Grady Health System

The Marcus Trauma Center is a 15-bed, state-of-the-art trauma resuscitation area inside the Emergency Department. The unit has seven major resuscitation rooms, eight moderate/minor trauma rooms, a self-contained digital radiology suite and reading room, two conference rooms, and on-call rooms.  

The Grady ECC is closely linked to Metro Atlanta’s Premier Level 1 Trauma Center, the Marcus Stroke and Neurosciences Center; the state’s 100,000 call Poison Center, one of only two Burn Centers in the State of Georgia; and the City of Atlanta’s 911 Emergency Medical Service. The Emergency Department at Grady acts as the Regional Coordinating Hospital in the event of a disaster.

• The Marcus Trauma Center (level 1 center, Atlanta’s only nationally verified center)
• The Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience center is a designated Joint Commission Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center
  • Recipient of the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval
  • Recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark
• Rape Crisis Center
• Burn Center
  • Verified by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma as an adult and pediatric burn center – the gold standard for high-quality burn care
• Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center (world’s first 24-hour comprehensive primary care clinic for adult patients with sickle cell syndromes)
• Georgia Poison Center (GPC) (certified and accredited by the American Association of Poison Control Centers)

• In 2018, the Grady Emergency Care Center (ECC) provided care for over 150,000 patients across the Metro Atlantic area.
• The ECC is the region’s premier Level 1 Trauma Center, one of only two Verified Burn Centers in Georgia, and provides ambulance services for several counties.
  • Also housed inside the ECC is the Clinical Decision Unit (CDU), a comprehensive protocol-based 20-bed observation unit.
• Adjacent to the ECC is the Urgent Care Center, which addresses patients with low-acuity concerns ranging from medical refill to upper respiratory infection.
• Our nation’s growing opioid crisis has also widened ECC’s clinical services in the community. Grady secured additional state and national funds to expand our Medical Toxicology Section, providing bedside consultations and phone calls annually through Georgia’s only Poison Control Center.
• The Emergency Department remains a critical arm to serve the healthcare needs of Georgia’s underserved populations and truly serves as the “front door” for the Grady Health System.
• Our goal is to be the leading the public, academic emergency department in the country. This requires continually evolving changes to clinical staffing plans, care protocols, and electronic workflows to ensure quality patient care.
• Looking ahead, our leaders are developing strategies that emphasize clinical engagement and excellence through the following initiatives:
  • Continuous Operational Improvement and Performance
  • Dedication to Provider Wellness
  • Clinical and Operational Accountability

Mailing Address

Department of Emergency Medicine
Grady Memorial Hospital
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303

ED Telephone

Grady Memorial Hospital Phone Numbers

• Hospital Guest Services:  404.616.1000
• Medical Records:  404.616.4280
• Billing Inquiries:  404.616.2991

For more information, about Grady Memorial Hospital and Grady ECC, visit:

• Grady Health System
• Grady Health Foundation
• Grady Burn Center
• Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center Stroke