Grady Memorial Hospital approves new pay policy for some patients
ATLANTA -- Uninsured patients who show up for non-emergency care at Grady Memorial Hospital will now have to pay in full before receiving services if they live outside the metro Atlanta counties of Fulton and DeKalb, authorities said.
Grady's board on Monday approved the policy for new, out-of-county patients.
The Atlanta Joual-Constitution reported that it's an effort to improve the hospital's deteriorating bottom line. Grady is on course to lose $23 million this year and faces a projected $13 million shortfall next year.
Grady Memorial Hospital
Officials said patients from Gwinnett, Cobb and other counties account for 10 percent of Grady's 550,000 visits each year, costing the hospital about $25 million.
Officials said the policy won't apply to emergency department patients with trauma injuries or people who come for unique, specialty services Grady offers.
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