1979: Georgia’s first bone marrow transplant 1963: Georgia’s first aortic valve replacement
Emory University Hospital “Firsts”Ī number of revolutionary medical procedures have been performed in the state for the first time at Emory University Hospital: The university and the hospital bear the name of Bishop John Emory, who presided over a meeting of the Georgia Methodist Conference in 1834 at which delegates decided to establish a Methodist college, which later became Emory University. In the mid-1930s, the name was changed to Emory University Hospital. The new 275-bed facility was a gift from Asa Candler, philanthropist and founder of the Coca-Cola Company. By November 1922 the hospital had grown too large for its quarters and was moved to its current DeKalb County site on the Emory University campus. Sherman’s army during the Atlanta campaign in 1864. The hospital was housed in a downtown Atlanta mansion that had been spared from destruction by Union general William T. HistoryĮmory University Hospital dates back to March 1904, when its predecessor, Wesley Memorial Hospital, was chartered with fifty beds. Through this partnership, advances have been made in medicine that will affect the lives of Georgians for the next several decades. The hospital’s relationship with Emory University’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center has had a significant impact on patients. It is known for its excellence in cardiology and cardiac surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, oncology, ophthalmology, organ and tissue transplantation, and orthopedics. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” and is conistently ranked as the top hospital in metro Atlanta and the state.
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Providing a full range of specialized care, Emory University Hospital is annually included in U.S.
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