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  • Emory Healthcare’s Heather Dexter elected to Georgia Hospital Association Board of Trustees

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    Jul 31, 2025
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    Heather Dexter, FACHE, president of the Emory Healthcare Regional Hospital Division, has been elected to the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) Board of Trustees. Read More

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  • Oct 15, 2024
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    Oct 15, 2024
    Emory Healthcare has achieved Epic Gold Stars Level 10 designation (out of 10 levels) for excellence in using the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) platform. Read More
  • Oct 11, 2024
    Emory researchers receive grant to explore early treatment options for Alzheimer’s disease
    Oct 11, 2024
    A new $8.3 million grant from NIH will support a project that aims to develop novel drug therapies to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Read More
  • Oct 10, 2024
    New combination tests for flu, COVID-19 are here. How well do they work?
    Oct 10, 2024
    As respiratory virus season arrives in the U.S., a new tool could be a game-changer for families: over-the-counter combination tests that can detect both flu and COVID-19 with a single sample. Read More
  • Oct 8, 2024
    Exploring pandemics’ influence on the arts
    Oct 8, 2024
    A classic tale of tragic romance, the opera La Bohème follows the love between poet Rodolfo and seamstress Mimi as they are forced to face the challenges of Mimi’s declining health and eventual death from consumption, as tuberculosis (TB) was commonly called in the 1800s. Read More
  • Sep 30, 2024
    From Olympian to patient champion
    Sep 30, 2024
    Sam Graddy’s professional journey has been anything but conventional. From his early days as a world-class track and field athlete competing in the 1984 Olympics to his time in the NFL, he has always been driven by a deep desire to excel. Read More
  • Sep 27, 2024
    National Physicians Suicide Awareness Day
    Sep 27, 2024
    More than 100 Emory physicians gathered on Thursday, Sept. 19, to raise awareness of a topic that is critically important, yet rarely discussed: physician suicide. Read More
  • Sep 25, 2024
    Emory Healthcare names LeWanza Harris its new chief quality officer
    Sep 25, 2024
    After a nationwide search, Emory Healthcare has named LeWanza Harris, MD, chief quality officer for the health care system. She will assume her new role on Sept. 30, 2024. Read More
  • Sep 25, 2024
    Individuals in a Special Care Unit for people with dementia
    Sep 25, 2024
    The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $3.3 million grant to the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing to understand the psychosocial impacts and their biological and social determinants among patients with advanced HNC receiving immunotherapy. Read More


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