Grady Memorial Hospital

Grady Memorial Hospital is a main location in Season 5. It is located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta, Georgia
The hospital was founded in the late 1890's in the city of Atlanta, GA. Through the years, it went through major restructuring and rebuilding. The hospital was supposed to be evacuated at the time of the outbreak, but police officers and doctors alike were forced to remain there during the bombing of Atlanta.

Post-Apocalypse
During or after the outbreak, the building became occupied by numerous members of the Atlanta law enforcement. These police officers remained more or less operational for an extended period of time, essentially becoming some of the few remnants of pre-apocalyptic civil authorities.

At some point, their commander, Captain Hanson made decisions that resulted in loss of life. Lieutenant Dawn Lerner "dealt with" him and took over the leadership position.

After the food ran out, the survivors began to go on runs throughout the city to obtain food. Dawn refused to take in any other survivor, until Steven Edwards found a child with napalm burns. Dawn agreed to take the boy in and cure him, on the condition that, after recovering, he would work off his debt for the resources invested in keeping him alive by working at the hospital. This is how the group set up a system to "rescue" survivors for treatment, only to, afterward, force them to do manual labor to keep the hospital running.

Dawn also turns a blind a eye to some of the officers, such as Gorman, who force female patients into sexual slavery, in an attempt to keep them protecting the hospital and following her orders.

"What Lies Ahead"
The hospital can be seen in the background when Rick Grimes attempts to contact Morgan Jones via walkie-talkie before leaving Atlanta.

"Slabtown"
The hospital is shown to be led by a policewoman named Dawn Lerner, who maintains a strict atmosphere for both officers and patients. The officers guarding the hospital seem to have retained the uniforms and weapons they were issued before the outbreak, although their behavior has changed since. Still, they appear to view themselves as legitimate authorities. Beth Greene is brought to this hospital after being separated from Daryl Dixon in Rural Georgia.

Eventually, Beth and Noah, also a prisoner, formulate a plan to escape the hospital, but in the end Noah is the only one to escape. Shortly afterwards, an unconscious Carol is brought to the hospital.

Residents

 * Lieutenant Dawn Lerner
 * Dr. Steven Edwards
 * Officer Gorman
 * Officer O'Donnell
 * Officer Shepherd
 * Officer Bello
 * Officer Tanaka
 * Officer Dick
 * Noah
 * Joan
 * Many unnamed police officers and patients.

Newcomers

 * Beth Greene
 * Gavin Trevitt
 * Carol Peletier

Deaths

 * Captain Hanson
 * Gavin Trevitt
 * Joan
 * Officer Gorman
 * Unnamed male officer
 * Numerous counts of unnamed people and zombies.

Season 2

 * "What Lies Ahead"

Season 5

 * "Slabtown"