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Medical Care
DeKalb County has nine major medical facilities, two large psychiatric hospitals, and a number of outpatient clinics and other health-related services. These centers join others in the metro Atlanta area to provide some of the top medical care, both general and specialized care, in the Southeast.

Children's Healthcare is one of the nation's largest children's health systems, well known for it's exceptional pediatric healthcare and specializations in cardiovascular, craniofacial and neonatal services, hematology and oncology, emergency care and rehabilitation. Emory University Hospital is a 587-bed teaching hospital that boasts many firsts in Georgia. It's cardiology program has been listed one of the nation's top 10 each year that U.S. News & World Report, has ranked hospitals, and is one of the region's largest multiple organ and tissue transplant centers. The Atlanta VA Medical Center serves more than 440,000 veterans. It is also a teaching hospital with a strong affiliation with Emory University School of Medicine, one of the top such school in the nation.