At the same time the Pope is visiting America, so too is another spiritual leader. Today, His Highness the Aga Khan arrived in Atlanta.The Aga Khan is spiritual leader to more than 15-million Ismaili Shia Muslims worldwide. More than 100-thousand Ismaili live in the U-S, including 20-thousand here in Georgia. More than three dozen supporters were on hand to greet the Aga Khan, as his plane touched down at Charlie Brown Field outside of Atlanta. He was greeted officially by Governor Perdue's Chief of Protocol. On Friday the Aga Khan will have lunch with the Governor. The trip is part of the Aga Khan’s Jubilee Celebration, commemorating 50 years leading the world’s second largest Shia community.
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
Monday, July 2, 2007
State House to consider helping Grady
Grady Health System in Atlanta is the biggest trauma center in the southeast, and may have the biggest bill to pay. Analysts say it needs more than $120 million before the end of the year to meet payroll.
House Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) fears Grady's collapse could reverberate across Georgia.
"If you, like me, have been in a car crash, you will be taken to Grady," he says in a press release. "Unfortunately, Grady itself is now on life support. It would be highly irresponsible for us to let this hospital continue operating as it is currently."
Richardson has assembled a panel of lawmakers to study the problem and recommend fixes. He says they will look at all the possibilities, including "appropriating funds if that's necessary, under a contract for services to the remainder of the state."
The Georgia government does not fund Grady. Services are subsidized by Fulton and DeKalb county taxpayers, although patients come from all of Georgia's 159 counties.
More than 75 percent of patients are on Medicaid; most of the others are uninsured. Recent reports also have blamed poor management and aging infrastructure for Grady's woes.
The five state representatives appointed to the study committee are: Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), who is a nurse; Ben Harbin (R-Evans), who chairs the House Appropriations Committee; Melvin Everson (R-Snellville), Penny Houston (R-Nashville), and Pam Stephenson (D-Atlanta), who is a Grady trustee.
House Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) fears Grady's collapse could reverberate across Georgia.
"If you, like me, have been in a car crash, you will be taken to Grady," he says in a press release. "Unfortunately, Grady itself is now on life support. It would be highly irresponsible for us to let this hospital continue operating as it is currently."
Richardson has assembled a panel of lawmakers to study the problem and recommend fixes. He says they will look at all the possibilities, including "appropriating funds if that's necessary, under a contract for services to the remainder of the state."
The Georgia government does not fund Grady. Services are subsidized by Fulton and DeKalb county taxpayers, although patients come from all of Georgia's 159 counties.
More than 75 percent of patients are on Medicaid; most of the others are uninsured. Recent reports also have blamed poor management and aging infrastructure for Grady's woes.
The five state representatives appointed to the study committee are: Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), who is a nurse; Ben Harbin (R-Evans), who chairs the House Appropriations Committee; Melvin Everson (R-Snellville), Penny Houston (R-Nashville), and Pam Stephenson (D-Atlanta), who is a Grady trustee.
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