The hospital that serves as metro Atlanta’s safety net for the poor can’t afford it anymore, according to its new CEO. Michael Young says Grady Memorial Hospital must attract more paying patients. Currently, over 90 percent of Grady's patients are unable to pay for their treatment. Young recently took over Grady nearly a year after the hospital announced financial troubles that could force it to close.
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Grady names new CEO
Embattled Grady Memorial Hospital has a new Chief Executive Officer. Today Grady's board named Michael Young to the post. Grady is Atlanta's only public hospital and one of four hospitals in Georgia that can treat the most serious traumatic injuries. It has struggled financially for years and reached a crisis point due to rising health care costs, dwindling government aid, a lack of paying customers and years of neglect.
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