Grady had a $20 million cut in indigent care funding this year. At the same time, the hospital had increased emergency room volumes, a high-cost area, and decreased high margin outpatient volumes.
To date, Grady, which employs approximately 5,000 people, has cut about 200 jobs this year.
Read the Atlanta Business Chronicle report on Grady Memorial Hospital.
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