Add It Up: Grady bleeds

Amount of money Grady Health System lost in 2006 and 2005, respectively: __$20 million, $13 million

Amount consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal recommended Grady cut from its budget: __$48.5 million

Total amount, over six months, Alvarez & Marsal was paid for its services: __$2 million

Amount Alvarez & Marsal hoped Grady would save by offering early retirement packages to senior employees in March: __$15 million

Number of Grady-operated neighborhood clinics Alvarez & Marsal recommended Grady sell: __9

Number of outpatient visits to those clinics in 2005: __888,594

Number of counties in Georgia that fly trauma patients to Grady: __14

Number of counties that contribute to Grady’s operating budget: 2

Sources: Georgia Watch, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Grady Health System__

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