Repairs To Fix ‘Severe’ Flood Damage At Grady To Take Months

Gov. Brian Kemp (right) tours a mobile hospital facility set up at Grady Memorial Hospital.

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It will likely be spring before repairs are complete following a massive water main break at Grady Memorial Hospital.

That means the facility will continue diverting some patients to other Atlanta hospitals as it has been doing past two weeks, following the Dec. 7 incident that caused major flooding.

Gov. Brian Kemp said the timing of the break, on the same weekend when thousands of visitors were downtown for the SEC championship game, could have been catastrophic. But he applauded Grady staff along with the community for its response.