Dr. Jimmie Dominic Dancer M.D.

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Get to know Internist, Hospitalist & Anesthesiologist Dr. Jimmie Dominic Dancer, who serves patients in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Jimmie Dancer is a hospitalist practicing in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Dancer specializes in the comprehensive medical care of hospitalized patients. As a hospitalist, Dr. Dancer manages the clinical problems of hospitalized patients and the acutely ill, while working to improve the performance of the hospital.

Dr. Dancer works in collaboration with all of the different doctors that are working with the patient. Hospitalists are involved in the diagnosis, treatment and medical procedures of patients.

Dr. Dancer is a physician who specializes in the care of patients in the hospital. The majority of hospitalists are board-certified internists and have completed the same training as other internal medicine doctors including medical school, residency and board certification examination.

His activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to hospital care. He has more expertise in caring for complicated hospitalized patients on a daily basis since, unlike other specialists or primary care doctors, who spend most of their day in the hospital.

Dr. Dancer often coordinates the care of his patients and acts as the central point of communication among the different doctors and nurses involved in the patient’s care. He is also the main physician for family members to contact for updates on a loved one.

Dr. Dancer works in the Emory University Hospital whose tradition of healing dates back almost a century. In March 1904, their predecessor, Wesley Memorial Hospital, was chartered with 50 beds. The hospital was housed in a downtown Atlanta mansion that had been spared from destruction by General Sherman’s army during the Civil War.

The university and the hospital bear the name of Bishop John Emory, who presided at a meeting of the Georgia Methodist Conference in 1834 when delegates decided to establish a Methodist college in Georgia.

Emory University Hospital is continuously expanding. With the arrival of the new Hospital Tower on Clifton Campus, Emory expands services and expert care, while creating an integrated, welcoming and spacious environment for patients and their families. The 450,000 square-foot facility will join Emory University Hospital via a two-story bridge crossing Clifton Road.

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