Residents and fellows of the Emory Department of Surgery benefit from exposure to the vast and diverse patient populations distributed among the following clinical sites. Our clinical programs are presided over by eminent faculty, propelled by progressive treatment technologies, and are often high volume referral services ranked in the upper tiers of their particular specialties.
Emory University Hospital
Located on the campus of Emory University, Emory University Hospital (EUH) is an adult, tertiary/quaternary care facility that is staffed exclusively by Emory School of Medicine faculty physicians. Long known for services in transplantation, cardiology, cardiac surgery, oncology, neurology/neurosurgery, and orthopaedics, EUH includes a Serious Communicable Diseases Unit where ongoing research, training, and preparedness for challenging infectious diseases continues since the first Ebola patients in the U.S. were treated there in 2014.
EUH is a "Magnet" hospital, a designation earned by only 6% of U.S. hospitals for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. EUH has one of the highest case-mix indexes (a measure of complexity of illness treated) of any hospital in the country.
For the 11th year in a row, U.S. News & World Report ranked EUH the No. 1 hospital in Georgia and metro Atlanta in its 2022-2023 Best Hospitals Guide.
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
An acute care facility in the north metro area, Emory Saint Josephs Hospital (ESJH) is staffed by Emory medical faculty physicians, private practice physicians, Kaiser Permanente physicians, and Emory Specialty Associate physicians. The hospital is noted for cardiac, cancer, neurologic, vascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and orthopaedic care. ESJH is also a "Magnet" hospital, and was the first hospital in Georgia to acquire daVinci robots.
U.S. News & World Report ranked ESJH the No. 2 hospital for the 7th consecutive year in Georgia and metro Atlanta in its 2022-2023 Best Hospitals Guide.
Emory University Hospital Midtown
A community-based, tertiary, acute care teaching facility located in the heart of midtown Atlanta, Emory University Hospital Midtown (EUHM) is staffed by Emory medical faculty, private practice physicians, and Kaiser Permanente physicians.
EUH Midtown has a high case-mix index and is well known for services in cardiology, cardiac surgery, gastroenterology, neurosurgery, cancer, orthopaedics, and emergency medicine. Women's services include prenatal and postnatal education, bone density testing, mammography, and obstetrics, with specialization in high-risk pregnancy.
U.S. News & World Report ranked EUH Midtown the No. 5 hospital for a third year in a row in Georgia and metro Atlanta in its 2022-2023 Best Hospitals Guide.
Grady Memorial Hospital
Part of Grady Health System and among the largest public hospitals in the Southeast, Grady Memorial Hospital is staffed by approximately 900 Emory medical faculty and 135 advanced practice providers; in addition, 376 Emory residents and fellows provide care at Grady under supervision of the faculty. Together, these Emory physicians provide about 80% of care at Grady, with the other 20% provided by Morehouse School of Medicine and Grady-employed physicians.
The hospital has a regional perinatal center for high-risk mothers and babies, a neonatal intensive care unit, a diabetes center, a teen center, the Georgia Poison Center, a rape crisis center, a regional American Burn Association-accredited burn center, a sickle cell center, a comprehensive treatment program for HIV/AIDS, a premier Level I trauma center and surgical intensive care unit, a stroke and neuroiscience center, and the Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence.
Atlanta VA Heathcare System
The Atlanta VA Heathcare System is located only minutes from Emory University Hospital. The hospital is a category 1A, Joint Commission-designated tertiary care facility that provides an array of comprehensive medical, surgical, and geriatric specialty services, as well as state-of-the-art diagnostic testing. Emory physicians provide the majority of patient care at the Atlanta VA.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta services more than half a million patients annually and operates three hospitals in metro-Atlanta. Children's at Egleston is located on the Emory campus, and is the largest and most comprehensive pediatric hospital in Georgia. The hospital is staffed by Emory faculty physicians, with Emory clinicians providing 95% of care, and offers many services, including an emergency department and cardiac and transplant centers.
Emory Johns Creek
Emory Johns Creek Hospital is a 110-bed, all private room community hospital in Johns Creek, Georgia. Emory Johns Creek opened in February of 2007 and features a medical staff comprised of community and Emory physicians of more than 600 doctors in 43 specialties. Emory Johns Creek offers a comprehensive range of services, from advanced diagnostics and surgery, bariatrics, cardiology, vascular medicine, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynecology, and oncology.
The Emergency Department at Emory Johns Creek is an ED that has seen great expansion. We have a 30 bed ER, including a 7-bed Fast Track, and an 11-bed Clinical Decision Unit (CDU).
Emory Johns Creek Hospital supports award-winning centers and programs that advance the science of medicine while providing outstanding patient care. Some of these centers include the Emory Bariatrics Center at Johns Creek, Breast Imaging Center, Hyperbarics and Wound Care Services and the Birth Center.
In 2020, Emory Johns Creek Hospital achieved Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.
Colquitt Regional Medical Center
Colquitt Regional Medical Center is a 99-bed community-based teaching hospital located in the heart of Southwest Georgia. At its core, the Colquitt Regional health system exists to provide high-quality and compassionate healthcare to all who enter its doors. Home to over 1,350 employees, Colquitt Regional affords access to advanced medical services with more than 100 providers bringing expertise in 30+ specialties.
Holding patient safety as a top priority, Colquitt Regional has received recognition from The Leapfrog Group for receiving 16 “A” hospital safety ratings. The hospital has a renowned bariatric surgery program and has earned certification as a Comprehensive Center for surgery under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®).
Offering a comprehensive range of specialties from internal medicine and general surgery to urogynecology and gynecologic oncology, Colquitt Regional’s physicians and surgeons are dedicated to education through the American College of Surgeons.