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Peachtree Immediate Care will remain the dedicated urgent care provider for the Emory Healthcare Network, offering patients more locations throughout metro-Atlanta for their urgent care needs. The two organizations recently signed a new long-term agreement to continue their collaborative relationship.

Emory Healthcare announced today the appointment of Penny Castellano, MD, as president of the Emory Healthcare Physician Division, a newly created position, as well as interim director of Emory Clinic.

Emory Healthcare has announced the creation of two new leadership roles to better align the continuum of care for patients across its 11 hospitals and enhance operational excellence for the health system.

"We hope this will allow more opportunities for celebration, reflection and education."

Emory Healthcare plans to replace its company holiday on Christmas Eve with Juneteenth in the name of "equity," requiring workers to take paid time off or show up for work rather than observe one of the most cherished Christian holidays of the year.

Health systems are restructuring C-suite roles, with some adding clinical leaders and strategic experts to focus on patient experience, transformation, and data

Emory Healthcare will no longer require COVID-19 vaccinations for employment or medical staff privileges and will no longer require providers and staff to wear face masks for direct patient contact in outpatient settings, except in high vulnerability areas.

Emory University Hospital (including Emory University Hospital at Wesley Woods) has once again earned Magnet® designation, the highest national honor for professional nursing practice, from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

U.S. News and World Report has ranked four Emory Healthcare hospitals prominently in this year's regional rankings for its best hospitals issues. Emory University Hospital was ranked the No. 1 hospital in metro Atlanta and the state in the 2023-2204 best regional hospitals rankings.