The Georgia Scroll
July 1998

Get to Know HFMA Members
at the Grady Health System

Three key members of the Patient Financial Services Department at the Grady Health System (somewhat) willingly agreed to share their lighthearted nature – and some fun facts and trivia – with all of us!

Larry Bradley is the Senior Director of Patient Financial Services for the Grady Health System. Larry has worked at Grady for the past year and a half; he has a 28-year tenure in the health care industry.

• My very first job was "An IRS Auditor in Chamblee, Georgia."
• My hobbies include "Golf and reading."
• When I’m not at work, you’ll find me "On the golf course."
• My favorite restaurant is "I never have time to eat out!" (All of Larry’s time must be spent working and golfing!)
• If I won a million dollars, I would "Take a vacation."
• My favorite sport is "Golf."
• What actor would play you in a movie of your life or job? "John Wayne."
• My ideal vacation would be to "Attend golf school at a swanky resort."
• My family includes "My wife, Carol, a first grade teacher and my son and daughter-in-law, Chuck and Lexie."

Charlotte Couch is the Director of Patient Accounts for the health system. Employed at Grady for the past year, Charlotte was hesitant to admit her employment in the healthcare industry began 20 years ago!

• What led you to work for the Grady Health System? "The ultimate challenge!"
• My very first job was "A telephone operator in Macon, Georgia; I was 15 years old."
• My hobbies include "Reading, swimming, shopping, and riding horses."
• When I’m not at work, you’ll find me "On the way to or from work!"
• My favorite restaurant is "Any place where I’m not picking up the check!"
• The best concert I ever attended was "The Rolling Stones."
• I will not eat "Squid."
• If I won a million dollars, I would "Be almost debt free!"
• My favorite sport is "Basketball and horseback riding."
• My pet peeve is "Stressed out commuters on I-75."
• What actress would play you in a movie of your life or job? "Some southern unknown - with a weight problem!"
• If I had to work for free, a job I would choose is "Something with pets."
• The one thing my mother told me, that I’ll never forget is "Never go to bed without washing your face."
• My family includes "I have a 14 year old daughter, MacKenzie, at home, and a "grown up" daughter, Laura. A 7 lb. Maltese lives with us too."

Linda Leatherman is the Director of Admissions, Registration, and Financial Counseling for the Health System. She began working in the industry when she joined Grady - 26 years ago.

• My very first job was "Playing the piano for a voice teacher when I was 16 years old, in Lansdale, PA."
• My hobbies include "Reading historical fiction, playing the piano, "sightseeing" at the mall or outlet stores."
• When I’m not at work you’ll find me "At the mall, shopping. Actually - I’m so busy right now with work, school, and church responsibilities that "fun" activities have been rather sparse!"
• My favorite restaurant is "Old Spaghetti Factory."
• I will not eat "Raw fish."
• If I won a million dollars, I would "Give 1/10th to my church, set aside a trust for nieces and nephews, invest, and do volunteer work."
• My favorite sport is "Baseball."
• My pet peeve is "People who stand in line in a fast food place and then don’t know their order when they get to the cashier."
• What actress would play you in a movie of your life or job? "Sally Field."
• If I had to work for free, the job I wold choose is "Working with senior adults."
• My ideal vacation would be "Touring the U.S., visiting all of the National League and American League ball parks."
• The one thing my mother told me, that I’ll never forget is "To always do my best."
• My family includes "The most wonderful husband of 28 years; he’s an elementary school teacher at a private, Christian school. My family also includes two very spoiled cats named Callie (13 years old) and R.T. (8 years old)."

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