Historical Marker

Grady Health System

Atlanta · Fulton County

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The Story

Grady Hospital opened on this site in 1892 to care for Atlanta's poor. Long segregated as 'the Gradys' until integration in 1965, it pioneered Georgia's first open-heart surgery and grew into the state's largest hospital.

About this site

Grady Health System is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7533, -84.3812 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Grady Hospital (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Butler Street Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Bronner Brothers Store, and Hanley's Funeral Home.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.7533, -84.3812 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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