Northside Hospital Atlanta

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Northside Hospital Atlanta
Northside Hospital System
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Northside Atlanta in 2011
Northside Hospital Atlanta
Geography
LocationSandy Springs, Georgia, United States
Coordinates 33°54′32″N84°21′14″W / 33.90901°N 84.35394°W / 33.90901; -84.35394
Organization
Funding Non-profit hospital
Type General
Services
StandardsLevel IV Maternal Center
Beds621
Helipads
Helipad FAA LID: GA55
NumberLengthSurface
ftm
H16018Concrete
Public transit access MARTA: N8  Medical Center (Red Line)
Aiga bus trans.svg  MARTA Bus: 825
History
Former name(s)Northside Hospital
OpenedJuly 6, 1970;53 years ago (1970-07-06)
Links
Website www.northside.com/locations/northside-hospital-atlanta
Lists Hospitals in Georgia

Northside Hospital Atlanta (originally Northside Hospital; sometimes Northside Atlanta) is a hospital serving the metro Atlanta area located in the "Pill Hill" neighborhood in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Opened in 1970, the hospital is the flagship and original location of the Northside Hospital System; as of 2023, it has 621 beds and employs 2,300 physicians and over 11,000 staff. Northside Atlanta delivers the most babies of any hospital in the United States. [1] [2]

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History

Northside Hospital opened on July 6, 1970. [3] The hospital had 288 beds, 80 doctors, and around 400 employees. [4]

The hospital is owned by the Hospital Authority of Fulton County. [5]

In May 1999, Northside's Women's Center opened to the public. [6]

Northside Atlanta expanded in 2018 with the eight-story East Tower, which added 81 beds to the hospital's capacity. The new tower's patient pickup and dropoff motor lobby area features a mural by contemporary Atlanta artist Ryan Coleman. [2] [7] [8]

In 2023, Northside Atlanta became the first hospital in the country to receive a level IV verification from the Joint Commission's Maternal Levels of Care program. [1]

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