Atlanta News 11:50 p.m. Monday, September 14, 2009

Grady offers 6-month reprieve to patients of dialysis clinic
By Craig Schneider

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Grady Memorial Hospital is offering to relocate about 60 outpatient dialysis patients to other states or send them back to their home countries as the hospital prepares to close its dialysis unit.


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Bob Andres, bandres@ajc.com
Protesters crowd around (seated, from left) Dr. Daniel Whtner, Dr. Tom Lawley, dean of Emory School of Medicine, and Henry W. Grady III. They object to Grady hospital's plans to relocate dialysis patients.



Hospital officials say they are willing to spend thousands of dollars to help relocate each patient and their family, including plane tickets, moving expenses and rent security fees.

“We’re committed to ensuring that every patient has a place for care, and every patient gets the right medical care,â€