This Day in History: Grady Memorial Hospital Dedicated

Steve Goss | WABE

May 28th, 2014

This past Sunday was May 25th. If we were to turn Atlanta’s clock back 114 years to that date in 1892, we’d be witness to the dedication of a new city hospital: Grady Memorial. Georgia State University Associate Professor of History Dr. Clifford Kuhn revisits the event with WABE’s Steve Goss…

A conversation with Dr. Cliff Kuhn

Top Stories

Heather Dobbs pictured with her husband, Michael, and children Cameron and Claire. Dobbs advocates for women to have more support during and after pregnancy. She survived severe complications during the birth of her daughter. (WABE/Matt Pearson)

Women's Health

Near miss stories could offer clues in Georgia’s maternal mortality crisis

LGBTQ

Georgia, other conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students

Emory University

Pro-Palestine, 'Cop City' protests return to Emory, arrests made at UGA encampment

Election

Early in-person voting begins ahead of Georgia's May 21 primary and judicial elections

A doctor uses a hand-held Doppler probe on a pregnant woman to measure the heartbeat of the fetus on Dec. 17, 2021, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Women's Health

How we got here: Georgia’s maternal health crisis

Georgia Power

A second new nuclear reactor is completed Georgia. The carbon-free power comes at a high price

WABE’s mission is simple: “Inform, inspire, reflect and empower our greater Atlanta community. ” We do that through the news, information, and entertainment we bring you via radio and TV, on your phone, in your car, on your smart speaker, or online at the new WABE.org—anywhere and everywhere throughout greater Atlanta. And we can only do this with your help. Please consider becoming a member of WABE today.

Ways you can help us in our mission