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The Amerigroup Foundation (Virginia Beach, Virginia) said that it has donated $100,000 to the Henry W. Grady Health System Foundation (Atlanta).

The funds will be used to support the work of Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta), which provides healthcare to many low-income and uninsured Georgia residents and is currently working to deal with large deficits.

Amerigroup Foundation is affiliated with Amerigroup Community Care of Georgia, a care management organization serving 218,000 financially vulnerable Georgians who are enrolled in the state’s Georgia Families program. Grady is a part of Amerigroup Community Care’s medical network and cares for Amerigroup ‘s members on a daily basis.

In 2006, the Amerigroup Foundation awarded the Henry W. Grady Health System Foundation two grants totaling $100,000. With the new award, the Amerigroup Foundation has donated a total of $200,000 to Grady over the past two years.

Grady’s trauma center treats about 3,700 seriously injured patients a year and its ambulances make more than 90,000 trips a year. In 2006, about 600 babies were born at Grady. On an average day, the hospital is caring for about 30 infants.

Amerigroup Community Care, which began operations in 2006, identifies conditions that are common among people who are financially vulnerable, such as asthma and diabetes, and connects them with preventive health programs.