Emory University Hospital

Details

Name :

Emory University Hospital

Address  :

1364 Clifton Road

Town  :

Atlanta

State  :

Georgia

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

30322

Phone  :

404 712 2000

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Oncologist
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 587


Description

Emory University Hospital is a 587bed facility specializing in the care of the acutely ill adult The hospital is located on the Emory University campus in northeast Atlanta

More than 24000 inpatients and 80000 outpatients come to Emory University Hospital each year They receive care from physicians of The Emory Clinic who also are faculty of the Emory University School of Medicine and from a highly trained staff of nurses and other clinical professionals

Our hospital provides a full range of specialized care We are recognized as one of the nations leaders in cardiology and cardiac surgery neurology oncology ophthalmology orthopaedics and transplantation Emory University Hospital has been included in US News and World Reports quotAmericas Best Hospitalsquot for several years as one of the nations top 10 cardiology centers
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