DeKalb Medical

What DeKalb Medical does

DeKalb Medical, founded in 1961 in Decatur, Georgia, was integrated into the Emory Healthcare academic health system and rebranded as Emory Decatur Hospital in 2018. The facility operates as a full-service community/acute-care hospital and is one of 10 hospitals within the Emory Healthcare network, employing 1,001–5,000 staff and treating more than 65,000 emergency department patients annually. Its service portfolio spans 14+ productized lines including emergency care, behavioral health, oncology, cardiovascular care, orthopaedics, radiology and imaging, rehabilitation, sleep medicine, women's health, wound care/hyperbaric medicine, and primary care. The hospital runs differentiated specialty centers such as the Heartburn Solutions Center (one of the first nationally to offer the LINX Reflux Management Device), a Comprehensive Breast Center, and a Sleep Disorders Center operating since 1995, and serves as a tertiary referral center for podiatry via its Podiatric Surgery Residency Program.

The underlying technology base is conventional acute-care medicine — advanced imaging (CT, MRI, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, fluoroscopy, interventional radiology, X-ray), specialized neurostimulation (TMS), intravenous ketamine therapy, hyperbaric oxygen chambers, Bravo pH and esophageal manometry diagnostics, and LINX implantation — rather than proprietary software or AI systems. Patient access is supported by the MyChart portal for records, scheduling, and bill pay, with referrals flowing through Emory's broader physician network.

Revenue is generated through fee-for-service billing to insurance payors, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay patients, with pricing varying by procedure, coverage, and patient circumstances and supplemented by financial assistance programs. Distribution is direct-to-patient via the emergency department, outpatient diagnostic imaging, breast center, employer health solutions, and physician referrals across the regional metro Atlanta market. The facility's strategic position is anchored by access to Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University — Georgia's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center — providing clinical trial access and academic-medicine differentiation that standalone community hospitals lack.

Name

DeKalb Medical

Legal name

Emory Healthcare

Website

https://dekalbmedical.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

DeKalb Medical, now operating as Emory Decatur Hospital, is a full-service community acute-care hospital within the 10-hospital Emory Healthcare academic system, serving metro Atlanta patients across emergency, oncology, cardiovascular, behavioral health, and specialty care with access to NCI-designated Winship Cancer Institute.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lithonia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: The hospital generates revenue through providing medical services including emergency care, surgical procedures, diagnostic imaging, inpatient care, outpatient services, and specialist consultations. Revenue is derived from patient services billed to insurance providers, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay patients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DeKalb Medical (operating as Emory Decatur Hospital) is a community hospital within the Emory Healthcare academic health system providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical services. The facility delivers emergency care, behavioral health, cancer treatment, cardiovascular, orthopaedic, radiology/imaging, rehabilitation, sleep medicine, women's health, wound care, and primary care services to the metro Atlanta community. It also functions as a tertiary referral center for specialized services such as podiatry and the Heartburn Solutions Center.

Product overview

DeKalb Medical (operating as Emory Decatur Hospital) is a hospital within the Emory Healthcare academic health system, offering a comprehensive portfolio of inpatient and outpatient medical services. The facility provides emergency care, behavioral health services, cancer treatment, cardiovascular care, orthopaedic services, radiology and imaging, rehabilitation, sleep medicine, women's health, wound care, and primary care. The hospital serves as a tertiary referral center for specialized care including podiatry and offers advanced programs like the Heartburn Solutions Center with LINX Reflux Management System. As part of Emory Healthcare, patients have access to Winship Cancer Institute resources and clinical trials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Department
• Behavioral Health Services
• Cancer (Oncology) Services
• Comprehensive Breast Center

Quantifiable outcome

• U.S. News & World Report high performing ranking for diabetes care, gynecological cancer surgery, leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma care, and maternity care

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Winship Cancer Institute of Emory UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs part of Emory Healthcare, Emory Decatur Hospital patients have access to the multidisciplinary team of experts, clinical trials, and resources through Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Georgia's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Northside Hospital Forsyth: Comparable full-service hospital operated by Northside in suburban Atlanta with overlapping multi-specialty service lines (oncology, cardiac, maternity), competing for similar patient segments.
• Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center: Atlanta-based acute care hospital within the Wellstar Health System providing emergency, surgical, and specialty services, directly competing with DeKalb Medical for metro Atlanta patients.
• Emory University Hospital: Quaternary academic medical center and Emory Healthcare flagship in Atlanta, sharing the same system infrastructure, NCI cancer center access (Winship), and academic medicine positioning as DeKalb Medical.
• Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital: Sister Emory Healthcare hospital in Atlanta providing multi-specialty acute care, including cardiac, oncology, and women's services, operated under the same academic system as DeKalb Medical.
• Emory University Hospital Midtown: Flagship academic medical center within the Emory Healthcare system in Atlanta, offering similar comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and specialty services including oncology, cardiac, and emergency care in the same metro market.
• Grady Memorial Hospital: Large Atlanta metro hospital with Level I trauma services and comprehensive specialty offerings, an alternative destination for emergency and complex care in the same geographic market as DeKalb Medical.
• Piedmont Atlanta Hospital: Major Atlanta-area community hospital competitor offering comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, cardiac, and emergency services, directly competing for the same metro Atlanta patient base as DeKalb Medical.
• Northside Hospital Atlanta: Large Atlanta-area hospital with comparable multi-specialty services including cancer, cardiac, women's health, and emergency care, serving overlapping Decatur-area patient populations.

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: Largest for-profit U.S. hospital operator with multiple facilities across the broader Southeast, providing comparable acute and specialty hospital services at scale across markets DeKalb Medical serves.

Emerging players

• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: Major Atlanta pediatric health system; while focused on a different age segment, it competes for pediatric and family healthcare share in the same Atlanta market where DeKalb operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dekalb_medical
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dekalb-medical

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about DeKalb Medical