Children's Yesterday
In 1998, Egleston Children's Health Care System and Scottish Rite Medical Center came together to form Children's Healthcare of Atlanta — one of the largest pediatric systems in the country. The new system had a single priority: children and families. In 2006, Children's assumed responsibility for the management of services at Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital — growing the system to three hospitals and 16 neighborhood locations — all designed to better meet the needs of the community.
Our rich history inspires us to head into our next decade with an even stronger passion to ensure all children have access to the specialized care they need. With a combined history of more than 185 years of caring for Georgia's children, Children's embarks on this new beginning with an even stronger passion to ensure all children have access to the specialized care they need.
Children's at Egleston
- 1928 — Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children opened.
- 1956 — Egleston became the pediatric teaching affiliate of Emory University School of Medicine.
- 1998 — Egleston Children's Health Care System and Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center officially merged to become Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
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Children's at Hughes Spalding
- 1952 — The Hughes Spalding Pavilion officially opened as a private hospital for paying African-American adults.
- 1989 — Hughes Spalding temporarily shut its doors for renovation. The facilities reopened in 1992 as Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital.
- 2006 — Children’s assumed responsibility for the management of services at Hughes Spalding.
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Children's at Scottish Rite
- 1915 — Scottish Rite Convalescent Home for Crippled Children opened.
- 1965 — Scottish Rite expanded into a full-fledged medical center.
- 1998 — Egleston Children's Health Care System and Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center officially merged to become Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
Read the full Children's at Scottish Rite timeline.