Maternity, Newborn Care in Atlanta Challenged by Abrupt Closure of Atlanta Medical Center
By Donovan Thomas The abrupt closure of Atlanta Medical Center in late October 2022 has forced a stunning surge of pregnant women to seek prenatal and delivery care at Grady Memorial Hospital, long the region’s safety-net hospital for poor, Black and medically vulnerable mothers and infants. Grady’s Chief Medical Officer Robert Jansen said the sudden influx of mothers and newborns has far exceeded the numbers that Grady officials expected, stressing the staffs for maternity and infant care, including those in intensive care. “Our deliveries are up about 30 percent or more over what they were previously,” Jansen explained. “So, that