thank you for sharing your concern. We are aware of the video and it has been shared with our leadership and HR teams for investigation.
We want to thank the many people rising to the call in Atlanta.
Emory Healthcare is committed to improving lives and will continue to work with our community to provide the highest level of care each day. Let’s continue to
#flattenthecurve
.
Emory Healthcare is proud to announce it is the Official Team Medical Services Provider of the Atlanta Legends (
@AafLegends
). Come out to see Atlanta's new
@TheAAF
(Alliance of American Football) team at their home opener Feb. 24 at
@GSUStadium
.
We have watched protests across the country and are filled with emotion and the desire to take action. The Emory community stands for justice in all aspects of our mission, and when confronted with hatred and prejudice, we must speak out.
#WhiteCoatsforBlackLives
Three Emory Healthcare hospitals have been named top U.S. and Georgia hospitals in
@Newsweek
's 2021 "World's Best Hospitals" list.
Learn more and view the full list:
A COVID patient in one of the ICUs at Midtown was ventilated for 2 weeks but was finally extubated last week and safe and stable enough to transfer to the floor.
Best of luck to the
@AafLegends
for a winning and healthy inaugural season as they head into their home opener Sunday!
#AllHailATL
Emory Healthcare is proud to be the Official Healthcare Provider of the
#AtlantaLegends
.
High five✋back at you,
@childrensatl
! We're grateful for your people and passion. You're an awesome neighbor -- not just to us, but to all of Atlanta.
In a visual show of support to our partners at
@emoryhealthcare
, staff at Egleston created a high five mural that can be seen from Emory’s campus. Starting next week, more than 20 of our nurses will report to work across the street to help the Emory team manage
#COVID19
.
Thank you, Atlanta! You provided us more than half a million supplies through our drive-thru donation center when we needed them most. We closed the donation center May 29 but are now stocked with supplies and welcoming patients.
#FlattenTheCurveGA
#ProtectHealthCareWorkers
Former
@AtlantaFalcons
receiver
@MikeHaynes81
shares why it's important to monitor your aches and pains. Learn more with the free Playbook for Health at
We recently celebrated 50,000 COVID-19 vaccines administered! This includes health care workers, first responders, long-term care residents, Emory Healthcare patients, and their caregivers.
Dr.
@CarlosdelRio7
joins others in discussing what differentiates the
#deltavariant
and why wearing masks and vaccine mandates are essential to ending the pandemic.
We called, you answered. In just two weeks, our community has risen to the call by donating just under a half-million supplies for our healthcare workers on the frontlines.
For more information on the donation center and how you can help, visit
This year, 463 Emory physicians made
@AtlantaMagazine
's “Top Doctors” list out of 1,097 doctors named in the publication — more than any other health system in metro Atlanta.
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Thanks
@ATLHawks
for honoring Katrina Dennis, one of our frontline workers and a nurse unit director. Katrina sang the
#NationalAnthem
at Sunday's game.
#EmoryHawks
Today, we celebrate a milestone after administering 100,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Pictured is the patient who received the 100,000th dose.
#GetTheShotGA
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Today on National Doctors' Day, especially during these times, we celebrate physicians for all they do for patients and communities every day of the year.
#NationalDoctorsDay
#DoctorsDay
An Emory Decatur Hospital IT worker’s daughter who is a Girl Scout recently donated 27 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in goodie bags to the Radiology, Respiratory, Emergency and IT units, which immediately put smiles on everyone’s faces!
Emory Healthcare and the
@AtlantaFalcons
broke ground today on an exciting new venture at Flowery Branch: a new orthopedics, sports & spine treatment and research center for
#AtlantaFalcons
players and people in the community.
Learn more:
Early in his career, former
@AtlantaFalcons
WR
@MikeHaynes81
suffered a major shoulder injury. In this week's Playbook for Health, Mike Haynes and Emory Healthcare's Dr. Karas discuss
#shoulderinjury
treatment. Check out our free Playbook for Health at
For the 8th year in a row,
@usnews
ranked Emory University Hospital the no. 1 hospital in Ga & metro Atlanta in its
#BestHospitals
Guide.
@SaintJosephsATL
and Emory University Hospital Midtown were also ranked in the top 5 for Ga & Atlanta.
Learn more:
"Walking away from your shift, knowing that you just did everything possible to help them, or be there for their family ... is the most rewarding feeling that I've ever experienced."
-Danielle Giaritelli, RN
#NursesWeek
#EmoryFrontline
#FlattenTheCurveGA
As
#COVID19
infections are on the rise, fueled by the
#deltavariant
, Emory Healthcare is requiring
#COVID19vaccinations
for its health care providers and employees, with an expectation for all to receive their vaccinations by Oct. 1, 2021.
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Emory Healthcare, the official team healthcare provider of the
@AtlantaFalcons
, is proud to have assisted the Falcons in becoming the first
@NFL
team to be fully vaccinated against
#COVID19
.
It has been 3 weeks since the donation center opened & our community has donated over a half-million supplies for our health care workers on the frontlines. Thank you!
For more information on the donation center and how you can help, please visit
Congratulations to Karen Paguirigan, RN, on winning
@DAISY4Nurses
's
#DAISYaward
. One of her patients: "In addition to giving me superb care, Karen became a touchstone for my family and me at a very confusing time for us."
Effective masking and physical distancing has allowed us to resume time-sensitive and essential care services. We are taking extraordinary steps to maintain our standards of high-quality care and safety for in-person visits.
#EmorySafety
Learn more at
Thanks to the fans who came out for our "Yoga on the Court" at the home of the
@AtlantaDream
. Look for more community wellness events like this coming this summer. We're proud to be the official healthcare provider for the Dream.
#GoWhereThePlayersGo
Looking to help our community
#FlattenTheCurve
? For those who sew, your time and talent are greatly appreciated for a project with a purpose: Making fabric masks.
#PPEShortages
#FlattenTheCurveGA
For instructions and donation info, visit:
Thanks to the
@Braves
for donating lunch to health care staff at
@EmoryJohnsCreek
from their Los Bravos food truck. We're proud to be the official team healthcare provider of the
#AtlantaBraves
.
We rolled out the vaccine to our frontline health care workers this week and want to thank the researchers, health care professionals, and vaccine trial volunteers that made this milestone possible.
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Both
@EmoryUniversity
& Emory Healthcare named to
@Forbes
's 2019 "Best Employers for
#Diversity
" list (nos. 31 & 109, respectively; ranked 2nd & 5th in GA). Read more and check out the full list.
.
@WinshipatEmory
’s Michael Lowe, MD, threw out the ceremonial first pitch to highlight skin cancer awareness at
@Braves
. Play it safe in the sun and sign up for a free Braves hat and sunscreen from Winship Cancer Institute.
#SunSafety
#FortheA
#EmoryBraves