World-Class AIDS Care in the Big Gray Building on Ponce
Part of the Grady Health System and staffed with many who are affiliated with Emory University, the Ponce de Leon Center in Midtown is among the country's most comprehensive clinics dedicated to the treatment of advanced HIV/AIDS.
How many times have you driven past the mammoth building that sits between Ponce de Leon Avenue and North Avenue in Midtown across the street from the Krispy Kreme and wondered just what goes on in there? Some know that the Ponce de Leon Center is one of the largest, most comprehensive facilities dedicated to the treatment of advanced HIV/AIDS in the United States. Some know that the Ponce de Leon Center, which was founded in 1986, serves about 5,000 patients each year. Some know that the Ponce de Leon Center is part of the Grady Health System and that many of its doctors, nurses and specialists who provide onsite medical, support and community services are affiliated with Emory University. But many have no idea what goes on inside the …
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Samuel
1:30 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Its a cool building but it would be nice if it was complemented with some land and streetscaping. The lack of care for the grounds makes it appear abandoned or closed. more ›