LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
This report marks a watershed moment for Emory Radiology. We have been challenged personally and professionally in 2020, and have emerged stronger. Every day I am grateful and proud to be part of the community we have built together. In 2019, we grew across our missions. The COVID-19 pandemic changed everything. It is difficult to think of anyone unaffected by this new and insidious disease.
Rising together, we adapted rapidly using the backbone of our EmPower framework and accelerated communication strategies. An Emory COVID Community Collaborative formed to better serve under-resourced communities. Diagnostic, therapeutic, and vaccine work commenced, and we adjusted to care for both COVID and non-COVID patients as safely as possible. As a result, Emory Healthcare’s COVID-19 inpatient survival rate is a global best.
COVID-19 took a disproportionate toll on Black and Latinx families while we simultaneously witnessed the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard Brooks, yet more victims of pernicious, systemic racism. We rose together, determined to march toward change. Record numbers of citizens cast ballots in the 2020 election, electrified by the late Honorable John Lewis’ proclamation: “The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.” As One Emory, we recommitted to racial justice and to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all our endeavors. Much work remains but there is nothing we can’t overcome when we work together with purpose.
Carolyn Cidis Meltzer, MD
Chair, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
Rising together, we adapted rapidly using the backbone of our EmPower framework and accelerated communication strategies. An Emory COVID Community Collaborative formed to better serve under-resourced communities. Diagnostic, therapeutic, and vaccine work commenced, and we adjusted to care for both COVID and non-COVID patients as safely as possible. As a result, Emory Healthcare’s COVID-19 inpatient survival rate is a global best.
COVID-19 took a disproportionate toll on Black and Latinx families while we simultaneously witnessed the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard Brooks, yet more victims of pernicious, systemic racism. We rose together, determined to march toward change. Record numbers of citizens cast ballots in the 2020 election, electrified by the late Honorable John Lewis’ proclamation: “The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.” As One Emory, we recommitted to racial justice and to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all our endeavors. Much work remains but there is nothing we can’t overcome when we work together with purpose.
Carolyn Cidis Meltzer, MD
Chair, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
Mission
Emory Radiology and Imaging Sciences will be a destination for those who seek excellence and continuous innovation in medical imaging.
Vision
The Emory Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences is a community dedicated to the promotion of health, discovery, and innovation, and to educating the future health care workforce. We embrace and celebrate a collaborative culture, adaptive approaches to continuous innovation, and aligned partnerships in patient-centered care.
Emory Radiology and Imaging Sciences will be a destination for those who seek excellence and continuous innovation in medical imaging.
Vision
The Emory Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences is a community dedicated to the promotion of health, discovery, and innovation, and to educating the future health care workforce. We embrace and celebrate a collaborative culture, adaptive approaches to continuous innovation, and aligned partnerships in patient-centered care.
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